PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between sergio liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). liddell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dream On. Silva has chosen Deth Kult Social Club as his entrance music. sergio liddell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

liddell
vs
Silva

188 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

187 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 6 - 4 - 1, 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - liddell scores with a four punch combination!
liddell throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
liddell throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
liddell misses with a double jab.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with liddell, pushing him back against the cage.
liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
liddell letting Silva take a breather here.

liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
liddell looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
liddell throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - liddell circles away.
liddell throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - liddell circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
sergio liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from liddell.
liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
liddell looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands an uppercut.
liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with liddell's elbow.
liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva keeps control of liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite liddell's efforts to push away.
liddell takes a shot to the head.

It looks like sergio liddell has been cut.
liddell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
liddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva misses with some punches.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
liddell misses with a few strikes there.
liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
liddell avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

liddell tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite liddell's efforts to push away.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
liddell wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva has liddell pressed against the cage, preventing liddell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch
and liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
liddell scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
liddell blocks an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by liddell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
liddell has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
liddell working hard to break the clinch.
liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
liddell tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva misses with some punches.
liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
liddell blocks an uppercut.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite liddell's efforts to push away.
liddell is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
liddell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
liddell circles away from the clinch attempt

and liddell counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by liddell as Silva tries to tie him up.
liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of liddell's head.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but liddell gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but liddell is keeping busy.
liddell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sergio liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on sergio liddell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
liddell circles away from the clinch attempt
and liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
liddell lands a jab to the head.
Silva wants to clinch.
liddell cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch but liddell is having none of it.
liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
liddell throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
liddell misses with a double jab.
liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
liddell moves into range and connects with a jab.
liddell looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from liddell.
Silva tries to clinch up but liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
liddell slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
liddell scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva misses with a head kick.
liddell throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from liddell.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from liddell misses.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva tries to clinch up but liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
sergio liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
liddell throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a series of punches but liddell moves out of range.
liddell connects with a jab.
liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

liddell drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch.
liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
liddell takes an elbow to the forehead.
liddell blocks an uppercut.
liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but liddell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from liddell.
liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.

liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
liddell looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
liddell lands with an overhand left.
Silva is looking to clinch but liddell is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch up but liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - liddell circles away.
liddell scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva wants to clinch up but liddell keeps it at a distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - liddell circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but liddell is avoiding it.
liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva darts in and clinches liddell up against the cage.
liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
liddell is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, liddell throws an elbow but misses.
liddell is trying to break free.
liddell is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
liddell blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva prevents liddell from breaking the clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, liddell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by liddell.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down liddell.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva gets through liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva trying to stall but liddell improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.

liddell breaks from the clinch.
liddell misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sergio liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on sergio liddell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva wants to clinch up but liddell keeps it at a distance.
liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
liddell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from liddell.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by liddell.
Silva tries to clinch
and liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
liddell misses with the combination.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
liddell blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
liddell wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva working aggressively here.
liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.

liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
liddell works Silva's body with a nice hook.
liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
liddell misses with the combination.
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
liddell sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva tries to clinch but liddell moves out of range.
sergio liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sergio liddell is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
liddell takes one to the chin there.
Silva closes the distance but liddell moves to the side
and liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Silva has closed the distance and engaged liddell in a clinch.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down liddell.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

liddell breaks the clinch.
A combination from liddell does no damage.
liddell throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
liddell throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva gets a clinch.
liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
liddell tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
liddell is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva pushes liddell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva trying to stall but liddell improves his position.

liddell breaks from the clinch.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by liddell.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged liddell in a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by liddell.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
liddell blocks an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by liddell.
Silva lands a right hand.

liddell breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch
and liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for liddell.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miguel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.

Silva pushes liddell up against the cage in a clinch.
liddell avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.

liddell manages to break the clinch.
liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
liddell scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to sergio liddell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for liddell, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sergio liddell!