PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuvel Bro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shuvel Bro was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Liddell
vs
Bro

188 cm
27
216 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

195 cm
26
212 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shuvel Bro!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bro lands with a right hand.
Liddell tests Bro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bro wants to clinch
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Bro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bro throws a lazy head kick

so Liddell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bro is looking to stand up but Liddell isn't so interested in that idea.
Liddell is working Bro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bro wants to sweep here but Liddell controlling him for the moment.
Liddell prevents Bro from getting back to his feet.
Liddell content to stall in guard here.
Liddell chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Liddell looking to pass the guard.
Liddell 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.
Liddell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck Liddell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bro thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it

and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown. Bro fights it but they end up in guard.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Bro keeps moving.
Liddell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bro is looking to stand up but Liddell isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell stands up over Bro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liddell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bro wants to get back to his feet but Liddell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Liddell has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell taking a breather here.
Liddell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Liddell is working Bro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Liddell cracks Bro with a big right hand but Bro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell prevents Bro from escaping the position.
Bro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bro is trying to stand.
Bro tries to roll over but Liddell keeps him under control.
Bro looks gassed!

Liddell is looking for a kimura but Bro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Liddell to get the leverage.
Bro wants to improve his position but Liddell is controlling well.
Liddell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bro trying to control here.
Bro is trying to stand back up but Liddell is controlling him
Liddell stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chuck Liddell.
A low kick from Bro misses

and Liddell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bro!
Liddell working the ground and pound effectively.
Liddell unloading with bombs!
Bro wants to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Bro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bro working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bro as he avoids it easily.
Bro tries to clinch but Liddell moves away

and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown. Bro fights it but they end up in guard.
Liddell being controlled here momentarily.
Bro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Liddell is controlling him.
Liddell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bro is retaining full guard.
Liddell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liddell controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liddell loads up on a big right hand but Bro slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bro can pounce on him.
Bro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bro tries to clinch

and Liddell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liddell.
Bro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Liddell is controlling him.
Bro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddell is one step ahead there.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Bro keeps moving.
Bro wants to stand and escape but Liddell is having none of it.
Bro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Liddell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bro tries to kick Liddell off but Liddell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Liddell is controlling the pace.
Bro pushes Liddell off looking to stand but Liddell dives back in and keeps control.
Chuck Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liddell.
Bro is trying to get back to full guard.
Bro is trying to stand.
Liddell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell working the ground and pound effectively.
Bro tries to buck Liddell off but he can't manage it.
Liddell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Liddell controlling from the full mount.
Liddell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bro for as long as he can get away with.
Bro tries to buck Liddell off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Liddell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro taking shots to the head.
Liddell raining down shots from the mount!
Liddell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bro looks a forlorn figure.
Liddell landing strikes from the mount and Bro is in trouble!
Liddell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bro is trying to escape the mount.
Liddell controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bro dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Bro throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bro throws a leg kick that misses.
Bro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bro misses with a double jab

and Liddell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bro's guard now.
Liddell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liddell trying to control the position from guard on top but Bro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bro closes the distance but Liddell moves to the side

so Liddell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Liddell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liddell pushing down on Bro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liddell controlling the action here.
Liddell trying to mount his opponent but Bro defends it.
Liddell is taking a breather. Bro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Liddell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shuvel Bro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro wants to get back to his feet.
Liddell not doing much here.

Liddell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Liddell.
Liddell trying to control the action but Bro is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro looks like he's trying to stand up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Liddell is controlling the pace.
Bro wants to get back to his feet.

Liddell is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Liddell lands a nice short elbow.

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.
Bro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Liddell prevents Bro from standing back up.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Shuvel Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Liddell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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