PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carwin Jr
vs
Liddell

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carwin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin Jr throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Carwin Jr shoots in.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch up.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carwin Jr blocks a jab.
Carwin Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Carwin Jr slips under a jab.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carwin Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liddell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch up.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carwin Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Carwin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin Jr wants to clinch.
Carwin Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carwin Jr looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Carwin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carwin Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Carwin Jr shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carwin Jr throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Carwin Jr shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carwin Jr is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Liddell misses the target.
Liddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Carwin Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carwin Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Carwin Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin Jr is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Liddell misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carwin Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Liddell sprawls well. He's pushed Carwin Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liddell misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carwin Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Liddell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carwin Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Carwin Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Carwin Jr jabs at Liddell's body.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carwin Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Carwin Jr with a jab.
Carwin Jr tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shane Carwin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell defending well as Carwin Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carwin Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carwin Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Carwin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Carwin Jr misses with a body shot.
Carwin Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Liddell misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carwin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Carwin Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin Jr slips a jab from Liddell.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Shane Carwin Jr has been cut.
Carwin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
Carwin Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carwin Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carwin Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Carwin Jr moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Carwin Jr has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a lazy right hand but Carwin Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carwin Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Carwin Jr staying out of range there.
Carwin Jr moves out of range as Liddell strikes.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carwin Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carwin Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwin Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Liddell lands the left hand.
Carwin Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carwin Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carwin Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carwin Jr off to one side.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carwin Jr tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Carwin Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.
Liddell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Liddell throws an overhand right that lands on Carwin Jr's shoulder, as Carwin Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Carwin Jr throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Carwin Jr shoots in.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Carwin Jr.
Liddell misses with a hook. Carwin Jr ducked under it nicely.
Carwin Jr defending well as Liddell loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Carwin Jr wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Shane Carwin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Carwin Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Liddell which made him look bad.
Carwin Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carwin Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carwin Jr staying out of range there.
Liddell misses the jab.
Carwin Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Carwin Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Carwin Jr's head but Carwin Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddell loads up on a big right hand but Carwin Jr slips the punch.
Liddell misses with a straight left.
Carwin Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Carwin Jr looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carwin Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carwin Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Carwin Jr's head but Carwin Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Carwin Jr on that attempt.
Liddell cracks Carwin Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddell 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!