PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquis DeSade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel comes to the ring accompanied by Chuck Liddel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Liddel
vs
DeSade

188 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Osaka Niten Ichi - MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Marquis DeSade!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Liddel.
DeSade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeSade looks for a takedown but Liddel sprawls well.
DeSade checks the leg kick.
Liddel tries to clinch but DeSade moves out of range.
DeSade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddel. That did some damage!
Liddel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
DeSade feints and then cracks Liddel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddel down.
DeSade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeSade, right into the meat.
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddel misses with a wild combination.
DeSade throws a one two combo.
Liddel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DeSade counters with a leg kick.
Chuck Liddel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel misses with an uppercut.
DeSade fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

DeSade moves into the clinch successfully.
Liddel looking to stall.
Liddel tries to break free but DeSade pushes him back against the ropes.

DeSade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddel misses with a two punch combination.
DeSade wants to clinch up but Liddel keeps it at a distance.
DeSade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddel is breathing heavily.
DeSade throws a series of punches but Liddel avoids them all with ease.
DeSade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Liddel clinches up with DeSade and pushes him back against the ropes.
DeSade has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chuck Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marquis DeSade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeSade is defending well for now.
DeSade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddel.
DeSade wants a takedown.
DeSade looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Liddel.
Liddel has DeSade pressed against the ropes, preventing DeSade from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DeSade is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liddel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Liddel is trying to maintain a safe position but DeSade gets an underhook and turns Liddel into the ropes.
DeSade goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddel prevents it.

Liddel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeSade throws a head kick that misses.

DeSade gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel trying to control the position but instead, DeSade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liddel into the ropes.
Liddel has had enough of the clinch but DeSade keeps him there for the moment.
Liddel is trying to break free.
Liddel struggles to land a body shot inside as DeSade controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DeSade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
DeSade working hard to break the clinch.
Liddel misses with a knee strike.
Liddel misses with an elbow strike.
DeSade wants to break the clinch but can't.
DeSade is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.
Liddel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liddel looking to slow down the pace here.

Liddel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddel falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeSade counters with a nice body kick.
DeSade thuds a left hand into Liddel's body.

DeSade forces Liddel back against the ropes and clinches.

DeSade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeSade throws a quick inside leg kick.
DeSade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liddel takes a step back to recover.
DeSade scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

DeSade moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marquis DeSade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Liddel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel throws a left and a right that both miss
and DeSade counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick from DeSade lands but Liddel takes it in his stride.
DeSade stalks Liddel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddel's face. Liddel staggers backwards, shaken.
DeSade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liddel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeSade.
DeSade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DeSade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liddel backs up against the ropes.
Liddel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeSade.
Liddel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeSade lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSade throws a nice outside leg kick.
DeSade fakes the leg kick and cracks Liddel in the body.
DeSade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
DeSade lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeSade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeSade, right into the meat.
DeSade cracks Liddel with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeSade.

DeSade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
DeSade is trying to force a seperation but Liddel has the dominant position.
DeSade is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.
Liddel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

DeSade breaks the clinch.
DeSade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liddel.
DeSade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeSade feints and then cracks Liddel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddel down.
DeSade thumps Liddel with a low kick.
DeSade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddel.
Liddel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

DeSade clinches up with Liddel and pushes him back against the ropes.
Liddel stops a takedown attempt from DeSade.
DeSade is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSade has had enough of the clinch but Liddel keeps him there for the moment.
Liddel is trying to stall.
DeSade digs a right hand into Liddel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddel's gas tank.
DeSade is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.
DeSade lands a nice knee to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for DeSade. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel tries to throw a body punch but DeSade avoids it by throwing Liddel back against the cage.
Liddel prevents the takedown attempt.

DeSade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liddel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DeSade counters with an inside leg kick.
DeSade misses with a head kick.
DeSade tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
DeSade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liddel takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSade throws a series of strikes that have Liddel backpedaling.
DeSade throws a series of punches but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel throws a leg kick
and DeSade counters with a one-two to the body.
DeSade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by DeSade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeSade circles away from the clinch attempt.

Liddel tries to keep at a distance but DeSade has taken the fight into the clinch.
DeSade drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liddel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chuck Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marquis DeSade.
DeSade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel darts in trying to clinch
and DeSade counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
DeSade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DeSade wants to clinch.
Chuck Liddel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
DeSade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - DeSade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DeSade doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddel circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marquis DeSade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

DeSade throws a right and a left that Liddel avoids nicely.

Liddel takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Liddel throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSade.
Liddel lands a body punch.
DeSade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
DeSade is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddel has double underhooks.

DeSade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel misses with a combination
and DeSade counters with an outside leg kick.
DeSade fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddel misses with a low kick as DeSade jumps back.
DeSade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddel's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeSade can pounce on him.
DeSade circles away from the clinch attempt
and DeSade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from DeSade.
DeSade misses with a body kick.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch but DeSade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeSade.
DeSade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
DeSade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

DeSade clinches with his opponent.
DeSade goes for a takedown attempt but Liddel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

DeSade closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liddel to the mat! Liddel manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSade pushing down on Liddel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
DeSade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddel's head.
DeSade is trying to control the action in half guard but Liddel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
DeSade is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
DeSade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
DeSade working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Liddel is trying to stand up here but DeSade is controlling him well.
DeSade slips a nice elbow through Liddel's hands, connecting with Liddel's forehead.
Chuck Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Liddel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DeSade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSade trying to pass the guard but Liddel defending well.
DeSade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeSade is keen to just control but Liddel is a slippery customer.
DeSade passes the guard and advances to mount!
DeSade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeSade scoring with strikes but Liddel is staying in there.
DeSade wants to control the pace but Liddel is squirming around nicely.
DeSade scoring with strikes but Liddel is staying in there.
Liddel is bucking up trying to escape but DeSade cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
DeSade wants to control the pace but Liddel is squirming around nicely.
Liddel taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSade lands a heavy elbow.
DeSade dominating with strikes here.
DeSade working away from the top, dropping strikes.
DeSade punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liddel is bucking up trying to escape but DeSade cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSade can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liddel is looking to escape.
DeSade is landing with some decent strikes but Liddel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeSade putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marquis DeSade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by DeSade.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marquis DeSade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeSade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marquis DeSade!