PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feder Emeleanenkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emeleanenkis comes to the cage accompanied by And Then Comes Jason. 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!

Emeleanenkis
vs
Liddell

200 cm
25
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
216 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feder Emeleanenkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emeleanenkis shoots in and bounces Liddell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Liddell wriggles free and stands up.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emeleanenkis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Emeleanenkis.
Emeleanenkis slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emeleanenkis.
Emeleanenkis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emeleanenkis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emeleanenkis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feder Emeleanenkis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emeleanenkis is breathing heavily.
Emeleanenkis shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Emeleanenkis avoids it well.
Liddell throws the left hand but Emeleanenkis avoids the punch easily.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Emeleanenkis moves away and avoids it.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emeleanenkis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liddell to score with a decent uppercut.
Emeleanenkis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emeleanenkis throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Emeleanenkis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emeleanenkis tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emeleanenkis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell works over Emeleanenkis's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddell punishes Emeleanenkis's body with a nice straight punch.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell throws out a powerful jab.
Emeleanenkis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liddell lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to de liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Emeleanenkis blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddell.
Emeleanenkis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liddell throws a right hand that Emeleanenkis ducks under and follows up with a left that Emeleanenkis also avoids with ease.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Emeleanenkis avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emeleanenkis avoids the head kick by Liddell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell lands a two punch combo.
Emeleanenkis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Emeleanenkis thows a body shot but no joy.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell scores with a push kick.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell throws an overhand right that lands on Emeleanenkis's shoulder, as Emeleanenkis tries to avoid the shot.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emeleanenkis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emeleanenkis fails with the takedown
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Emeleanenkis is just out of range.
Emeleanenkis fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Emeleanenkis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feder Emeleanenkis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Emeleanenkis's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emeleanenkis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Emeleanenkis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emeleanenkis.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
A left lands for Liddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Emeleanenkis with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emeleanenkis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emeleanenkis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Emeleanenkis seems unphased.
Liddell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddell lands a jab to the head.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Emeleanenkis avoids it.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Emeleanenkis avoids it well.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emeleanenkis with a poor takedown
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emeleanenkis walks into a stiff left hand from Liddell.
Liddell lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Emeleanenkis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emeleanenkis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell cracks Emeleanenkis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Emeleanenkis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Liddell drops Emeleanenkis with a beautiful combination! Emeleanenkis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liddell is looking for the KO!

Emeleanenkis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell lands with an overhand left.
Oh Emeleanenkis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emeleanenkis seems to have got his legs back now.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Emeleanenkis's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell feints and then cracks Emeleanenkis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emeleanenkis down.
Liddell throws out a powerful jab.
Emeleanenkis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Liddell lands a left and a right that send Emeleanenkis crashing to the mat, dazed. Liddell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Good exchange - Liddell coming out on top.
Liddell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Liddell as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emeleanenkis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liddell to score with a decent uppercut.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emeleanenkis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emeleanenkis takes one on the button.
Emeleanenkis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Liddell.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emeleanenkis has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Emeleanenkis moves out of range easily.
Emeleanenkis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emeleanenkis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emeleanenkis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emeleanenkis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liddell throws a hook but Emeleanenkis avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body.
Emeleanenkis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emeleanenkis fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Emeleanenkis backing up. Emeleanenkis nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emeleanenkis.
Liddell throws a head kick but Emeleanenkis moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emeleanenkis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liddell.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Emeleanenkis avoids them all with ease.
Feder Emeleanenkis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emeleanenkis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liddell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30

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