PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Liddell
vs
Pick

190 cm
41
207 lbs
22 - 34 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 22 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Pick!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pick clinches up against the cage.
Liddell misses with a knee strike.
Pick controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Pick.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Pick fails to land.
Pick has Liddell pressed against the cage, preventing Liddell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pick is struggling to control the position.
Liddell trying to stall but Pick improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pick digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank.
Pick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Liddell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pick.
Pick cracks Liddell with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liddell takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Pick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pick cracks Liddell with a nice body shot.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Pick is controlling the position.
Pick lands a body punch.
A short right from Pick on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pick avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Pick tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pick gets through Liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pick is stalling here.
Pick gets through Liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Liddell is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Pick won't allow it.
Pick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddell's efforts to push away.
Pick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell taking a breather.
Pick lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell tries to pull guard but Pick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Pick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell'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.

Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Pick engages and cracks Liddell with a massive lead left hook - Liddell tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Pick is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Pick!