PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuzzy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into the arena with Rza - Fatal blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Liddell
vs
Bear

185 cm
26
191 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

215 cm
25
190 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyoto Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuzzy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Bear is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Liddell lands with a cross.
Bear throws a low kick but Liddell moves out of range easily.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Bear's head.

It looks like Fuzzy Bear has been cut.
Bear throws a low kick but Liddell moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bear checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Bear tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a body kick the misses
and Liddell counters with a nice leg kick.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Bear checks the leg kick.
Liddell swings widly with a right hand
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear tries to land a front kick but Liddell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell defending well as Bear loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Bear there.

It looks like Lyoto Liddell has been cut.
Liddell throws out a leg kick but Bear moves out of range and Liddell only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bear finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bear throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bear misses with a low kick as Liddell jumps back.
Bear fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Liddell misses with a body punch
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear throws a wild body kick that Liddell sees coming a mile off.
Bear blocks a head kick by Liddell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Liddell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Liddell dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Bear throws a leg kick
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it

and Liddell counters with a crisp one two that drops Bear! Liddell thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bear to his feet! Bear is in big trouble!

Bear is rocked!
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bear shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fuzzy Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Liddell catches Bear right on the button with a cross.
Bear is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him?
Bear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bear fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
Bear checks a leg kick nicely.
Bear misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuzzy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Liddell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Bear moves out of range easily.
Liddell thumps Bear with a low kick.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear wants to slow Liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Liddell wants to slow Bear down by chopping away at his legs.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Liddell feints and then cracks Bear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bear down.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bear's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear staying out of range there.
Bear connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liddell thows a leg kick but Bear checks it
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bear.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liddell thows a leg kick but Bear checks it
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Bear throws a leg kick
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell misses with a left hand
and Bear counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Bear misses with a hook
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Liddell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bear throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell counters with a slapping leg kick.

That has opened up Fuzzy Bear's cut even more.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Liddell - just one landing.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bear misses with a head kick.
Bear does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a body kick the misses
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bear's knee momentarily.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Bear misses
and Liddell counters with an outside leg kick.
Liddell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liddell misses with a looping left.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.
Bear throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
Lyoto Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Bear.
Bear throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a low kick, right behind Bear 's knee.
Liddell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bear.
Liddell tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bear's knee momentarily.
Bear misses with a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear lets loose with a powerful body kick. Liddell will feel that in the morning.
Bear thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it
and Liddell counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Bear is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lyoto Liddell!