PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Petterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iceman Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petterson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Petterson
vs
Liddell

186 cm
22
223 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

189 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Petterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iceman Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell drops his hands momentarily and Petterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Petterson moves out of range.
Petterson moves out of range as Liddell strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petterson.
Petterson blocks a jab.
Petterson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Petterson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Petterson throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Petterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Petterson avoids them all with ease.
Petterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petterson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petterson doesn't seem phased though.
Petterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petterson misses with the combination.
Iceman Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Petterson.
Petterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Petterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Petterson rushes Liddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Petterson is controlling the position.

Petterson pulls Liddell into guard.
Petterson managing to control the position.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Petterson wants to sweep here but Liddell controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petterson is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Petterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liddell defends it easily.
Petterson trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.

Petterson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Liddell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Petterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Petterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petterson is controlling Liddell's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petterson working for a triangle but Liddell defends it easily.

Petterson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Liddell is aware though and is defending well.
Petterson trying to control the position.
Petterson is really struggling to control Liddell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Petterson 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.

Petterson feints a jab promting Liddell to slip. Petterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liddell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Petterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petterson eats them both and turns towards Liddell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Alexander Petterson has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Petterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexander Petterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iceman Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Petterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell throws a poor cross that misses

and Petterson counters with a single leg into guard. Liddell didn't expect that.
Petterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petterson passes Liddell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Petterson is controlling the pace.
Petterson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petterson is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Petterson stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because Alexander Petterson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Liddell connects with a right hand. Petterson shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petterson darts in and clinches Liddell up against the cage.
Liddell tries to break free but Petterson pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell tries to circle away but Petterson has him pinned against the cage.
Petterson taking a breather.
Liddell is trying to push Petterson away but Petterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Petterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petterson is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Petterson to work.
Petterson tries for a takedown but Liddell manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Petterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petterson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Petterson manages to end up in side control.
Petterson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alexander Petterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Petterson crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Petterson.
The strikes coming from Petterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Liddell parries the strikes from Petterson easily there. Petterson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Liddell to escape.
Liddell is pushing Petterson's head away, looking to escape. Petterson manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petterson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Petterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Petterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Petterson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Liddell cracks Petterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liddell scores with a nice head shot.
Liddell misses with a shot to the body
and Petterson counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Petterson to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Iceman Liddell has been cut.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petterson moves away.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell throws a jab but it's blocked by Petterson.
Liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Petterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petterson slips a straight right by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Petterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Petterson slowing the pace effectively.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
Petterson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Petterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddell.

Petterson drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petterson is proving hard to escape from.
Liddell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petterson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liddell's guard.
Petterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Petterson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petterson passes into half guard.
Petterson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Petterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexander Petterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petterson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Petterson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddell defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petterson stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Petterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petterson controlling the action here.
Iceman Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Alexander Petterson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Petterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petterson throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Petterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Petterson!