PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between sergio liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). liddell comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. sergio liddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

liddell
vs
Deck

188 cm
21
207 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Mundo Green - World Verde

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, sergio liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Deck!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Deck throws a leg kick but liddell moved away.
liddell slips a straight right by Deck.
Deck swinging wilding here.
Deck wants to slow liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Deck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Deck tries a low kick but liddell avoids it.
liddell scores with a three punch combo!
Deck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from liddell.
liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Deck throws a leg kick but liddell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deck backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by liddell.
Good work by liddell as he checks the leg kick.
liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
liddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Deck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
liddell stuffs the takedown.
sergio liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Deck.
Deck looks gassed!
Deck throws and low kick but liddell moves out of range easily.
Deck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as liddell checks a leg kick.
Deck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deck takes a kick to the side of the head.
liddell works over Deck's head and body with a nice combination.

liddell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
liddell stalling.

liddell stands up from half guard.
Deck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Deck.

Excellent takedown into side control there by liddell.
Deck is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but liddell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Deck gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
liddell content just to control the position here.

liddell gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A head kick by Deck misses
and Deck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deck throws a front kick that sends liddell stumbling back into the cage.

liddell drives through with a takedown into guard.
liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deck on the ground.
Deck wants to stand and escape but liddell is having none of it.

Deck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
liddell controls from within his opponent's guard.
liddell tries to stand but Deck is controlling from the bottom.

Deck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but liddell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

liddell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Deck misses with a takedown attempt
and liddell counters with a left to the body.
Jason Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
liddell tries to clinch there but Deck circles away.
liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
liddell fails to land with a series of punches.

liddell rushes Deck and presses him up against the cage.
liddell can't break the clinch.
Deck cracks liddell with a nice body shot.
Deck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as liddell walks away with a smile on his face. Deck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice combination there by liddell.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deck looks to land a left hand but liddell moved out of range nicely.
liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
liddell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
liddell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deck is fending him off so far but liddell persists. Nope, Deck circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A low kick from Deck misses
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.
liddell lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sergio liddell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horrible takedown by Deck or perhaps it was just good defense by liddell which made him look bad.
Deck throws a lazy right hand but liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deck with a lazy takedown attempt
and liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deck doesn't manage to clinch there - liddell circles away.
liddell looks to land a combination. Deck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
liddell throws a series of strikes that have Deck backpedaling.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
A jab lands there for liddell.
Deck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by liddell.
liddell fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deck looks for a takedown but liddell sprawls well.
sergio liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Deck.
Deck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
liddell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Deck if he has to take too many more of those.
sergio liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deck has his takedown stuffed
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.
liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
Deck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
Deck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy body kick from Deck
and liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
liddell throws a combination. Deck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by liddell!
Deck misses with a leg kick
and liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
liddell lands with a nice combination. Deck backs away looking to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as liddell blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deck.
Deck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and liddell counters with a straight right hand.
liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
liddell scores with a three punch combo!
liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deck throws a leg kick
and liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deck throws a body kick that misses.
liddell throws a right and a left that Deck avoids nicely.
Deck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has liddell pinned against the cage. liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deck throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting liddell counter with a right hand.
liddell's corner calls for a 1-2. liddell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Deck throws a leg kick that is checked
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Deck is trying desperately to land a takedown but liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Deck.
liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Deck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Deck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck dodges the punch combination from liddell.
Nice defenses there by liddell.
Deck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. liddell tries to avoid it but Deck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag liddell to the ground. liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deck backs up against the cage.
liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deck doesn't seem bothered though.
Deck misses with a kick to the body
and liddell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Deck circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - liddell scores with a four punch combination!
liddell throws a one two combo.
Deck shoots in but no luck this time.
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
liddell lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
liddell misses with a few strikes there.

Deck feints and as liddell raises his hands in defense, Deck changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Deck tries to free his leg and advance position but liddell is retaining full guard.
Deck wants to control from the top but liddell keeps moving.
Deck looking to sit in guard and control but liddell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

liddell stands up from Deck's guard - liddell perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sergio liddell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Deck misses with a body kick.
Deck misses with a low kick.
liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by liddell. liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Deck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deck thows a leg kick but liddell checks it
and liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deck thinking.
Deck shoots and misses
and liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
liddell stuns Deck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deck is on the wrong end of a nice combination from liddell.
liddell connects with a crisp jab.
liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from liddell both land. Nice combination.
Deck ducks right into an uppercut from liddell.
A low kick from Deck misses
and liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deck's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deck is looking to land body kicks.
liddell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deck. Deck obviously looking to wear him down.
sergio liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Deck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from liddell finds it's target.
liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deck can do to turn this around?
Deck avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy left from liddell finds it's target.
Deck tries to land a body kick
and liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Deck backing up. Deck nods at liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Deck shoots in but liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Deck.
liddell throws a leg kick which misses Deck's front leg but catches the back leg as Deck tries to avoid it.
Deck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jason Deck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deck backs up against the cage.
liddell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deck.
sergio liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Deck.
Deck shoots in and drives through. liddell sprawls well.
liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Deck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deck misses with a leg kick
and liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by liddell.
Deck with a jab.
liddell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
liddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deck sprawls well. Deck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Deck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has liddell pinned against the cage. liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
liddell connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from liddell.
Deck missing with a left hand there. liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
liddell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deck throws a leg kick
and liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
liddell lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from liddell.
A punch combination from liddell misses.
A low kick from Deck misses
and liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
liddell lands with a nice combination. Deck backs away looking to recover.
Deck swings away with a body shot that misses
and liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Deck backing up. Deck nods at liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
sergio liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deck throws a head kick that misses
and liddell counters with a thumping low kick.
Deck looks to throw the jab but liddell is out of range.
liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
liddell stalks Deck and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deck's face. Deck staggers backwards, shaken.
liddell moves out of range of the leg kick from Deck.
liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
liddell looks to land a combination. Deck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from liddell does no damage.
liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Deck jabs at liddell's body.
Good standup being displayed there by liddell as he connects with a hook.
liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by liddell.
Deck throws a left and a right that both miss
and liddell counters with a series of strikes. Deck will be more careful next time no doubt.
liddell looks to land a combination. Deck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
liddell checks the leg kick.
Deck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Deck throws a leg kick
and liddell counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
sergio liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well liddell 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for sergio liddell!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for sergio liddell!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for sergio liddell!

sergio liddell wins by unanimous decision!