PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between chuck lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Guilty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lidell comes to the cage accompanied by the time is now. Guilty has chosen ARMAND VAN HELDEN - You don't know me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sam Guilty will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

lidell
vs
Guilty

185 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chuck lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Guilty!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lidell has a takedown stuffed.
lidell circles away from the clinch attempt.
chuck lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lidell fails with a takedown attempt.
Guilty tries to land a front kick but lidell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guilty throws a body kick that misses.
Guilty throws a head kick but lidell moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guilty looks gassed!

Guilty breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lidell throws a right and a left that both miss.

lidell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

lidell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guilty is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guilty has escaped and now he's on top!
Guilty trying to control but lidell is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lidell wants to sweep but no luck.
lidell is looking to stand up but Guilty isn't so interested in that idea.
Guilty preventing the sweep.
Guilty postures up in lidell's guard and throws a big left but lidell blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as lidell holds on and takes a little breather.

Guilty drops back looking for a leg! lidell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and lidell manages to kick Guilty off! Guilty jumps back into lidell's guard.
Guilty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. lidell swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

lidell scores with a takedown into Guilty's guard.

lidell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilty looking to control.

lidell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Guilty dives on top into guard.

Guilty stands up and waves to lidell to follow him.
Guilty scores with a head kick.

lidell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guilty's guard.

lidell has gone for a leg lock! Guilty slips out almost immediately though and dives into lidell's guard.
Guilty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lidell keeping moving, preventing Guilty from controlling successfully.
Guilty thows a big elbow that misses.

Guilty drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but lidell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Guilty has lidell in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that chuck lidell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guilty tries to close the distance and clinch but lidell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

lidell gets a takedown into half guard.

lidell is working for a kimura but Guilty is defending it quite comfortably.
Guilty is looking to control lidell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guilty avoid being mounted?

lidell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guilty doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time lidell.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lidell is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

lidell seems to be working for a kimura but Guilty defends the submission attempt.
lidell prevents Guilty from standing back up.

lidell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

lidell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guilty doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time lidell.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
lidell moves in looking to clinch but Guilty pushes him off.
Guilty with a lazy takedown attempt

so lidell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

lidell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

lidell has gone for a leg lock! Guilty slips out almost immediately though and dives into lidell's guard.
Guilty content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guilty trying to control but lidell is working from the bottom.
Guilty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guilty looking to sit in guard and control but lidell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

lidell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and lidell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
lidell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

lidell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Guilty is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of lidell, into his guard.
lidell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
lidell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guilty is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

chuck lidell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

lidell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
chuck lidell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

lidell shoots in and bounces Guilty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

lidell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guilty manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now lidell has Guilty in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guilty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. lidell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guilty trying to control but lidell is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guilty wants to pass the guard but lidell is keeping the position.
lidell wants to sweep but no luck.
Guilty trying to control but lidell is working from the bottom.
lidell being controlled here, momentarily.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
lidell has his takedown stuffed

and Guilty counters with a nice double leg into side control. lidell won't be happy with that.
lidell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Guilty trying to control from half guard but lidell is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

lidell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
lidell shoots in but no luck this time.
Guilty misses with a head kick.
Guilty connects with a high kick.

lidell shoots in and bounces Guilty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
lidell tries to free his leg and advance position but Guilty is retaining full guard.

lidell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guilty manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now lidell has Guilty in his guard.
Guilty has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of lidell is proving hard to escape from.
chuck lidell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lidell keeping moving, preventing Guilty from controlling successfully.
Guilty advances position into side control!
lidell is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Guilty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think lidell 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... chuck lidell!