PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yi Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu has chosen Superman - Jucifer as his entrance music. Yi Liu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fulcher
vs
Liu

190 cm
27
220 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

180 cm
24
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yi Liu !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu misses with the combination.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fulcher.
Fulcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu .
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Liu scores with a jab.
Liu thows a body shot but no joy.

Liu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the head but Liu blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Fulcher - that landed with a thud.
Fulcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liu 's elbow.
Fulcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fulcher misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fulcher.
Liu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fulcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fulcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Liu blocking some punches.
Liu wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulcher won't allow it.
Liu avoiding damage as Fulcher throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fulcher throws an elbow but misses.
Fulcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Fulcher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liu takes an elbow to the temple.
Liu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fulcher up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fulcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liu 's brow.
Fulcher scores with a shot to the side of Liu 's head.
Fulcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liu gets through Fulcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fulcher being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liu .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher prevents Liu from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fulcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fulcher lands an elbow that stopped Liu in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Yi Liu has been cut.
Liu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fulcher.
Fulcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Fulcher looking to throw knees to the head but Liu is blocking nicely.
Fulcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liu misses with some punches.
Fulcher throws a head punch that misses.
Liu blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher throws an elbow that misses.
Fulcher blocks a body shot from Liu .
Liu misses with a body punch.
Fulcher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Liu breaks the clinch.
Yi Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fulcher misses.
Fulcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fulcher. Fulcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Berry Fulcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fulcher rushes Liu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fulcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fulcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liu 's brow.
Fulcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Liu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fulcher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Fulcher.
Fulcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liu looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fulcher pushes Liu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fulcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Fulcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Liu can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fulcher on the inside.
Fulcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fulcher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liu .
Liu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Liu 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fulcher landing knees to the body.
Fulcher throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Fulcher on the inside.
Liu can't get the takedown.
Berry Fulcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yi Liu .
Fulcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fulcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liu is defending well for now.
Fulcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Fulcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fulcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fulcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fulcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liu blocks a body shot from Fulcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berry Fulcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yi Liu 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fulcher is out of range.
Fulcher tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.

Liu closes the distance and pushes Fulcher back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Yi Liu 's cut even more.
Fulcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Liu avoids the elbow strike from Fulcher, against the cage.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Fulcher as the two fighters clinch.
Fulcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fulcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fulcher is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Fulcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fulcher finds it's way round the side to connect with Liu 's head.
Fulcher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Fulcher clinches.
Liu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liu is working Fulcher over against the cage.
Fulcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liu blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fulcher.
Fulcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liu can do to turn this around?
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!
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Liu avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a shot to the body.
Fulcher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liu or not.
Berry Fulcher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liu is breathing heavily.
Fulcher keeps control of Liu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fulcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Fulcher takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Fulcher's head.
Liu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liu is trying to break the clinch but Fulcher is controlling him.
Fulcher misses with a body punch.
Fulcher blocking some punches.
Fulcher lands an elbow inside.
Fulcher lands a left hand.
Liu tries a body shot but Fulcher blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fulcher.
Fulcher lands an elbow just above Liu 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fulcher throws an elbow but misses.
Fulcher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Fulcher gets through Liu 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fulcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Liu .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher lands a knee to the body.
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Liu prevents a body shot from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands an elbow that stopped Liu in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Yi Liu 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fulcher crunches a lovely knee into Liu 's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
Fulcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fulcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Liu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fulcher digs a right hand underneath Liu 's ribcage. Liu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liu blocks the elbow strike.
Fulcher throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fulcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liu avoids it.
Liu avoids a wild elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fulcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Fulcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liu backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher lands an elbow that stopped Liu in his tracks for a moment.

Yi Liu 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fulcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Fulcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fulcher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liu 's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fulcher.
Liu dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Liu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fulcher lands an elbow inside that Liu shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yi Liu 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Berry Fulcher!
An out of breath Berry Fulcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.