|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Intro - DMX as his entrance music. Choke Liddell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jo El's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
189 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choke Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El thinking.
El throws an off balance right hand
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
El misses with a hook
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
El throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
El rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
El shoots in and bounces Liddell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Liddell working a defensive guard here.
Liddell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El postures up.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from El.
Liddell working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liddell pulls El in close to prevent any damage.
El loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El with a flurry of punches that miss.
El stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Liddell is trying to control the position but El postures up.
Liddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liddell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liddell pulls El in close to prevent any damage.
El stopping the sweep attempt from Liddell.
El will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El passes into half guard.
El throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Liddell trying to hold on to El's head to control him but El postures up.
El thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liddell is trying to get back to full guard.
Liddell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Liddell.
El postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El preventing the sweep.
El is stalling in the full guard.
El trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Liddell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
El keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
El not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El looking to hit a scissor sweep but Liddell is one step ahead there.
El has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
El trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
Jo El has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
El swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
El ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
El fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
El keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
El is keen to just control but Liddell is a slippery customer.
Liddell is looking for a sweep. El is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
El throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
El trying to control from half guard but Liddell is working away.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
El seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El.
El stalling away here and it's allowed Liddell to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
El is looking to work some ground and pound but Liddell has wrist control.
Liddell wants to sweep but no luck.
El postures up and lands a big shot to Liddell's brow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to control but El passes easily into half guard.
El is pressing down on Liddell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liddell is in trouble now - El has advanced to mount!
Liddell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
El lands strikes from half guard.
El is trying to control. Liddell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liddell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
El looking to sit in guard and control but Liddell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
El with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Liddell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Liddell controls El momentarily but El frees himself.
Liddell wants to sweep here but El controlling him for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liddell's head.
El is fighting to break Liddell's control of his arms but Liddell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Liddell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for El!
El wants to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.
Liddell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jo El dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
El throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
El shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
El shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big left from El misses.
El misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Liddell cracks El with a good jab.
Liddell takes a swing at El's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El rather than just go for the knockout.
El lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell with a nice cross.
Jo El is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El misses with a straight left.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
El throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo El. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El thinking.
El throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El misses with the combination.
El swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
El throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El misses with a double jab.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El.
Choke Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El misses with a wild combination.
El swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell leaves El with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell misses the jab.
El throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El thows a body shot but no joy.
El throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jo El seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El misses with a double jab.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
El swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
El throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
El throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice hook to El's body. El takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
El swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El avoids the body shot from Liddell.
Choke Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell cracks El with an open hand slap.
El fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell swings for the body but El moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a jab when El was well out of range.
El closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell leaves El with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El on the side of the head.
El swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El moves away.
El thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but El keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell slips a straight right by El.
El fails with the takedown.
El misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Liddell.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
El fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Liddell tries to improve position but can't.
Liddell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of El.
El creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
El working away.
Liddell tries to bench press El off him but El keeps the position.
El throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El misses with the ground and pound.
El looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Liddell is avoiding damage well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
El scoring with punches from side control.
Liddell regains half guard, as El was trying to land strikes.
El not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jo El overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell wants to improve his position but El is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
El thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
El thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jo El.
I think El 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jo El!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jo El!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jo El!
Jo El wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jo El thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
