PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Raining Blood. This should be a great matchup!

Liddell
vs
Hayate

185 cm
33
271 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

188 cm
31
281 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Revolution Fatigues
Revolution Fatigues

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Block Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuyo Hayate!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayate.
Hayate tries to score with a low kick but Liddell moves his leg out of the way.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Hayate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayate's calf.
Liddell lands a jab.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayate moves away.
Hayate connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayate.
Hayate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liddell.
Hayate connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate moves out of range of the body kick.
Hayate thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayate throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
Hayate looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
Hayate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Liddell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayate's calf.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayate.
Liddell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell thumps Hayate with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell jabs Hayate right on the nose. Hayate blinks but takes it well.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hayate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayate throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Hayate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hayate looks gassed!
Liddell slips a straight right by Hayate.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hayate on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hayate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayate fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayate avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Hayate avoids it well.
Hayate misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Liddell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayate connects with a body shot.
Hayate throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayate thinking.
Liddell takes a swing at Hayate's ribcage but misses.
Liddell lands a big head kick that sends Hayate to the canvas! Liddell follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Block Liddell!
An out of breath Block Liddell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.