PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel comes into the arena with Ektomorf - Show your fist blaring out of the sound system. Spliffs has chosen Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Tota Liddel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tota Liddel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Liddel
vs
Spliffs

185 cm
25
192 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
195 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliffs with a jab.
Spliffs misses with a low kick.
Rolen Spliffs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddel lands a nice looking body shot.
Spliffs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Liddel misses.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel digs a good body shot into Spliffs's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spliffs checks a leg kick.
Spliffs takes a swing at Liddel's ribcage but misses.
Spliffs misses with a leg kick.
Liddel cracks Spliffs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Spliffs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddel.
Spliffs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liddel throws the kick towards the body but Spliffs avoids it.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liddel scores with a nice head shot.
Spliffs misses with a body shot.
Spliffs tries to score with a low kick but Liddel moves his leg out of the way.
Liddel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab from Spliffs.
Liddel misses the jab.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Spliffs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spliffs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Liddel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spliffs.
Liddel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffs throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a body kick.
Spliffs blocks a leg kick.
Liddel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddel ducks right into an uppercut from Spliffs.
Spliffs feints and then cracks Liddel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddel down.
Liddel needs to keep his hands up - Spliffs had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Spliffs. Those never looked like landing.
Liddel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spliffs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liddel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liddel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Spliffs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spliffs thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a body kick that stops Spliffs in his tracks momentarily.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spliffs scores with a leg kick.
Spliffs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel throws a front kick aimed at Spliffs's knee but Spliffs avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands a leg kick that knocks Spliffs off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Liddel.
Liddel misses with the body kick
and Spliffs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddel lands a jab.
Liddel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddel cracks Spliffs with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spliffs. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Spliffs looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddel is just out of range.
Spliffs loads up on a big right hand but Liddel slips the punch.
Liddel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spliffs looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel slips a straight right by Spliffs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liddel, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs blocks the body kick.
Spliffs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liddel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liddel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spliffs.
Spliffs thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddel.
Liddel connects with the punch.
Spliffs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liddel throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel throws a head kick but Spliffs moves out of range.
Spliffs takes one to the side of the head.
Liddel throws a front kick that sends Spliffs stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Spliffs is just out of range.
Liddel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spliffs.
Spliffs is looking to chop away at Liddel's legs.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spliffs.
Spliffs throws a low kick but Liddel moves out of range easily.
Liddel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Liddel just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Liddel motions for Spliffs to come forward. Liddel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel throws a wild body kick that Spliffs sees coming a mile off.
Spliffs throws a looping overhand right but Liddel ducks down to avoid it.
Spliffs lands a really nice looking cross but Liddel seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Liddel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spliffs.
Spliffs misses with a straight left.
Spliffs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Spliffs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spliffs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Spliffs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spliffs is breathing heavily.
Spliffs just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Liddel. Beautiful body shot.
Spliffs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel lands a head kick. Spliffs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Liddel scores with a leg kick.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spliffs checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Spliffs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffs checks the leg kick.
Liddel throws a head kick but Spliffs moves out of range.
Liddel lands with a cross.
Spliffs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Liddel feints and then cracks Spliffs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spliffs down.
Liddel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liddel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses
and Spliffs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Spliffs moves out of range easily.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffs moves away.
Liddel throws a body kick that misses.
Liddel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Liddel.
Liddel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spliffs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spliffs tried to score with a low kick but Liddel checks it.
Spliffs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liddel.
Spliffs moves out of range of the body kick.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spliffs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liddel has got the better of the exchanges.
Liddel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spliffs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liddel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liddel on the side of the head.
Spliffs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spliffs looks for the body kick but Liddel saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Spliffs misses its intended target.
Spliffs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liddel, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel lands with a kick to the temple. Spliffs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spliffs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spliffs checks a leg kick.
Tota Liddel is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddel misses with a leg kick.
Liddel tries a low kick but Spliffs avoids it.
Liddel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tota Liddel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Spliffs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Spliffs throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Spliffs. That snapped Liddel's head back.
Spliffs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spliffs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Spliffs is predictable there
and Liddel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spliffs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liddel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliffs was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddel.
Liddel lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liddel. That's going to slow Spliffs down.
Spliffs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddel lands a nice looking body kick.
Liddel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Liddel does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel just misses with a punch to the body.
Spliffs checks a leg kick.
Liddel is looking to slow Spliffs down with leg kicks.
Liddel thows a body kick. Spliffs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddel.
Liddel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liddel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liddel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liddel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliffs was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel throws a shot from downtown. Spliffs moves away and avoids it.
Liddel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spliffs can do to turn this around?
Liddel dips to his left and cracks Spliffs with an uppercut!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spliffs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liddel - the referee stops the clock and Spliffs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liddel. Spliffs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Liddel is looking to wear down Spliffs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a wild body kick that Spliffs sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Spliffs moves out of range easily.
Liddel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crunch! Liddel slams his shin into Spliffs's torso.
A good leg kick by Spliffs.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spliffs moves out of range of the body kick from Liddel.
Liddel misses the jab.
Spliffs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Spliffs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffs moves away.
Spliffs scores with a head kick. Liddel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spliffs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddel was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffs.
Liddel throws a leg kick which misses Spliffs's front leg but catches the back leg as Spliffs tries to avoid it.
Liddel lands a jab to Spliffs's midsection.
A head kick misses from Liddel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spliffs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spliffs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spliffs misses with a leg kick.
Liddel digs a good hook to Spliffs's body.
Rolen Spliffs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliffs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddel throws a head kick that half lands.
Liddel tries to land a front kick but Spliffs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liddel avoids the body shot from Spliffs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffs looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddel is just out of range.
Spliffs throws a lazy right hand but Liddel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel connects with a body shot that sends Spliffs's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddel.
Liddel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liddel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liddel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spliffs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as Spliffs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liddel doesn't seem phased though.
Spliffs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spliffs throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a body kick that stops Spliffs in his tracks momentarily.
Liddel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tota Liddel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddel 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tota Liddel!
During a confident post fight interview, Tota Liddel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.