PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Halberg looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Halberg
vs
Lidell

164 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

183 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Halberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lidell moves in looking to clinch but Halberg pushes him off.

Lidell pushes Halberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Lidell lands a knee to the body.

Lidell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Lidell.
Chuck Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidell is looking to clinch but Halberg is avoiding it.

Lidell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lidell lands an elbow inside that Halberg shrugs off.

It looks like Jim Halberg has been cut.

Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lidell has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lidell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lidell tries to clinch but Halberg is having none of it.

Lidell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lidell lands a knee to the head.
Halberg is breathing heavily.

Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Lidell as Halberg shoots in.
Lidell is looking to clinch.
Halberg circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lidell closes the distance and clinches.
Lidell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Lidell as Halberg shoots in.
Lidell fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lidell clinches up against the cage.
Halberg goes for a takedown attempt but Lidell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Halberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lidell gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lidell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lidell clinches with his opponent.
Lidell connects with a knee to the head.

Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chuck Lidell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Halberg circles away.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Halberg circles away.

Lidell darts in and clinches Halberg up against the cage.

Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lidell is looking to clinch.
Lidell fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lidell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lidell scores with a nice hook to the head.

Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Halberg circles away.
Lidell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lidell tries to clinch but Halberg moves out of range.
Halberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Lidell fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lidell clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Lidell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell landing knees to the head.
Halberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lidell blocks it with crossed arms.
Lidell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halberg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lidell lands an elbow just above Halberg 's eye.
Lidell lands an elbow inside that Halberg shrugs off.

Lidell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Halberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lidell is trying to stand back up but Halberg is controlling him

Lidell manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lidell rushes Halberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lidell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lidell has Halberg pressed against the cage, preventing Halberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lidell tries a knee to the head but Halberg blocks it.
Halberg fails to pull guard.

Lidell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Halberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lidell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halberg throws a strike aimed at the side of Lidell's head but Lidell avoids it well.
Lidell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Halberg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halberg controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Lidell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Halberg's cut.
That's time! Halberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lidell drives through and clinches with Halberg against the cage.
Lidell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lidell lands an elbow inside that Halberg shrugs off.
Lidell lands an elbow just above Halberg 's eye.
A short left from Lidell.
Lidell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lidell lands a nice elbow.
Lidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Lidell breaks the clinch.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Halberg circles away.
Halberg throws a right and a left that Lidell avoids nicely.

Lidell clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lidell clinches up against the cage.

Lidell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lidell moves in looking to clinch but Halberg pushes him off.
Halberg fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halberg darts in trying to clinch

and Lidell counters by clinching up.
Lidell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lidell with a knee to the head.
Lidell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lidell scores with a knee to the head.
Halberg can't get the takedown.

Lidell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lidell tries to clinch up.

Halberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lidell is trying to defend but Halberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Halberg prevents Lidell from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halberg slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell is trying to stand up here but Halberg is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lidell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Halberg scores with a couple of nice shots.

Halberg is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halberg trying to control the action but Lidell is working from the bottom.
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.
The cut man is working on Jim Halberg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lidell has closed the distance and engaged Halberg in a clinch.
Lidell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lidell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lidell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lidell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Halberg's defenses.

Halberg decides to pull guard.
Lidell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halberg is proving hard to escape from.
Halberg wants to stand and escape but Lidell is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halberg wants to hit a switch here but Lidell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Halberg there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lidell get's back to his feet.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Halberg circles away.
Lidell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lidell tries to clinch up.
Lidell tries to clinch there but Halberg circles away.
Lidell tries to clinch up.
Lidell wants to clinch up but Halberg keeps it at a distance.

That's two 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.

Halberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lidell's guard.
Lidell wants to stand but Halberg is controlling the position.

Halberg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lidell, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Halberg circles away.
Halberg tries to clinch but Lidell is having none of it.
Halberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jim Halberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lidell wants to clinch but Halberg slips to the side

and Halberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halberg wants to control from the top but Lidell keeps moving.
Lidell wants to stand but Halberg is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lidell keeping moving, preventing Halberg from controlling successfully.
Halberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jim Halberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chuck Lidell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halberg wants to stand but Lidell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Halberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lidell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

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