PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the ring accompanied by Harder Than You Think- Public Enemy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Liddell
vs
Gooderich

189 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

195 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell drops his hands momentarily and Gooderich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liddell 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.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Gooderich. Gooderich gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gooderich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No luck for Gooderich with that takedown attempt.

Liddell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gooderich sprawls well initially but Liddell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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 is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Liddell controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich pushes Liddell off but Liddell dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Liddell tries to advance to mount but Gooderich instead regains half guard.
Gooderich is trying to stand back up but Liddell is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich is in trouble now - Liddell has advanced to mount!
Gooderich wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gooderich is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Liddell wants to control the pace but Gooderich is squirming around nicely.

Liddell get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gooderich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gooderich moves away.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Gooderich.
Gooderich is looking to clinch.

Gooderich has managed to clinch.
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gooderich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liddell's face.
Gooderich misses with an elbow over the top.
Gooderich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Gooderich won't allow it.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Gooderich has double underhooks.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Gooderich dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gooderich is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell misses with a low kick as Gooderich jumps back.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Grant Gooderich has been cut.
Gooderich misses with a head kick.
Gooderich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gooderich to score with a decent uppercut.
Grant Gooderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Gooderich wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Gooderich fails with the takedown.
Liddell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Gooderich.
Grant Gooderich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gooderich will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a body punch but Gooderich moves out of range.
Gooderich is breathing heavily.
Gooderich scores with a head kick.
Gooderich avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Gooderich tries to clinch up.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gooderich on the side of the head.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gooderich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gooderich tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gooderich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gooderich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Gooderich on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich tries to clinch up.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gooderich doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Gooderich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Gooderich.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gooderich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gooderich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
A leg kick checked by Gooderich.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Gooderich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Gooderich as he connects with a hook.
Gooderich throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Gooderich.
Gooderich misses with a head kick.
Gooderich tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddell throws a low kick, looking for Gooderich's leg but Gooderich calmly moves out of range.
Gooderich throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gooderich throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.

Gooderich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Liddell is looking to reverse the position.
Gooderich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddell keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking for a sweep.
Gooderich is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gooderich decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Grant Gooderich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddell avoids the head kick by Gooderich.
Gooderich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Gooderich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gooderich prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Gooderich lands a body punch in the clinch.

Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gooderich tries to clinch
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Gooderich.
Gooderich tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Gooderich.
Gooderich closes the distance but Liddell moves to the side
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gooderich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gooderich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Liddell backs up against the ropes.
Gooderich tries a head kick but it misses.
Gooderich connects with a solid leg kick.
Gooderich tries to clinch up

and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gooderich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Liddell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Liddell's back!
Liddell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to escape the position.
Gooderich tries to keep control of the position but Liddell is staying busy.
Liddell is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gooderich.
Liddell trying to control the hands but Gooderich breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich controlling the position well here. Liddell rolled but Gooderich kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

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.
Gooderich trying to control momentarily.
Liddell has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gooderich controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gooderich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Grant Gooderich!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Grant Gooderich!

Grant Gooderich wins by majority decision!