PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pueblo Leaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Liddel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Leaf
vs
Liddel

185 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pueblo Leaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leaf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddel circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddel walks into a straight right hand from Leaf.
Leaf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pueblo Leaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Leaf misses.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch but Leaf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddel dodges the punch combination from Leaf.
Leaf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leaf misses with a low kick.
Good work by Liddel as he checks the leg kick.
Leaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddel.
Leaf misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - Leaf scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Leaf does no damage.
Liddel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf misses with a wild combination.
Leaf throws a series of punches but Liddel moves out of range.
Leaf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leaf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leaf throws a nice looking combination but Liddel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leaf's corner calls for a 1-2. Leaf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Leaf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leaf misses the shot to the body.
Leaf fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddel wants to clinch up but Leaf keeps it at a distance.
Liddel tries to clinch there but Leaf circles away.
A head kick misses from Leaf.
Leaf lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown but Leaf shows good takedown defense.
Leaf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leaf throws a right hand that Liddel ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddel also avoids with ease.
Leaf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leaf is breathing heavily.
Leaf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leaf throws a nice looking combination but Liddel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liddel.
Liddel shoots in but Leaf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pueblo Leaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Liddel.
Leaf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leaf just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddel.
Leaf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddel.
Leaf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddel.
Leaf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddel shoots in looking for a takedown but Leaf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Liddel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leaf works the jab nicely.
A nice combination there by Liddel.
Leaf keeps the fight on the outside.
Leaf stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddel. Liddel gets slowly back to his feet.
Leaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddel tries to clinch up.
Leaf misses with a combination
and Liddel counters with a head kick. That will keep Leaf thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddel counters with a left and a right that stings Leaf.
Leaf throws a left and a right that both miss

and Liddel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Liddel gets control of Leaf's arms and successfully pulls guard. Liddel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel keeping moving, preventing Leaf from controlling successfully.
Leaf not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leaf looking to sit in guard and control but Liddel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leaf wants to sweep here but Liddel controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pueblo Leaf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Liddel tries to clinch but Leaf is having none of it.
Liddel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leaf misses with a combination

and Liddel counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Leaf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leaf jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liddel walks away with a smile on his face. Leaf gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leaf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddel counters with a big head kick but Leaf shrugs it off.
Leaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Leaf.
Leaf throws a combination that misses

and Liddel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Liddel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leaf misses with a double jab

and Liddel moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddel won't allow it.
Leaf wants to break the clinch but can't.

Liddel manages to break the clinch.
Leaf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddel counters with a head kick. That will keep Leaf thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leaf misses with a double jab
and Liddel counters with a left and a right that stings Leaf.
Liddel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leaf circles away.
Liddel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leaf counters with a left and a right that stings Liddel.
Leaf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddel at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leaf throws a nice looking combination but Liddel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pueblo Leaf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leaf misses with a combination
and Leaf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leaf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leaf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddel counters with a two punch combo.
Leaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leaf counters with a two punch combo.

Liddel rushes Leaf and presses him up against the cage.
Leaf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddel has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Leaf.
Leaf tries to pull guard but Liddel holds him up against the cage and eventually Leaf drops back down to his feet.
Liddel prevents Leaf from breaking the clinch.
Leaf tries to pull guard but Liddel won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pueblo Leaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaf wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddel won't allow it.
Leaf tries to pull guard but Liddel won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddel.
Leaf is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.

Liddel decides to pull guard.
Leaf is fighting to break Liddel's control of his arms but Liddel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leaf is looking to advance position but Liddel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Leaf tries to control the position but Liddel now has his back.
Liddel avoiding Leaf 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaf tries to break free.
Leaf is working hard here to advance position.
Liddel is riding his opponent, not letting Leaf buck him off.
Liddel has the hooks in. Leaf is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leaf holding both Liddel 's hands and preventing any damage.
Leaf trying to control the action but Liddel just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Liddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Leaf tries to keep at a distance but Liddel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leaf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liddel trying to control the position but instead, Leaf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liddel into the cage.
Leaf fails to pull guard.
Leaf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Liddel breaks the clinch.

Leaf gets tackled into the cage by Liddel. Liddel maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaf tries to circle away but Liddel has him pinned against the cage.
Leaf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leaf is keeping busy.
Leaf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddel has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leaf fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liddel tries a body shot but Leaf blocks it.
Liddel blocks an elbow strike from Leaf.
Leaf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leaf tries to pull guard but Liddel won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pueblo Leaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leaf tries to circle away but Liddel has him pinned against the cage.
Leaf tries to pull guard but Liddel holds him up against the cage and eventually Leaf drops back down to his feet.
Leaf is trying to break free.
Leaf is trying to break the clinch but Liddel has him pressed against the cage.
Liddel tries to pull guard but Leaf holds him up against the cage and eventually Liddel drops back down to his feet.
Leaf wants a takedown.
Liddel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leaf can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leaf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liddel is keeping busy.

Liddel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Liddel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Leaf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Leaf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liddel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leaf's guard.
Liddel works over Leaf with some ground and pound from guard.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Leaf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leaf is wriggling around but Liddel manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaf trying to hold on to Liddel's head to control him but Liddel postures up.
Leaf is trying to get back to full guard.
Liddel is looking to take a break and control but Leaf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liddel trying to mount his opponent but Leaf defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liddel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leaf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Leaf

and Liddel moves into the clinch.
Leaf tries to break free but Liddel pushes him back against the cage.
Leaf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leaf can't get the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddel stalling against the cage.
Leaf has Liddel pushed against the cage.
Liddel keeps control of Leaf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Liddel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liddel 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Liddel!