PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CHUCCK Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Mezhidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lidell
vs
Mezhidov

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CHUCCK Lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Mezhidov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Mezhidov scores with a four punch combination!
Mezhidov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mezhidov.
Lidell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mezhidov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lidell dodges the punch combination from Mezhidov.
Mezhidov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mezhidov.

Lidell moves into range and clinches up with Mezhidov.
Mezhidov is trying to drag Lidell to the mat but Lidell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lidell decides to pull guard.
Mezhidov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lidell pulls Mezhidov in close to prevent any damage.
Lidell is looking to stand up but Mezhidov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezhidov wants to control from the top but Lidell keeps moving.

Mezhidov gets to his feet - Lidell follows without any prompting.
A swing and a miss from Mezhidov.
A head kick misses from Lidell.

Lidell clinches up with Mezhidov and pushes him back against the cage.

Lidell pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell keeping moving, preventing Mezhidov from controlling successfully.
Lidell wants to stand up but Mezhidov is controlling him.
Lidell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lidell keeping moving, preventing Mezhidov from controlling successfully.
Mezhidov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mezhidov postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Mezhidov catches Lidell right on the button with a cross.
Mezhidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lidell tests Mezhidov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mezhidov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lidell dodges the punch combination from Mezhidov.
Mezhidov clinches but Lidell breaks the clinch

and Lidell counters by clinching up.
Lidell tries to pull guard but Mezhidov won't allow it.

Lidell successfully pulls guard.
Lidell controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lidell working a defensive guard here.
Lidell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lidell tries to get out of the position.
Lidell is breathing heavily.

Lidell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lidell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mezhidov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mezhidov wanted to stand there but Lidell had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mezhidov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mezhidov lands a glancing blow to the side of Lidell's head.
A head kick misses from Lidell.
Mezhidov scores with a punch to the head.
Mezhidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mezhidov shoots for a double leg takedown but Lidell sprawls well. He's pushed Mezhidov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mezhidov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mezhidov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mezhidov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lidell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mezhidov.
CHUCCK Lidell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mezhidov misses with a hook. Lidell ducked under it nicely.

Lidell forces Mezhidov back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lidell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mezhidov jumps guard but Lidell stands there with Mezhidov around his waist. Mezhidov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
CHUCCK Lidell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramazan Mezhidov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mezhidovs head.
Mezhidov is trying to break the clinch but Lidell has him pressed against the cage.

Lidell gets control of Mezhidov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lidell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mezhidov wants to control from the top but Lidell keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lidell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mezhidov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lidell tries to clinch but Mezhidov moves out of range.
Lidell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mezhidov misses with the combination.
Mezhidov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mezhidov lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell tries to clinch up.
Mezhidov throws a nice looking combination but Lidell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Mezhidov there.
Lidell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lidell tries to clinch there but Mezhidov circles away.

Lidell has Mezhidov up against the cage in a clinch.

Lidell has hold of one of Mezhidov's legs. Mezhidov is fighting the takedown attempt but Lidell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mezhidov looking to control but Lidell passes into half guard.
Mezhidov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lidell prevents Mezhidov from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezhidov wants to control but Lidell is keeping busy.
Lidell is trying to control. Mezhidov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mezhidov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lidell is looking to advance position but Mezhidov won't allow it.
Mezhidov regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mezhidov keeping full guard, as Lidell tries to pass.
Lidell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Mezhidov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lidell defends well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lidell moves into the clinch.
Mezhidov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lidell lands with a short shot to the head.
Mezhidov being controlled against the cage.
Mezhidov has had enough of the clinch but Lidell keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that CHUCCK Lidell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mezhidov with a nice cross.
Mezhidov lands a nice shot that snaps Lidell's head back.
Mezhidov lands a jab to the nose.
Lidell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lidell tries to clinch there but Mezhidov circles away.
Mezhidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Lidell.
Lidell ducks under a wild hook from Mezhidov.
A jab from Mezhidov does it's job there.
Lidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mezhidov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Mezhidov. Beautiful body shot.
CHUCCK Lidell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezhidov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mezhidov scores with a hook.
Lidell moves in looking to clinch but Mezhidov pushes him off.
Lidell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mezhidov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mezhidov cracks Lidell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mezhidov shoots and misses

and Lidell counters by moving into the clinch.
Mezhidov tries to break the clinch but Lidell is controlling the position.
Mezhidov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mezhidov tries to break free but Lidell pushes him back against the cage.
Lidell fails to pull guard.
Mezhidov is trying to force a seperation but Lidell has the dominant position.
Mezhidov is trying to break free.
Lidell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mezhidov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mezhidov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mezhidov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lidell uses from the top position.
Mezhidov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mezhidov wants to get back to his feet but Lidell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Mezhidov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lidell defends well.
Lidell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mezhidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mezhidov wants to stand and escape but Lidell is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lidell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lidell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lidell stops Mezhidov from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mezhidov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lidell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lidell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mezhidov throws a series of punches but Lidell moves out of range.
Lidell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mezhidov shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four 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.

Lidell darts in and clinches Mezhidov up against the cage.
Lidell tries to pull guard but Mezhidov won't allow it.
Mezhidov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lidell has double underhooks.
Lidell is working for takedown but Mezhidov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CHUCCK Lidell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mezhidov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lidell has him pressed against the cage.
Mezhidov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lidell gets control of Mezhidov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lidell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lidell is trying to keep Mezhidov in close.
Lidell seems keen to control Mezhidov's posture.
Lidell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mezhidov on the ground.
Lidell is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramazan Mezhidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mezhidov 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramazan Mezhidov!