PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael MacBeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidell has chosen Year Of The Dog...Again as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

MacBeth
vs
Lidell

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 Los Angeles, Michael MacBeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Lidell!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MacBeth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lidell sprawls well initially but MacBeth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lidell is in trouble now - MacBeth has advanced to mount!
Lidell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lidell can do anything to dispel that myth.
MacBeth tries to control but Lidell wriggling away.
MacBeth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
MacBeth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

MacBeth looking to secure an arm triangle but Lidell defends it well.
Lidell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

MacBeth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
MacBeth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lidell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lidell is trying desperately to improve position.
MacBeth lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacBeth lands a nice shot to the head.
Lidell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

MacBeth is looking for the choke from the back position but Lidell is controlling his hands well.
MacBeth trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lidell doesn't escape.
Lidell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lidell looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Lidell holding both MacBeth 's hands and preventing any damage.

MacBeth looking for the RNC.

Lidell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from MacBeth.
MacBeth not allowing Lidell to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

MacBeth working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lidell trying to get back to his feet but MacBeth is in full control for now.
MacBeth is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
MacBeth tries to get the hooks in deep but Lidell pushed the leg off.
MacBeth lands a shot to the head.
Lidell is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four 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.

MacBeth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

MacBeth working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacBeth tries to keep control of the position but Lidell is staying busy.
MacBeth scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lidell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lidell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael MacBeth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lidell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MacBeth swats away the attempt to clinch by Lidell.
Chuck Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lidell throws a right and a left that MacBeth avoids nicely.
MacBeth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lidell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
MacBeth trying to control here.

MacBeth kicks Lidell off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacBeth's efforts to push away.
Lidell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacBeth's efforts to push away.
Lidell prevents a takedown attempt there.

Lidell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
MacBeth wants to control but Lidell is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Lidell stands up from half guard.
MacBeth wants to clinch.
MacBeth closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lidell counters with a series of strikes. MacBeth will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MacBeth clinches up against the cage.
Lidell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MacBeth.
MacBeth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael MacBeth. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lidell has hold of one of MacBeth's legs. MacBeth is fighting the takedown attempt but Lidell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
MacBeth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lidell pushes MacBeth off but MacBeth dives into side control.
MacBeth trying to control the action but Lidell is working from the bottom.

MacBeth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacBeth working away.

MacBeth stands up and beckons Lidell to his feet.
MacBeth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacBeth avoids a punch combination nicely.

MacBeth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lidell's guard.
MacBeth wants to control from the top but Lidell keeps moving.
Lidell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell wants to stand and escape but MacBeth is having none of it.
MacBeth passes Lidell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lidell is trying to stand back up but MacBeth is controlling him
MacBeth trying to pass the guard but Lidell defending well.
Lidell tries to push off, looking to stand up, but MacBeth manages to move to mount!
Lidell is squirming around, avoiding MacBeth's attempts to control the action.
Lidell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
MacBeth controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Lidell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

MacBeth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lidell misses with a double jab.
MacBeth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lidell circles away.
Lidell throws a nice looking combination but MacBeth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Lidell as MacBeth shoots in.
MacBeth fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael MacBeth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacBeth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Lidell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
MacBeth trying to control from the bottom.
Lidell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
MacBeth is trying to maintain the position but Lidell is very close to passing his half guard.
MacBeth is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
MacBeth trying to control from the bottom.
Lidell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lidell tries to stand and escape but MacBeth is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lidell misses with the combination.
MacBeth shoots and misses
and Lidell counters with a series of strikes. MacBeth will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Lidell.

MacBeth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lidell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but MacBeth regains guard immediately.
MacBeth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Michael MacBeth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lidell is squirming around, avoiding MacBeth's attempts to control the action.

MacBeth looking to secure an arm triangle but Lidell defends it well.
Lidell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacBeth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lidell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
MacBeth looking to control but Lidell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lidell can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacBeth controlling from the full mount.
Lidell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as MacBeth tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lidell is desperately trying to improve his position but MacBeth has a good base and remains in mount.
MacBeth looking to control but Lidell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lidell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lidell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
MacBeth blocks Lidell's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lidell is squirming around, avoiding MacBeth's attempts to control the action.
Lidell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
MacBeth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lidell tries to reverse the position but MacBeth maintains control.
MacBeth landing strikes from the mount and Lidell is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacBeth landing strikes, looking to finish!
MacBeth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lidell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lidell really wants to buck MacBeth off and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lidell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lidell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

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