PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaka comes to the cage accompanied by Pjanoo by Eric Prydaz. Liddel has chosen BOOM as his entrance music. Chuck Liddel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kaka
vs
Liddel

190 cm
23
203 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Kaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Liddel misses its intended target.
Liddel throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ricardo Kaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaka's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Kaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaka throws a head kick that misses
and Liddel counters with a nice body shot.
Liddel throws a lazy right hand but Kaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liddel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liddel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddel.
Kaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaka throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddel scores with a punch to the head.
Kaka wants to slow Liddel down by chopping away at his legs.
No joy there for Kaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Kaka is predictable there
and Liddel counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kaka misses
and Liddel counters with a left to the body.
Kaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaka throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Liddel counter with a right hand.
Kaka thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a low kick, right behind Kaka 's knee.
Kaka is breathing heavily.
Kaka slips a jab and a cross from Liddel.
A lazy body kick from Kaka
and Liddel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddel throws a leg kick but Kaka moved away.
A low kick from Kaka misses
and Liddel counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddel throws a front kick aimed at Kaka's knee but Kaka avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a body kick that misses.
Liddel throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Liddel - just one landing.
Kaka throws a right hand that misses
and Liddel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kaka throws a lazy head kick
and Liddel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liddel. That's going to slow Kaka down.
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!
A low kick from Kaka misses
and Liddel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaka takes one to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Liddel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is looking to slow Kaka down with leg kicks.
Liddel connects with a body shot.
Liddel lands a head shot.
Liddel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Kaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddel lands with a cross.
Liddel lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel digs a good body shot into Kaka's ribs.
Liddel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Liddel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaka doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liddel to score with a decent uppercut.
Liddel works the jab nicely.
Liddel misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liddel takes a step back to recover.
Kaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaka misses with a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaka thinking.
Liddel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Liddel scores with a shot to the body.
Liddel connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liddel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kaka is out of range and Liddel settles back down.
Liddel lands with a kick to the temple. Kaka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaka manages to avoid it.
Liddel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaka. Kaka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel scores with a jab to the head.
Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaka is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a low kick, right behind Kaka 's knee.
Liddel lands with a good body shot.
Liddel lands a nice looking body kick.
Liddel misses with an uppercut.
Liddel swings for the body but Kaka moves out of range.
Kaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liddel's sensitive parts.
Kaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liddel.
Kaka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liddel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaka thinking.
Liddel thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liddel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaka tries to land a body kick
and Liddel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liddel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaka in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaka slips under a jab from Liddel.
Chuck Liddel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaka is just out of range.
Liddel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel wants to land a leg kick but Kaka is out of range.
Kaka throws a lazy body kick
and Liddel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddel throws out a loose jab but Kaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaka throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a nice body shot.
Kaka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddel misses with a body shot
and Kaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Liddel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddel.
Kaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liddel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaka at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaka throws a lazy head kick
and Liddel counters with a leg kick.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kaka!
Liddel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel scores with a body shot.
Liddel connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaka moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liddel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaka scrambles back to his feet.
Kaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liddel punishes Kaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Liddel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kaka is able to avoid easily.
Kaka throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Liddel moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Kaka is predictable there
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Kaka throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddel counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kaka misses
and Liddel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Kaka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liddel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liddel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Oooooh!!! Liddel has knocked Kaka down with a huge combo! Liddel steps away and waves a wobbly Kaka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Kaka is rocked!
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddel with a jab.
Liddel thumps Kaka with a low kick.
Liddel lands a really nice looking cross but Kaka seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kaka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Liddel scores with a shot to the body.
Liddel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kaka might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel delivers a nice body kick.
Liddel cracks Kaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liddel lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Liddel. Beautiful body shot.
Ricardo Kaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddel tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddel cracks the inside of Kaka's front leg.
Kaka throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Liddel counter with a right hand.
Liddel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chuck Liddel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddel connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30

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