PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Alastair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alastair comes to the cage accompanied by The End by Roadrunner United. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Alastair
vs
Liddell

184 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Alastair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Alastair looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Liddell lands with a right hand.
Liddell connects with a crisp jab.
Liddell lands a with a good body shot.
Alastair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alastair doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Alastair circles away.
Alastair avoids the body shot from Liddell.
Liddell thuds his right hand into Alastair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alastair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.

Liddell instigates a clinch.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Alastair tries to pull guard but Liddell won't allow it.
Alastair misses with some punches.

Alastair breaks the clinch.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Alastair pushes him off.
Liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Dante Alastair's cut is getting worse.
Alastair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Alastair looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alastair has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Alastair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell lands with an uppercut that bounces Alastair off the cage and back into rage.
Dan Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alastair moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Alastair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell lands a jab to Alastair's midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddell.
Alastair dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alastair.
Alastair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Alastair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alastair has him pressed against the cage.
Alastair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Alastair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liddell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alastair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alastair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alastair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liddell lunges at Alastair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alastair's hand.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alastair's head backwards.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alastair misses with a combination
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alastair lets loose with a powerful body kick. Liddell will feel that in the morning.
Alastair lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Dan Liddell has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Alastair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alastair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Alastair clinches up with Liddell and pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alastair prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Alastair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Alastair tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alastair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Liddell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alastair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Liddell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alastair tries to score a body lock takedown but Liddell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Alastair breaks the clinch.
Liddell with a jab.
Alastair closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastair throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Liddell.
Alastair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Alastair's head.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Alastair had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alastair misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Alastair gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Liddell regains guard.
Alastair has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Liddell is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Alastair tries to pass.
Liddell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alastair is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Liddell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alastair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Alastair is avoiding it.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alastair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liddell lands the left hand.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell scores with a jab.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.
Alastair keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell stalks Alastair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alastair's face. Alastair staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell throws a right hand that Alastair ducks under and follows up with a left that Alastair also avoids with ease.
Liddell connects with a looping right hand.
Liddell works over Alastair's head and body with a nice combination.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Dante Alastair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell lands a right hook to the body.
Dan Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell missing with a left hand there. Alastair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alastair throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Alastair avoids it.
Alastair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alastair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Alastair is just out of range.
Liddell works Alastair's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Liddell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddell.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Alastair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alastair gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dan Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alastair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell lands a head shot.

Alastair moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Alastair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Liddell prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Alastair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alastair keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alastair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alastair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alastair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alastair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell throws a wild body kick that Alastair sees coming a mile off.

Liddell gets a clinch.

Alastair pulls Liddell into guard.
Alastair throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alastair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Liddell!
Alastair lands a nice shot to the head.

Liddell is rocked!
Alastair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Liddell is still in real trouble! Can Alastair finish him?

The cut above Dan Liddell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Alastair there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Liddell seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastair is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alastair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alastair lands a big shot there that rocks Liddell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Dan Liddell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Liddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dante Alastair!