PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cold. Gillis has chosen I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Liddell
vs
Gillis

190 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gillis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell wants to clinch.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillis was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Gillis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liddell doesn't seem bothered though.
Gillis throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell is looking to land body kicks.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Liddell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell is looking to land body kicks.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Gillis misses.
Nice body punch from Gillis.
A leg kick checked by Gillis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Gillis persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillis.
Gillis walks into a jab.
Gillis thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell sizes up Gillis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body. Gillis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liddell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gillis fails with the takedown.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Gillis.
Liddell throws a low kick but Gillis avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch but Gillis is having none of it.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell misses the jab.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Gillis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
Gillis has a takedown stuffed.
Gillis misses the shot to the body.
Gillis looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillis.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gillis's calf.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Gillis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gillis looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Gillis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Liddell tenderised Gillis's leg. Gillis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Gillis gets tackled into the cage by Liddell. Liddell maintains the clinch.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillis blocks an elbow strike from Liddell.
Liddell crunches a lovely knee into Gillis's ribcage.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Gillis backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Liddell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gillis.
Liddell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gillis can do to turn this around?
That kick from Liddell tenderised Gillis's leg. Gillis is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by Gillis.
Gillis scores with a hook to the body. Liddell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gillis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Gillis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gillis.
Liddell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gillis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gillis is breathing heavily.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gillis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Gillis isn't so interested in that idea.

Liddell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gillis moves away from the strike by Liddell.
Liddell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gillis.
Gillis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell wants to slow Gillis down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liddell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. Gillis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Liddell lands a big head kick that sends Gillis tumbling to the mat! Liddell takes a step backwards and waves Gillis back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gillis is rocked!
Liddell cracks Gillis with a good jab.
Gillis is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him?

Liddell moves into the clinch.

Liddell breaks the clinch.
Liddell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gillis get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Gillis stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Liddell runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Liddell!