PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CHUCCK Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CHUCCK Lidell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Draco
vs
Lidell

185 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Draco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CHUCCK Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidell avoids the head kick by Draco.
Draco throws a right and a left that Lidell avoids nicely.
Draco blocks a head kick by Lidell.
A good leg kick by Draco.

Lidell pushes Draco up against the cage in a clinch.
Draco prevents a body shot from Lidell.
Lidell jumps guard but Draco stands there with Lidell around his waist. Lidell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Draco tries to land knees in the clinch but Lidell avoids the damage to the body.
Lidell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Draco breaks from the clinch.
Draco keeps the fight on the outside.
Lidell moves in looking to clinch but Draco pushes him off.
Draco looks to land a combination but Lidell avoids it well.
Draco misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by Draco misses

and Lidell counters by moving into the clinch.
Draco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lidell.
Lidell has Draco pressed against the cage.
Lidell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chris Draco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CHUCCK Lidell.
Draco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco throws a low kick, looking for Lidell's leg but Lidell calmly moves out of range.
Lidell throws a right hand that Draco ducks under and follows up with a left that Draco also avoids with ease.
Lidell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draco.
Draco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lidell misses with a double jab.
Lidell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lidell throws a head kick but Draco moves out of range.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draco paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lidell closes the distance and pushes Draco back into the cage.
Draco prevents a takedown attempt there.

Draco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draco throws a body punch but Lidell moves out of range.
Draco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lidell at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco throws a head kick that misses
and Lidell counters with a head kick. That will keep Draco thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Draco misses with a body shot.
Lidell dodges the punch combination from Draco.
Draco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draco misses with a head kick.
Draco lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Draco misses.
Draco scores with a nice right hand.
Lidell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lidell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draco!
Lidell looks gassed!
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!
Draco lands a body shot.
Lidell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draco finds it's way round the side to connect with Lidell's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draco is looking to wear down Lidell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Draco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draco throws a body kick the misses

and Lidell counters by moving into the clinch.
Draco leaning his opponent against the cage.

Draco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Draco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco scores with a hook to the body. Lidell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lidell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lidell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lidell drops his hands momentarily and Draco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lidell avoids a kick to the body.
Chris Draco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Draco.
Draco lands a front kick.
Draco fails to land with a series of punches.
Draco throws a sloppy head kick and Lidell moves out of range easily.
Lidell takes a jab right on the kisser.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draco throws a shot from downtown. Lidell moves away and avoids it.
Draco throws a sloppy head kick and Lidell moves out of range easily.
Lidell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lidell misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Draco throws a head kick but Lidell moves out of range.
Draco misses the jab.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draco misses with the combination.
Lidell misses with a head kick.
Draco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lidell avoids the body shot from Draco.
Draco misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Draco.
Lidell is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draco!
Chris Draco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draco throws a sloppy head kick and Lidell moves out of range easily.
Draco tries a head kick but it misses.
Lidell looks to land a combination. Draco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco misses with the combination.
Lidell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draco was well out of range. Poor timing from Lidell.
Lidell tries to clinch but Draco moves out of range.
Chris Draco is winning the standup battle so far.
Lidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lidell tries a head kick but it misses.
Lidell is looking to clinch.
Draco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lidell blocks a head kick by Draco.
Nice uppercut there from Draco.
Lidell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lidell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draco swinging wilding here.
Draco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lidell circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draco throws a solid leg kick but Lidell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draco.
Draco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lidell.
Lidell blocks a head kick by Draco.
Lidell looks to land a right hand but Draco moved out of range.
Lidell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lidell counters with a head kick.
Lidell tries to clinch up.
Lidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draco keeps the fight on the outside.
Draco throws a body kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lidell.
Draco landing knees to the body.
Draco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lidell avoids it.
Draco landing knees to the head.
Draco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lidell is defending well for now.
Lidell prevents Draco from breaking the clinch.
Draco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Draco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Draco does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Draco.
Lidell tries to clinch but Draco moves out of range.
Draco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Draco.
Lidell needs to keep his hands up - Draco had a free shot at his head there.
Lidell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draco throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Draco.
Lidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lidell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Draco.
Draco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lidell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draco swinging wilding here.
Draco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lidell moves out of range of the body kick from Draco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Draco dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lidell is looking to clinch but Draco is avoiding it.
Draco blocks a head kick by Lidell.
Lidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Draco.
Lidell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draco misses with a body kick.
Draco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draco scores with a nice body kick.
Lidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lidell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lidell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lidell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lidell's head.
Draco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draco throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lidell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lidell.
Lidell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Draco manages to break the clinch.
Draco throws a hook but Lidell avoids it easily.
Lidell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draco.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draco.
Draco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lidell blocks a head kick by Draco.
Draco misses with a wild combination.
Draco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
CHUCCK Lidell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco throws a nice looking combination but Lidell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draco throws a hook but Lidell avoids it easily.
Lidell avoids the head kick by Draco.
Lidell avoids the head kick by Draco.
Lidell tries to clinch up.
Draco misses with a looping left.
Lidell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lidell moves out of range of the body kick from Draco.
Draco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draco takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell throws a right hand that Draco ducks under and follows up with a left that Draco also avoids with ease.
Draco misses with a jab to the body
and Lidell counters with a three punch combo that has Draco backing up. Draco nods at Lidell to acknowledge the strikes.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick and Draco moves out of range easily.
Lidell tries to clinch up.
Draco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draco lands a head kick!
Draco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lidell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draco throws a series of punches but Lidell moves out of range.
Draco pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Lidell darts in and clinches Draco up against the cage.
Lidell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lidell.

Lidell breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Draco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lidell can do to turn this around?
Draco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lidell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draco misses with a body shot
and Lidell counters with a head kick.
Chris Draco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draco pushes Lidell away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Draco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Draco!