PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Handlebars. Liddell has chosen Fatal as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aoki
vs
Liddell

183 cm
23
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Aoki.

It looks like Lyoto Liddell has been cut.
Lyoto Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.

Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aoki, pushing him back against the cage.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Aoki.
Aoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddell avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aoki is trying to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling him.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Liddell cracks Aoki with a nice body shot.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Lyoto Aoki has been cut.
Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liddell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Liddell.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki is trying to force a seperation but Liddell has the dominant position.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell gets through Aoki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liddell stalling in the clinch.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Aoki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Liddell.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell lands a nice elbow.

Lyoto Aoki's cut is getting worse.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell throws an elbow but it misses.
Aoki tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.

Lyoto Aoki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Liddell scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.

Aoki is rocked!
Liddell creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Aoki's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Aoki drops to his knees and Liddell pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Liddell!