PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Chandler (ranked 685 p4p, 94 weight class) and Guy Laliberte (ranked 1229 p4p, 155 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chandler
vs
Laliberte

190 cm
26
245 lbs
10 - 5 - 2

190 cm
31
216 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, William Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Laliberte!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Chandler.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laliberte.
Guy Laliberte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laliberte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laliberte digs a good hook to Chandler's body.
Chandler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laliberte.
Chandler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laliberte was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
Chandler throws a body kick that misses.
Laliberte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
No joy there for Laliberte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laliberte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler moves in looking to clinch but Laliberte pushes him off.
Laliberte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chandler slips a jab and a cross from Laliberte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler takes a swing at Laliberte's ribcage but misses.
Laliberte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Chandler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ice Cream Parlour in the buildup to the fight.
Chandler looks for the body kick but Laliberte saw that one coming.
Laliberte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chandler. That did some damage!
Chandler misses with a straight left.
Laliberte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chandler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That kick from Laliberte tenderised Chandler's leg. Chandler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chandler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chandler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chandler defending well as Laliberte loads up on a big left hand.
Chandler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Chandler misses.
Chandler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chandler connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laliberte jabs Chandler right on the nose. Chandler blinks but takes it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chandler.
Laliberte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chandler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laliberte moves away.
Laliberte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chandler slips under a jab from Laliberte.
Chandler looks for the body kick but Laliberte saw that one coming.
Laliberte scores with a three punch combo!
A telegraphed right hand from Chandler misses the target.
Chandler throws a body punch but Laliberte moves out of range.
Laliberte digs a good body shot into Chandler's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte lands with a good body shot.
Laliberte connects with a jab.
Chandler throws a shot to the body.
Laliberte throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laliberte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laliberte thumps Chandler with a low kick.
Laliberte misses with a few strikes there.
Laliberte ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Laliberte slips a jab from Chandler.
Laliberte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laliberte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chandler.
Chandler walks into a stiff left hand from Laliberte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Laliberte. That snapped Chandler's head back.
Laliberte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Laliberte misses with a low kick.
Laliberte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chandler misses with a body kick.
Laliberte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chandler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Chandler misses.
Chandler throws a body punch but Laliberte moves out of range.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laliberte swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler lands a jab.
Laliberte lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Laliberte dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chandler throws a low kick but Laliberte moves out of range easily.
Laliberte cracks Chandler with a good jab.
Laliberte scores with a body shot.
Chandler defending well as Laliberte loads up on a big left hand.
Laliberte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chandler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chandler is looking to counter punch.
Laliberte throws a right and a left that Chandler avoids nicely.
Chandler throwing a counter right hand but Laliberte manages to avoid it.
Chandler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chandler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Guy Laliberte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laliberte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chandler.
Chandler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laliberte to score with a decent uppercut.
Chandler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Laliberte clobbers Chandler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chandler misses with an uppercut.
Laliberte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Laliberte circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Chandler there.
Laliberte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chandler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laliberte.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laliberte.
Chandler lands with a nice body kick.
Laliberte is breathing heavily.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Laliberte misses with a two punch combination.
Laliberte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chandler misses the body punch
and Laliberte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laliberte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Laliberte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chandler.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laliberte circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Laliberte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Chandler.
Laliberte staying out of range there.
That kick from Laliberte tenderised Chandler's leg. Chandler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laliberte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laliberte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laliberte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Laliberte.
Chandler takes a swing at Laliberte's ribcage but misses.
Chandler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chandler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laliberte doesn't seem bothered though.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laliberte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Laliberte does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chandler's head.
Chandler throws a body kick that misses.
Laliberte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chandler throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Laliberte does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Chandler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy Laliberte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laliberte misses with a series of wild punches.
Chandler misses with a body kick.
Laliberte misses with a straight right.
Laliberte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chandler can pounce on him.
Chandler throws a low kick but Laliberte avoids it.
As Chandler backs off Laliberte throws a huge counter combo but Chandler manages to avoid it all.
Chandler lands a jab to Laliberte's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chandler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Laliberte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Chandler does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laliberte lands a nice looking body shot.
Chandler looks to land a right hand but Laliberte moved out of range.
A jab from Laliberte misses.
Laliberte with a nice cross.
Chandler blocks a leg kick.
Chandler walks into a jab.
Chandler with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laliberte misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Laliberte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Chandler. Beautiful body shot.
Chandler misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Laliberte.
Laliberte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laliberte works over Chandler's head and body with a nice combination.
Chandler misses with a low kick.
Laliberte scores with a one two! Chandler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Laliberte. Those never looked like landing.
Chandler is looking to counter with a body kick.
A big right from Chandler misses.
Chandler slips a jab and a cross from Laliberte.
Laliberte throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laliberte lunges at Chandler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chandler's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laliberte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chandler to score with a decent uppercut.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laliberte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laliberte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laliberte throws a looping overhand right but Chandler ducks down to avoid it.
Chandler throws a body shot but no joy.
Laliberte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Laliberte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chandler.
Chandler loads up on a big right hand but Laliberte slips the punch.
Laliberte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laliberte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laliberte lands with a nice combination. Chandler backs away looking to recover.
Chandler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chandler misses with a body kick.
Laliberte throws out a counter right but Chandler avoids it with no problem.
Laliberte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
William Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chandler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte 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!
Chandler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chandler lands the left hand.
Donk. Laliberte catches Chandler right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Laliberte misses.
Laliberte misses with the combination.
Chandler is looking to counter punch.
Chandler dodges the punch combination from Laliberte.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chandler might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chandler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laliberte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good leg kick by Chandler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laliberte misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with an uppercut.
As Laliberte looks to move away, Chandler throws a big counter combo but Laliberte just gets out of the way.
Laliberte cracks Chandler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chandler tries to land a front kick but Laliberte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laliberte throws a hook to the side of Chandler's head but Chandler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laliberte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laliberte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chandler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy Laliberte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laliberte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chandler's knee momentarily.
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
A combination from Laliberte does no damage.
Chandler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Laliberte scores with a punch to the head.
Laliberte avoids the body shot from Chandler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laliberte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laliberte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chandler works the jab nicely.
Chandler looks for the body kick but Laliberte saw that one coming.
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
Laliberte lands a jab.
Laliberte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chandler's sensitive parts.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Laliberte moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Laliberte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laliberte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Guy Laliberte!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Guy Laliberte!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Guy Laliberte!

Guy Laliberte wins by unanimous decision!