PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Losev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeMarcus Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Losev
vs
Liddell

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Losev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMarcus Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell throws a push kick but Losev slaps the foot to one side.
Liddell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Losev needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Losev shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liddell.
Losev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddell pinned against the cage. Liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Losev is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Losev clinches up against the cage.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Losev keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Losev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liddell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Losev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Losev won't allow it.
Hunter Losev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeMarcus Liddell.

Losev has picked Liddell up - he's going for a ride! Losev dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Liddell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Liddell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Losev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liddell throws a combination. Losev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Losev throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell throws a right hand that Losev ducks under and follows up with a left that Losev also avoids with ease.
Losev fails with a takedown attempt.
Losev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liddell.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell digs a good hook to Losev's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Losev moved away.
Losev walks into a jab.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Losev has taken the fight into the clinch.

Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Losev throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Losev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Losev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Losev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Liddell coming out on top.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Losev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Losev doesn't seem phased though.
Liddell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Losev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Losev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A jab from Liddell does it's job there.
DeMarcus Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell lands with a right hand.

Losev gets the takedown into side control.
Losev is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Losev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Liddell down.
Liddell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Losev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Losev is thwarting Liddell's attempts to control the position.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Losev.
Liddell is trying to stand up here but Losev is controlling him well.
Liddell trying to control but Losev postures up.
Losev working the head and body with strikes.
Liddell trying to control but Losev postures up.
Losev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liddell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Liddell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Liddell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Losev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Losev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice shot that snaps Losev's head back.
Liddell with a hook.
Losev ducks right into an uppercut from Liddell.
Liddell throws a combination. Losev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell throws a combination. Losev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Losev shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Losev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Losev tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddell.

Losev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liddell, pushing him back against the cage.
Liddell is working for takedown but Losev is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Losev won't allow it.

Losev is trying to trip Liddell. He has hold of a leg but Liddell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Losev persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Losev connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DeMarcus Liddell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Losev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Liddell regains guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Losev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Losev connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liddell is on top in guard.
Liddell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Losev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Liddell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Losev is proving hard to escape from.
Losev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Losev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Losev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
Losev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Losev working some strikes from top position.
Liddell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Liddell is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddell wants to finish this one by submission but Losev is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Liddell.
Losev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Losev is looking to escape.
Losev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Losev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liddell on the ground.
Liddell controlling from mount.
Losev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Liddell get's back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Losev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddell!
Losev shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Losev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liddell throws a combination. Losev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Losev's ribs.
Liddell lands a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Liddell.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Nice body kick there by Liddell.
Losev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Losev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liddell.
Liddell cracks Losev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
DeMarcus Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddell scores with a four punch combination!
Losev takes one to the side of the head.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Losev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands with a nice combination. Losev backs away looking to recover.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Losev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Losev throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.

Losev scores a takedown into full mount!
Losev scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like DeMarcus Liddell has been cut.
Liddell is trying desperately to improve position.
Losev cracks Liddell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Losev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liddell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Losev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell's face.
Liddell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Losev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Losev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Losev working Liddell over with strikes here.
Hunter Losev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Liddell bucks up and throws Losev to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Losev fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Losev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick by Losev misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Liddell throws a combination. Losev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Losev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell stalks Losev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Losev's face. Losev staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddell!
Liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Losev shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Losev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell connects with the punch.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.

Losev clinches up against the cage.
Liddell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Losev is keeping busy.

Losev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Losev manages to end up in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hunter Losev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeMarcus Liddell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Losev looks to clinch
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Losev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell digs a good hook to Losev's body.
Losev throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Losev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Losev moves into the clinch.
Losev tries for a takedown but Liddell manages to get underhooks.
Losev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liddell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Losev has hold of one of Liddell's legs. Liddell is fighting the takedown attempt but Losev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Liddell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Losev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liddell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Losev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Losev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jab from Liddell.
Losev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liddell is out of range and Losev settles back down.
Losev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Losev throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Losev's head.
Liddell throws a front kick that sends Losev stumbling back into the cage.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Losev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell scores with a hook.
DeMarcus Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Losev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liddell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hunter Losev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell lands with an overhand left.
Losev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Losev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Losev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Losev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Losev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Losev avoids nicely.

Losev clinches up with Liddell and pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Losev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Losev manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Losev working the ground and pound.
Liddell sneaks out the side door and pushes Losev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Losev.
Liddell works over Losev's head and body with a nice combination.
Losev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Losev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab from Liddell.
Losev looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liddell.
Losev has a takedown stuffed.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Liddell lands with a nice combination. Losev backs away looking to recover.
Liddell scores with the left hand. Losev knows he should have avoided that one.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Liddell digs a good hook to Losev's body.
Liddell scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddell throws a series of strikes that have Losev backpedaling.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddell thuds his right hand into Losev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Liddell.
Losev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Losev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Losev closes the distance and clinches up with Liddell, looking for a takedown. Losev pushes Liddell against the cage but Liddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liddell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liddell stalks Losev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Losev's face. Losev staggers backwards, shaken.
Losev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Losev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Losev off to one side.
Liddell throws a leg kick that misses.

Losev forces Liddell back against the cage and clinches.
Losev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Losev wants a takedown but no success here.

Losev lands a takedown into guard.
Liddell controls Losev momentarily but Losev frees himself.
Losev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Losev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Liddell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Losev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Losev won't allow Liddell to sweep him here.
Losevis looking to pass into half guard but Liddell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Liddell is in guard.
Losev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Liddell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Liddell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Losev to stand up.
Losev shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeMarcus Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liddell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

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