PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel comes to the cage accompanied by A Day to Remember - . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Liddel
vs
Lehtonen

185 cm
21
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Drops Nutri
Drops Nutri

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jari Lehtonen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen tries to land a leg kick but Liddel saw it coming and moves away.
Lehtonen swings for the body but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel cracks Lehtonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Lehtonen lands with a straight right. Liddel didn't see that one coming.
Lehtonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lehtonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lehtonen connects with a crisp jab.
Liddel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liddel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liddel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehtonen in his tracks.
Lehtonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jari Lehtonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Lehtonen loads up on a big right hand but Liddel slips the punch.
Lehtonen throws a lazy right hand but Liddel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehtonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lehtonen motions for Liddel to come forward. Lehtonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen lands a nice shot that snaps Liddel's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lehtonen.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehtonen throws a shot to the body.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Lehtonen avoids them all with ease.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lehtonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddel thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a looping right.
Lehtonen slips a jab from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a straight right.
Lehtonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddel loads up on a big right hand but Lehtonen slips the punch.
Lehtonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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.
Liddel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lehtonen misses the shot to the body.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddel thuds his right hand into Lehtonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lehtonen ducks under a wild hook from Liddel.
Lehtonen misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Lehtonen as he connects with a hook.
Lehtonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lehtonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Lehtonen misses its intended target.
Liddel avoids the head kick by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen lunges at Liddel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liddel's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehtonen misses the target.
Lehtonen misses with an uppercut.
Liddel throws a hook but Lehtonen blocks it.
Lehtonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddel moves out of range of the body kick.
Liddel slips a jab from Lehtonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel slips a straight right by Lehtonen.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Liddel looks to land a right hand but Lehtonen moved out of range.
Lehtonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liddel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liddel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lehtonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lehtonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liddel missing with a left hand there. Lehtonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehtonen throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddel punishes Lehtonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Lehtonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehtonen tries to clinch but Liddel is having none of it.
Liddel sizes up Lehtonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lehtonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehtonen with a nice cross.
Lehtonen throws a shot from downtown. Liddel moves away and avoids it.
Liddel throws out a loose jab but Lehtonen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddel. That did some damage!
Liddel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liddel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lehtonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehtonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lehtonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liddel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liddel scores with a hook to the body. Lehtonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Liddel misses.
Liddel looks to land a left hand but Lehtonen moved out of range nicely.
Lehtonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Lehtonen throws the left hand but Liddel avoids the punch easily.
Lehtonen lands with a right hand.
Liddel misses with a looping right.
Liddel connects with a nice looking jab.
Lehtonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jari Lehtonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lehtonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddel.
Liddel checks a leg kick nicely.
Lehtonen misses with a straight right.
Liddel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddel.
Lehtonen lands with a hook. Liddel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lehtonen scores with a nice right hand.
Liddel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lehtonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lehtonen misses the jab.
A jab from Liddel does it's job there.
Liddel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen tries to work over Liddel's front leg with a kick but Liddel checks it.
Lehtonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel thuds his right hand into Lehtonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lehtonen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liddel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lehtonen on the side of the head.
Lehtonen misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Lehtonen throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a two punch combo.
Liddel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddel connects with the punch.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that misses.
Lehtonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddel moves out of range as Lehtonen strikes.
Liddel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lehtonen cracks Liddel with a good jab.
Lehtonen throws a big shot that misses.
Lehtonen throws an overhand right that lands on Liddel's shoulder, as Liddel tries to avoid the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lehtonen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Lehtonen moves out of range.
Liddel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lehtonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel tries to move into range but Lehtonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddel walks into a stiff left hand from Lehtonen.
Liddel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lehtonen lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddel loads up on a big right hand but Lehtonen slips the punch.
Lehtonen throws a series of strikes that have Liddel backpedaling.
Lehtonen throws out a loose jab but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tota Liddel is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddel avoids the head kick by Lehtonen.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but Lehtonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddel staying out of range there.
Lehtonen misses with a body punch
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lehtonen thuds a left hand into Liddel's body.
Lehtonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Liddel in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lehtonen. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Liddel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lehtonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liddel lands with a good body shot.
Lehtonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lehtonen misses the body punch
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehtonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen throws a hook but Liddel blocks it.
Lehtonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehtonen misses with a looping left.
Lehtonen throws a head kick that misses.
Liddel lands with a cross.
Lehtonen thuds his right hand into Liddel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liddel throws the left hand but Lehtonen avoids the punch easily.
Lehtonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lehtonen misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Liddel.
Lehtonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehtonen misses with a jab to the body
and Liddel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up
and Liddel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lehtonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lehtonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Lehtonen throws a right hand that Liddel ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddel also avoids with ease.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Lehtonen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lehtonen throws a head kick but Liddel moves out of range.
Lehtonen looks to land a left hand but Liddel moved out of range nicely.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liddel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lehtonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Liddel's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lehtonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lehtonen misses with a low kick.
Liddel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lehtonen tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tota Liddel 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. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Liddel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lehtonen misses the body punch
and Liddel counters with a left to the body.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddel jabs Lehtonen right on the nose. Lehtonen blinks but takes it well.
Liddel misses with a straight left.
Lehtonen walks into a stiff left hand from Liddel.
Liddel blocks a jab.
Liddel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lehtonen needs to keep his hands up - Liddel had a free shot at his head there.
Lehtonen scores with the left hand. Liddel knows he should have avoided that one.
Liddel lands with a hook. Lehtonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lehtonen misses with a looping left.
Lehtonen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Lehtonen misses.
The fighters circling - Lehtonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lehtonen, right into the meat.
Liddel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lehtonen misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Lehtonen.
Liddel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lehtonen avoids the body shot from Liddel.
Liddel lands an overhand right.
Liddel's corner calls for a 1-2. Liddel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lehtonen misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Lehtonen misses with a straight right.
Liddel throws a shot from downtown. Lehtonen moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lehtonen.
Lehtonen scores with a leg kick.
Liddel slips under a jab.
Lehtonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lehtonen slips under a jab from Liddel.
Lehtonen lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehtonen in his tracks.
Lehtonen throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Lehtonen misses
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.
Lehtonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lehtonen misses with a wild body shot.
Lehtonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Liddel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lehtonen.
Jab by Lehtonen.
Lehtonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddel misses with a hook. Lehtonen ducked under it nicely.
Liddel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehtonen.
Lehtonen with a jab.
Lehtonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lehtonen thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddel, as that shot connected.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.
Liddel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lehtonen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lehtonen, right into the meat.
Liddel looks to throw the jab but Lehtonen is out of range.
Lehtonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehtonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lehtonen clobbers Liddel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddel scores with a jab to the body.
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddel looks to land a combination. Lehtonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Nice straight punches there by Liddel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liddel if he has to take too many more of those.
Lehtonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddel.
Liddel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddel moves out of range of the body kick.
Lehtonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lehtonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehtonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lehtonen misses with a looping right.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Lehtonen.
Liddel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lehtonen has Liddel up against the cage in a clinch.
Lehtonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddel avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liddel blocks the elbow strike.
Lehtonen is looking to control Liddel's arms but Liddel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lehtonen has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lehtonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liddel's defenses.
Liddel can't break the clinch.

Liddel breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tota Liddel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tota Liddel!