PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liang comes to the cage accompanied by So Cold by Breaking Benjamin. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Liang
vs
Voss

160 cm
20
153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Voss!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Liang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liang tries to throw a body punch but Voss avoids it by throwing Liang back against the cage.
Liang misses with a punch on the inside.
Voss is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liang to keep the fight standing.
Voss managing to block the knees to the body from Liang.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Voss is trying to pull guard but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voss.
Voss is trying to pull guard but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
Kuai Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang tries a body shot but Voss blocks it.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voss letting Liang take a breather here.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liang tries to land knees in the clinch but Voss avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liang.
Liang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voss avoids it.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Liang misses with a punch to the body.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Liang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voss blocks a body shot from Liang.
Voss managing to block the knees to the body from Liang.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang scores with a shoulder strike.
Voss blocking some punches.
Liang is pushing Voss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang effectively controlling the action here.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss blocks a body shot from Liang.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voss avoiding damage as Liang throws knees to the body.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang misses with the head strike.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voss avoiding damage as Liang throws knees to the body.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang tries a body shot but Voss blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liang swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voss blocks a body shot from Liang.
Liang is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuai Liang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A clash of legs there as Voss blocks the low kick.
Liang misses with an uppercut. Voss saw that one coming.
Liang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liang circles away.
Liang tries to clinch but Voss is having none of it.
Liang fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voss.
Voss shoots in looking for a takedown but Liang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Voss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuai Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liang.
A good leg kick by Liang.
Liang throws a right and a left that Voss avoids nicely.
Voss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liang pinned against the cage. Liang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Liang clinches up with Voss and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voss tries to pull guard but Liang holds him up against the cage and eventually Voss drops back down to his feet.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang taking a breather.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Liang.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss tries to pull guard but Liang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
Liang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Voss is trying to pull guard but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
Liang avoiding damage.
Liang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Scott Voss has been cut.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voss tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liang smiles and moves away.

Liang moves into the clinch.
Liang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voss is defending well for now.
Liang struggles to land a body shot inside as Voss controls his hands.
Liang misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang missing with knees to the body.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voss.
Voss prevents a body shot from Liang.
Voss jumps guard but Liang stands there with Voss around his waist. Voss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuai Liang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liang.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by Voss.
Liang is working Voss over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Voss avoids a wild elbow strike from Liang.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Nice elbow from Liang.
Voss managing to block the knees to the body from Liang.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voss can do to turn this around?
Liang avoiding damage.
Liang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuai Liang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Voss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Voss fails with a takedown attempt.
Scott Voss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Liang instigates a clinch.
Liang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Voss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liang tries to work over Voss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voss wants to get back to striking at distance but Liang won't allow it.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
Voss blocks the elbow strike.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voss tries to break free but Liang pushes him back against the cage.
Liang lands a body punch.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Liang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuai Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
Liang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Liang.
Liang is stalling here.
Liang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Voss jumps guard but Liang stands there with Voss around his waist. Voss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liang misses with the head strike.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Liang tries to work over Voss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by Voss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to throw a body punch but Voss avoids it by throwing Liang back against the cage.
Liang misses with the head strike.
Liang swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liang.
Voss tries to pull guard but Liang won't allow it.
Liang working aggressively here.
Kuai Liang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voss blocking some punches.

Voss manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Voss keeping moving, preventing Liang from controlling successfully.
Liang won't allow Voss to sweep him here.
Liang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang looking to sit in guard and control but Voss gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Voss controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Liang trying to control the position here.
Liang keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Scott Voss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Voss has gone for a leg lock! Liang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Voss's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuai Liang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuai Liang!
Kuai Liang made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills 159Q in his post fight interview.