PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cearul Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Lieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieber has chosen The Dust Brothers- What is Fight Club as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chulainn
vs
Lieber

188 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
27
211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cearul Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Lieber!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chulainn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lieber to the mat! Lieber manages to get full guard.
Chulainn wants to control from the top but Lieber keeps moving.
Chulainn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lieber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chulainn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lieber on the ground.
Lieber wants to sweep but no luck.
Chulainn is fighting to break Lieber's control of his arms but Lieber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lieber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chulainn.
Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lieber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lieber controlling Chulainn's posture.
Lieber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lieber managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Lieber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chulainn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt

and Lieber counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieber throws a big elbow that misses.
Lieber stopping the sweep attempt from Chulainn.
Lieber tries to free his leg and advance position but Chulainn is retaining full guard.
Lieber is still trying to improve position.
Chulainn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chulainn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lieber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lieber preventing the sweep.
Lieber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chulainn is looking to stand up but Lieber isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieber working some strikes from top position.
Lieber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lieber wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
Chulainn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lieber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chulainn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lieber forces his way into half guard.
Lieber is keen to just control but Chulainn is a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lieber is trying to work for a kimura but Chulainn is defending well.
Lieber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lieber there.
Chulainn wants to get back to his feet.
Chulainn is staying active underneath Lieber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chulainn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lieber trying to control but Chulainn is working from the bottom.
Lieber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chulainn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieber distracts Chulainn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chulainn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lieber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lieber throwing strikes from guard but Chulainn blocks nicely.
Lieber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chulainn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chulainn tries to get out of the position.
Lieber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chulainn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lieber advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Lieber.
Chulainn is not content to let Lieber control the position.
Chulainn tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Lieber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lieber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Chulainn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chulainn.
Lieber trying to control the position.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chulainn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chulainn is working Lieber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lieber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chulainn throws a big right hand that misses.
Lieber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Max Lieber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulainn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Chulainn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chulainn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lieber looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chulainn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chulainn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lieber is keeping the position for now.
Chulainn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lieber manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chulainn is working to get back to half guard.
Lieber throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chulainn because Lieber loaded up on that one.
Lieber throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lieber breaks from Chulainn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lieber working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chulainn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chulainn tries to hold on but Lieber pushes him away.
Lieber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chulainn is looking to escape.
Lieber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chulainn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lieber.
Lieber connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chulainn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lieber.
Lieber looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lieber.
Lieber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Cearul Chulainn has been cut.
Lieber lands a heavy elbow.
Lieber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Lieber there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieber throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lieber sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lieber throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chulainn because Lieber loaded up on that one.
Lieber thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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!
Lieber unloading with bombs!
Lieber lands a big shot there that rocks Chulainn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chulainn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lieber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lieber lands a big elbow.
Lieber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Chulainn is rocked!

Cearul Chulainn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cearul Chulainn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Lieber!
Max Lieber took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am very happy to Win my first Fight here in WarZone. Chulainn wasnt an easy Opponent, but i got things done. Thanks to all the Fans out there that support me and i hope you guys here in the Arena had fun like we had.'.