PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slayer - Raining Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Block Liddell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hayate
vs
Liddell

188 cm
31
272 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

185 cm
33
261 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Revolution Fatigues

Revolution Fatigues
Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuyo Hayate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Block Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liddell walks into a left hand.
Hayate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Hayate lands with a cross.
Liddell walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayate. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayate thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell lands a head kick. Hayate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayate throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayate takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell slips under a jab from Hayate.
Hayate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayate is looking to score with low kicks.
Liddell scores with a jab. Hayate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liddell throws a nice head kick!
Hayate looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayate.
Hayate throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Hayate misses.
Hayate throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a body kick that stops Hayate in his tracks momentarily.
Liddell misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayate loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Hayate's belly button to the back.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayate was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Hayate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell takes one to the side of the head.
Liddell takes a swing at Hayate's ribcage but misses.
Hayate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hayate throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Hayate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayate throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hayate is breathing heavily.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.

Hayate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Liddell sprawls well initially but Hayate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Liddell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddell keeps working.
Liddell is concentrating on defense, preventing Hayate from advancing position.
Liddell wants to get back to full guard.
Liddell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hayate prevents Liddell from improving his 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.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayate has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Liddell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tatsuyo Hayate will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayate at a distance.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayate rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayate just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayate.
Liddell throws a head kick but Hayate moves out of range.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Hayate is out of range.
Liddell throws a body punch but Hayate moves out of range.
Liddell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Hayate cracks Liddell with a good jab.
Hayate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hayate looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Block Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayate looks to land a left hand but Liddell moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayate. That did some damage!
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hayate cracks Liddell with an open hand slap.
Liddell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Block Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayate.
Hayate throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
Liddell lands with an overhand left.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Liddell slips a jab from Hayate.
Liddell throws a body punch but Hayate moves out of range.
Hayate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell tries to bum rush Hayate with a series of wild strikes but Hayate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Hayate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayate.
Hayate needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Hayate misses with a straight right.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Hayate jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayate blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hayate looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Hayate throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Hayate misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hayate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liddell works Hayate's body with a nice hook.
Liddell misses the jab.
Liddell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayate. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayate momentarily.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayate momentarily.
Liddell swings for the body but Hayate moves out of range.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Hayate.
Hayate with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Hayate misses.
Hayate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Hayate blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayate shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Hayate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayate avoids the head kick by Liddell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayate. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell feints and then cracks Hayate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayate down.
Hayate thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Hayate.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Block Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayate.
Hayate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Hayate with that takedown attempt.
Liddell digs a good body shot into Hayate's ribs.
Hayate looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell swings widly with a right hand

and Hayate counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell is trying to get back to half guard.
Hayate is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell sneaks back into half guard.
Liddell keeping control of the position.
Liddell won't allow Hayate to pass to mount.
Hayate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayate is keen to just control but Liddell is a slippery customer.
Liddell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Liddell is controlling Hayate's trapped leg to prevent Hayate from advancing to side control.
Hayate passes to side control.
Liddell is not content to let Hayate control the position.
Liddell is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Liddell is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayate working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hayate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Liddell is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayate trying to pass the guard but Liddell defending well.
Hayate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddell keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hayate is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liddell defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuyo Hayate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuyo Hayate!
Tatsuyo Hayate retains his heavyweight title!
Tatsuyo Hayate thanked the fans post fight for their support.