PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (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.

Man
vs
Liddell

193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 Tokyo, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man slips under a jab.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Man.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Man's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Man duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Ice Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Man is rocked!
Man is breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell stalks Man and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Man's face. Man staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Man dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man slips under a jab.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liddell.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell moves into range and connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Man.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell scores with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liddell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Man.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Man.

That's two 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.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man throws a combination that misses
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.

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.
Liddell connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man misses with a double jab
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddell looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a combination
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Man.
Liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Liddell finds it's target.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Man misses with the combination.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Man dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell lands an overhand right.
Liddell lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Man misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Man dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Ice Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.

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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

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