PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitz comes to the cage accompanied by Sleepwalking by Blindside. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chuck Liddell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jitz
vs
Liddell

190 cm
23
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jitz.
Jitz ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Jitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell clobbers Jitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from Liddell misses
and Jitz counters with a body kick.
Jitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liddell tries to bum rush Jitz with a series of wild strikes but Jitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Liddell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jitz lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jitz throws a leg kick but Liddell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jitz ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Jitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jitz shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jitz tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Jitz connects with a crisp jab.
Jitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jitz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jitz shoots in but no luck this time.
Jitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liddell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liddell looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jitz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liddell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Jitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jitz lands a jab to the head.
Jitz tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitz lands a right hook to the body.
Jitz shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitz shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jitz lands a head shot.
Jitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jitz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitz connects with a single shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jitz.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jitz and sends Liddell crashing to the mat! Jitz follows him down to the mat - Liddell regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Liddell is rocked!

Jitz is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jitz wants to control but Liddell is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell misses with a shot to the body
and Jitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Jitz lands a slapping body shot.
Jitz is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jitz misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jitz!
Jitz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jitz scores with a jab.
Jitz has a takedown stuffed.
Jitz catches Liddell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitz tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Liddell misses

and Jitz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liddell prevents Jitz from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jitz.

That has opened up Chuck Liddell's cut even more.
Jitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jitz missing with knees to the body.
Jitz wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.

Jitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell blocks a low kick nicely.
Jitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liddell takes a swing at Jitz's ribcage but misses.
Jitz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Jitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liddell's hands.
Liddell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jitz lands a with a good body shot.
Jitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jitz lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitz throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Jitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Jitz.
Jitz digs a good body shot into Liddell's ribs.
Jitz throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jitz cracks Liddell with a good jab.
Jitz lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Jitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jitz scores with a three punch combo!
Jitz doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Jitz. Jitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Liddell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jake Jitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jitz.
Jitz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz lands a right hook to the body.
Jitz tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
Jitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Jitz persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Jitz defending well as Liddell loads up on a big left hand.
Jitz is looking to clinch.
Jitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitz fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Jitz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liddell backs up against the cage.
Liddell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jitz fails with the takedown.
Jitz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Jitz. Jitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitz shoots in but no luck this time.
Jitz is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jitz rather than just go for the knockout.
Liddell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jitz wants to clinch.
Jitz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jitz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Jitz.

The cut above Chuck Liddell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jitz tries to clinch up.
Jitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left and a right from Jitz both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Jitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jitz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Jitz!