PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Kippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Liddell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fatal. Kippo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Liddell
vs
Kippo

185 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Kippo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kippo throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick from Liddell.
Kippo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Kippo pushes him off.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kippo swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Kippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kippo looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kippo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Moses Kippo has been cut.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liddell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Liddell throws out a powerful jab.
Kippo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab, jab by Liddell - just one landing.
Kippo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Kippo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a one two! Kippo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Liddell.

That has opened up Moses Kippo's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Liddell.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
Liddell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Kippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a nice head kick!
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Kippo keeps it at a distance.
Kippo throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Liddell - just one landing.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Kippo misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Kippo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kippo's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Liddell has closed the distance and engaged Kippo in a clinch.
Liddell lands a body shot.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kippo has had enough of the clinch but Liddell keeps him there for the moment.
Kippo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddell.
Liddell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liddell keeps control of Kippo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kippo working hard to break the clinch.
Liddell is pushing Kippo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kippo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kippo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Kippo shrugs off.
Kippo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kippo tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell lands with a left to the head.
Liddell leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kippo tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Kippo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Liddell.
Liddell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kippo backwards.
Liddell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Liddell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kippo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liddell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kippo breaks from the clinch.
Kippo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liddell is looking to wear down Kippo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kippo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liddell.
Kippo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Kippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyoto Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kippo looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Kippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell with a nice cross.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Kippo moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Kippo's cut.
That's time! Liddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A punch combination from Kippo misses.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Kippo.
Lyoto Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kippo can do to turn this around?

Liddell darts in and clinches Kippo up against the cage.
Kippo working hard to break the clinch.
Liddell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
Kippo tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell tries a body shot but Kippo blocks it.
Liddell working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kippo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kippo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Liddell gets an underhook and turns Kippo into the cage.
Kippo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kippo wants to break free but Liddell has control.

Kippo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kippo walks into a jab.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
Kippo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kippo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kippo. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kippo misses with a hook.
Kippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Kippo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liddell's sensitive parts.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell tests Kippo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Kippo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Kippo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Kippo.
Kippo misses with a wild combination.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Kippo.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Moses Kippo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kippo moves out of range of the body kick from Liddell.
Kippo thuds a left hand into Liddell's body.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kippo blocks the leg kick.
Liddell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kippo falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kippo throws a combination that misses

and Liddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
Kippo is trying to break the clinch but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Kippo tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Kippo has had enough of the clinch but Liddell keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Liddell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kippo's defenses.

The cut above Moses Kippo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Liddell digs a right hand underneath Kippo's ribcage. Kippo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Liddell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liddell.
A right handed body shot lands from Liddell.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kippo tries to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling the position.
Kippo is trying to break the clinch but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kippo backwards.
Liddell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liddell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kippo throws a head punch that misses.
Liddell scores with a shot to the side of Kippo's head.
Liddell lands with a left to the head.
Kippo tries for a takedown but Liddell manages to get underhooks.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddell.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kippo as Liddell tries to tie him up.
Kippo tries to pull guard but Liddell won't allow it.
Kippo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Liddell cracks Kippo with a nice body shot.
A short right from Liddell on the inside.
Liddell lands a body punch.
A short right from Liddell.
Liddell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kippo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liddell.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kippo or not.
A right hand to the body from Liddell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kippo fails to pull guard.
Lyoto Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moses Kippo.
Kippo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moses Kippo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Kippo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell.
Kippo throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kippo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kippo misses with a looping right.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Kippo moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kippo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kippo slips under a jab.
Kippo misses with a looping left.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kippo swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kippo. Beautiful body shot.
Kippo looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Kippo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liddell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kippo somewhat.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Kippo checks it.
Kippo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kippo misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a solid body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Kippo pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kippo shoots for a takedown but Liddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kippo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Lyoto Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moses Kippo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Kippo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kippo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liddell tries to clinch but Kippo is having none of it.
Kippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell scores with a jab to the head.
Liddell takes a swing at Kippo's ribcage but misses.
Kippo slips under a jab.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kippo 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 slips a jab and a cross from Kippo.
Kippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kippo is just out of range.
Kippo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kippo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Kippo connects with the punch.
Kippo wants to slow Liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Kippo moved out of range.
Liddell misses with a body shot
enabling Kippo to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Moses Kippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kippo throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a body kick.
Kippo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kippo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liddell lands with a right hand.
Liddell throws a low kick but Kippo moves out of range easily.
Liddell defending well as Kippo loads up on a big left hand.
Kippo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kippo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Moses Kippo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A shot to the body from Liddell misses
and Kippo counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kippo misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Kippo misses
and Liddell counters with a solid body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

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