PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Howard
vs
Liddell

180 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard misses with a right hand
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard misses with a hook
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Liddell moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Liddell staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howard.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Howard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Liddell counters by clinching up.
Howard avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.

Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.
Howard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Howard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howard swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Dwight Howard has been cut.
Dwight Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Liddell.

Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the ropes.
Howard keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Howard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Liddell up against the ropes.

Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Howard checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Howard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Howard.
Howard misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dwight Howard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Howard looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but Howard pushes him off.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Liddell slips a jab from Howard.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Liddell slips a jab from Howard.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Howard throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard misses with an uppercut
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Howard misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.

Howard is rocked!
Howard misses with a left hand
and as Howard takes a moment to reset, Liddell counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Howard goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Liddell is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Liddell!