PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flave's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Momma said Tap you Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flave
vs
Liddell

198 cm
26
202 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
216 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flave misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddell.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flave moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Flave does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flave misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Flave throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flave.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Flave moves away and avoids it.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Flave counter with a right hand.
Flave scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flave checks a leg kick.
Flave thuds a left hand into Liddell's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Flave walks into a stiff left hand from Liddell.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Flave scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Flave is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flave lands with a shot to the body.
Flave slips under a jab.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flave.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flava Flave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice combination there by Flave.
Flave looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flave checks a leg kick.
Flave lands the left hand.
Flave is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Liddell walks into a stiff left hand from Flave.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flave counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flave avoids the body shot from Liddell.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flave throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liddell on the side of the head.
Flave cracks Liddell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flave connects with a nice looking jab.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave lands a jab.
Flave cracks Liddell with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Liddell finds it's target.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Flave lands a jab to the nose.
Flave lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
A lazy left from Flave finds it's target.
Liddell wants to land a leg kick but Flave is out of range.
Flave lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Flave.
Liddell moves forwards but Flave connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Flave moves away and avoids it.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Flave counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flave cracks Liddell with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flave lands a jab.
Liddell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Flave scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the body from Liddell misses
and Flave counters with a left to the body.
Liddell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Flave gets a clinch.
Flave tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Flave breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flave counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Flave throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flava Flave dominated that round.
That's time! Flave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice straight punches there by Flave. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flave.

Flave moves into the clinch.

Flave successfully pulls guard.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Flave won't let him.

Flave has his foot on Liddell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liddell works his way back into a safe position though.

Flave looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Flave looking for a guillotine here but Liddell defends easily.

Flave had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liddell defends it easily.
Liddell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Liddell stands up from Flave's guard - Liddell perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Liddell moves out of range as Flave strikes.
Liddell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
letting Flave counter with a right hand.
Flave scores with a nice strike.
Flave avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flave throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Flave connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flave clobbers Liddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Flave scores with a nice strike.
Flave lands a head shot.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flave with a nice cross.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Flave moves out of range.

Flave has Liddell up against the cage in a clinch.
Flave leaning against his opponent.
Flave tries to pull guard but Liddell holds him up against the cage and eventually Flave drops back down to his feet.
Flave dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave fails to pull guard.
Flave jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liddell walks away with a smile on his face. Flave gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flava Flave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liddell walks into a left hand.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flave counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liddell thinking.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Flave tries to clinch
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flave wants to clinch.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flave misses with a few strikes there.
Flave scores with a jab to the body.
Flave getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Flave.
Flave lands a nice hook to Liddell's body. Liddell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flave clobbers Liddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flave.
Flave digs a good body shot into Liddell's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flave lands a really nice looking cross but Liddell seems unphased.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Flave counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flava Flave dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flave scores with a nice right hand.
Liddell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Flava Flave is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Flave.
Liddell misses with a body punch
and Flave makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flave jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Flave, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flave comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flave connects with a crisp jab.
Flave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flave's corner calls for a 1-2. Flave obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Flave lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddell walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave lands a jab.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Flave.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flave counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddell throws a hook but Flave avoids it easily.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Flave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flave counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flave dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!
Flave scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flave fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flave was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Flave stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flave scores with a sloppy right hand. Liddell should have avoided that one.
Flave comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Liddell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Flave. Beautiful body shot.
Liddell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice body punch from Flave.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flave lands a nice shot that snaps Liddell's head back.
Flave lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flave!
Flave lands with a nice combination. Liddell backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Flave. That snapped Liddell's head back.
Flave throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flave!
Flave scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Flave.

Flave instigates a clinch.
Flave stalls.
Flave jumps guard but Liddell stands there with Flave around his waist. Flave gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Flave fails to pull guard.

Flave breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flave lands a glancing blow to the side of Liddell's head.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Flave as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flave counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flave lands a glancing blow to the side of Liddell's head.

Flave has Liddell up against the cage in a clinch.

Flave pulls guard effortlessly.

Flave escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liddell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Flave had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liddell defends it easily.

Flave is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell tries to stand but Flave is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flava Flave clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Flave lands a nice shot to the body.
Flave lunges at Liddell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liddell's hand.
Flave stalks Liddell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddell's face. Liddell staggers backwards, shaken.
Flave throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Flave.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flave lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flave moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flave uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liddell throws a head kick but Flave moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Flave. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave moves out of range as Liddell strikes.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flave dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Flave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Flave finds it's target.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
Flave lands with a cross.
Good shot there by Flave.
Flave connects with a crisp jab.
Flave lands a nice hook to Liddell's body. Liddell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flave scores with a jab to the body.
Flave moves out of range of the strikes.
Flave scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Flave finds it's way through Liddell's defenses.
Flave scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flave lands a nice hook to Liddell's body. Liddell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flave cracks Liddell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flave jabs Liddell right on the nose. Liddell blinks but takes it well.
Liddell takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave connects with a jab.
Flave lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flave cracks Liddell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flave fails in his attempt to clinch.

Flave fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liddell, pushing him back against the cage.

Flave breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flave blocks a jab.
Flave lands with a right hand.
Flave lands an overhand right.
Flave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flave moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flave stalks Liddell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddell's face. Liddell staggers backwards, shaken.
Flave is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Flave lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flave cracks a nice hook into Liddell's ribs.
Flave scores with a jab. Liddell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Flave with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liddell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liddell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flave bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Flave.
Flave lands a jab to the nose.
Flave lands with a hook. Liddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Liddell takes one on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for Flave.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flave cracks Liddell with an open hand slap.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell needs to keep his hands up - Flave had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flava Flave had his way with Chuck Liddell in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Flave with a hook.
Liddell misses with a jab to the body
and Flave counters with a nice uppercut.
Flave scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liddell in his tracks.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flave.
Flave lands with a nice body punch.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Flave moves out of range easily.
Flave looks to land a combination. Liddell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flave tests Liddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flave lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Flave - just one landing.
Liddell walks into a straight right hand from Flave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a head kick but Flave moves out of range.
Flave connects with a nice looking jab.
Flave connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liddell. Liddell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flave tests Liddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Flave.
Flave lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flave lands an overhand right.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Flave avoids them all with ease.
Flave works Liddell's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Flave does it's job there.
Flave stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell moves forwards but Flave connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Flave cracks a nice hook into Liddell's ribs.
Flava Flave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flave throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flave scores with a jab to the body.
Flave lands a jab.
Liddell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell walks into a stiff left hand from Flave.
Liddell walks into a jab.
Flave scores with a jab to the body.
Flave jabs at Liddell's body.
Flave scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flave connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flave sizes up Liddell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flave lands with a nice body punch.
Flave scores with a body shot.
Flave scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flave changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flave connects with a body shot.
Flave lands a nice hook to Liddell's body. Liddell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flave moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Flave - just one landing.
Flave lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flave, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Flave.
Liddell walks into a straight right hand from Flave.
Flave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flave lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
Flave lands a nice hook to Liddell's body. Liddell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
Flave lands with a cross.
Flave scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Flave.
Flave lands a really nice looking cross but Liddell seems unphased.
Flave cracks Liddell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good exchange - Flave coming out on top.
Liddell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flave.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Liddell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flava Flave showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flave has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:42
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:42
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flava Flave!
Flava Flave retains his light heavyweight title!