PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Deacon
vs
Liddel

190 cm
22
208 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Deacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel scores with a nice strike.
Liddel misses with a looping right.
Liddel lands a head shot.

It looks like David Deacon has been cut.
Deacon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deacon throws a hook to the side of Liddel's head but Liddel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deacon blocks a head kick by Liddel.
Liddel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deacon lands a jab to the nose.
Liddel misses with a looping left.
Liddel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddel misses with a hook
and Liddel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deacon misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deacon. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Deacon throws a sloppy head kick and Liddel moves out of range easily.
Liddel tests Deacon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deacon avoids the head kick by Liddel.
Liddel takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Liddel.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddel, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Deacon is just out of range.
We've been informed that Liddel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a hook to the side of Deacon's head but Deacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddel misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liddel.
Liddel lands a jab to the nose.
Deacon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deacon scores with the left hand. Liddel knows he should have avoided that one.
Deacon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deacon counters with a leg kick.
Liddel throws a hook but Deacon blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Deacon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Deacon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deacon throws a sloppy head kick and Liddel moves out of range easily.
Liddel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deacon lands a jab to the head.
Deacon throws a front kick aimed at Liddel's knee but Liddel avoids it well.
Deacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Deacon.
Deacon looks to land a left hand but Liddel moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deacon, right into the meat.
A left lands for Liddel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deacon misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Deacon misses its intended target.
Deacon throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Liddel misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel blocks a jab.
A big right from Liddel misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Deacon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddel lands a body shot.
Deacon throws a body kick that misses.
Deacon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Deacon moves out of range easily.
Liddel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Deacon stuns Liddel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deacon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liddel is out of range and Deacon settles back down.
Deacon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddel.
Deacon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deacon misses with a hook.
Liddel lands a glancing blow to the side of Deacon's head.
Deacon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liddel's hands.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddel lands a high kick!
Liddel tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddel scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deacon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddel.
Deacon slips under a jab from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Deacon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deacon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deacon slips under a jab.
Liddel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Deacon back to the cage. Liddel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a hook but Deacon avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Deacon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Liddel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deacon.
Deacon throws a lazy right hand but Liddel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liddel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deacon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liddel.
Liddel connects with a jab.
Deacon catches Liddel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deacon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Liddel blocks the low kick.
Deacon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddel.
Deacon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deacon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liddel to score with a decent uppercut.
Deacon throws a shot from downtown. Liddel moves away and avoids it.
Liddel throws a shot from downtown. Deacon moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel missing with a left hand there. Deacon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deacon throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Deacon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Liddel misses with a hook. Deacon ducked under it nicely.
Liddel connects with a looping right hand.
Liddel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Liddel sends Deacon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Liddel is motioning to the referee to let Deacon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Deacon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deacon throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Deacon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liddel is pawing at Deacon, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Deacon's nose. Deacon is badly hurt! Liddel pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Deacon tries desperately to hold on but Liddel is relentless in his assault! As Deacon receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Liddel away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddel!