PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky balboa (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.

balboa
vs
Liddell

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 Sydney, rocky balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
balboa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
balboa is looking to clinch.

Liddell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. balboa did well to prevent Liddell getting side control.
Liddell with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Liddell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
balboa misses with a takedown

and Liddell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in balboa's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell throwing strikes but missing.
Liddell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Liddell stops balboa from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. balboa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liddell wants to control from the top but balboa keeps moving.
Liddell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
balboa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Liddell manages to pass to side control.
balboa looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two 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.

Liddell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
balboa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if balboa tries to get out of the position.
Liddell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liddell prevents balboa from improving his position.
balboa trying to hold on to Liddell's head to control him but Liddell postures up.
balboa wants to control but Liddell passes into side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
balboa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Liddell presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Liddell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Liddell working for a submission but balboa is keeping him at bay.
balboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liddell on the ground.
Liddell controlling from mount.
Liddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as balboa is looking to escape.

That's four 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 landing punches.
balboa is looking to improve his position but Liddell isn't that keen on the idea.
Liddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as balboa is looking to escape.
Liddell landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Liddell clinches but balboa breaks the clinch

and balboa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liddell's guard.
balboa won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
balboa postures up.
balboa looking to sit in guard and control but Liddell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
balboa keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
balboa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
balboa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa is trying to keep Liddell in close.

balboa is looking for a triangle but Liddell pushes his legs off easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
balboa throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
rocky balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
balboa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
balboa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
balboa tries to get to full guard but Liddell has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
balboa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
balboa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Liddell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Liddell is trying to control. balboa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Liddell decides to stand and escape the position.
balboa doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Liddell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liddell.
Chuck Liddell has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
balboa working a defensive guard here.
Liddell wants to control from the top but balboa keeps moving.
Liddell won't allow balboa to sweep him here.

Liddell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on balboa, up you get!
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.

balboa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liddell trying to control the position.
balboa wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
balboa postures up.
balboa stays in close to Liddell's body and controls the position.
Liddell is trying to keep balboa in close.
Liddell wants to sweep here but balboa controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as balboa controls the pace.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddell shoots in but balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but balboa has taken the fight into the clinch.

balboa jumps guard.
Liddell lands a couple of digs.
balboa looking to control.
Liddell stands and throws balboa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Liddell landing strikes.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddell trying to control the position but balboa is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
balboa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Liddell is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
balboa tries to buck Liddell off but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell gets to mount! balboa was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
balboa tries to hold on but Liddell postures up.
Liddell controlling from the full mount.
Liddell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two 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.
balboa wants to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.
Liddell tries to control but balboa wriggling away.

Liddell looking to secure an arm triangle but balboa defends it well.
balboa is looking to improve his position but Liddell isn't that keen on the idea.
balboa wants to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell trying to control but balboa is having none of it.
Liddell prevents balboa from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Liddell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
balboa is wriggling around trying to escape.
balboa tries to improve his position but instead Liddell has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
balboa is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Liddell is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
balboa is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
balboa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
rocky balboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell is not going to allow balboa to sit and survive in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liddell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

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