PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Browning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Browning
vs
Lidell

177 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joaquin Browning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Lidell !
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browning fails to land the takedown.
Chuck Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browning takes one to the side of the head.
Browning has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lidell .
A solid leg kick lands there for Lidell .
Lidell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Browning takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Browning fails with the takedown.
Lidell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lidell throws a right hand that Browning ducks under and follows up with a left that Browning also avoids with ease.
Browning takes one to the chin there.
Lidell lands with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lidell .
Lidell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Browning shoots in looking for a takedown but Lidell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Browning's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Browning. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lidell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Browning has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lidell finds it's way round the side to connect with Browning's head.
Browning will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lidell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lidell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Browning.
Lidell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lidell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lidell connects with a leg kick. Browning looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Browning on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lidell .
Lidell thumps Browning with a low kick.
Browning is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Browning has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Browning changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lidell tries to avoid it but Browning manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lidell to the ground. Lidell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lidell thumps Browning with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lidell .
Lidell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lidell lands a glancing blow to the side of Browning's head.
Browning takes a jab right on the kisser.
Browning takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Lidell .
A nice inside leg kick there by Lidell . That's going to slow Browning down.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Browning. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lidell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Browning's head.
Browning shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lidell as he avoids it easily.
Browning fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell scores with a nice right hand.
Lidell jabs Browning right on the nose. Browning blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lidell .
Lidell with a jab.
Lidell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Browning had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lidell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lidell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lidell lands a two punch combo.
Lidell fakes the leg kick and cracks Browning in the body.
Lidell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lidell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Browning's calf.
Browning's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lidell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Browning scrambles back to his feet.
Lidell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Browning in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lidell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Lidell .
Browning throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lidell 's waist but Lidell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Browning off to one side.
Browning has a takedown stuffed.
Browning misses with a takedown attempt - Lidell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Browning is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lidell .
Lidell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Browning's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lidell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Browning on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Browning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lidell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Lidell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lidell cracks the inside of Browning's front leg.
Browning tries for a takedown but Lidell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lidell scores with a sloppy right hand. Browning should have avoided that one.
Browning tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lidell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Browning takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lidell .
Lidell throws a front kick that sends Browning stumbling back into the cage.
Lidell lands a jab.
Browning on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lidell . Lidell obviously looking to wear him down.
Joaquin Browning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browning dives in for a single leg takedown but Lidell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lidell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lidell gets through Browning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell digs a right hand underneath Browning's ribcage. Browning let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Browning's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lidell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lidell .
Lidell scores with a shot to the side of Browning's head.
Browning prevents a body shot from Lidell .
Browning will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body punch from Lidell - that landed with a thud.
Lidell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Browning backwards.

Browning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Lidell .
Lidell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Browning.
Lidell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Browning back to the cage. Lidell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Browning walks into a jab.
Browning fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Browning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browning fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice jab there from Lidell .
Lidell throws a right hand that Browning ducks under and follows up with a left that Browning also avoids with ease.
Lidell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Lidell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Browning doesn't seem phased though.
Lidell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lidell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Browning if he has to take too many more of those.
Browning is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lidell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Browning with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lidell to score with a decent uppercut.
Browning fails with the takedown.
Browning wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Lidell .
Lidell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lidell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Browning's hands.
Browning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lidell .
Browning gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lidell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lidell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Browning is defended easily by Lidell .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Browning's calf.
Lidell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lidell connects with a solid leg kick.
Chuck Lidell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lidell scoring well with a low kick there.
Browning takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Browning looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lidell clobbers Browning with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Browning takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Browning will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browning drops his hands momentarily and Lidell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lidell connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Lidell as Browning shoots in.
Lidell circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Lidell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lidell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Lidell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lidell with a jab.
Lidell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Browning walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Browning walks into a left hand.
Lidell stuffs the takedown attempt from Browning. Browning gets slowly back to his feet.
Lidell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Browning chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lidell can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Lidell .
Lidell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browning 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.
Chuck Lidell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lidell lands with a hook. Browning tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Browning looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lidell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Browning in his tracks.
Lidell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lidell throws a leg kick which misses Browning's front leg but catches the back leg as Browning tries to avoid it.
Browning tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lidell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lidell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Browning goes for a double leg but Lidell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lidell continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Browning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browning tries to circle away but Lidell has him pinned against the cage.
Lidell misses with a body punch.
Lidell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lidell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browning is looking to break free of the clinch but Lidell has double underhooks.
Lidell tries to throw a body punch but Browning avoids it by throwing Lidell back against the cage.
Lidell cracks Browning with a nice body shot.
Lidell gets through Browning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lidell .
Browning has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lidell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lidell .
Lidell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Browning or not.
Lidell tries a body shot but Browning blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browning dives in for a single leg takedown but Lidell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lidell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lidell struggles to land a body shot inside as Browning controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lidell .
Lidell scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lidell .
Lidell scores with a shoulder strike.
Lidell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell lands with a right to the head.
Lidell scores with a hook to the body.
Lidell prevents Browning from breaking the clinch.
Lidell lands a body punch.
Browning tries to circle away but Lidell has him pinned against the cage.
Lidell cracks Browning with a nice body shot.
Browning tries to pull guard but Lidell holds him up against the cage and eventually Browning drops back down to his feet.
Lidell lands a nice uppercut.
Lidell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lidell works on Browning's body with a couple of short punches.
Lidell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Browning tries to break free but Lidell pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lidell .
Browning misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Lidell as the two fighters clinch.
Chuck Lidell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lidell works on Browning's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Lidell .
Browning wants to get back to striking at distance but Lidell won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell lands a nice uppercut.
Lidell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lidell .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Lidell .
Good body shot from Lidell .
Browning swings wildly with an uppercut but Lidell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lidell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Browning working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lidell .
Lidell pushes Browning back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Browning backwards.

Lidell breaks from the clinch.
Browning looks for a takedown but Lidell sprawls well.
Joaquin Browning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lidell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Browning has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lidell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lidell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Lidell !