PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gord Birds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's entrance music is It's Dark and Hell is hot. A fine choice. Chuck Liddell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gord Birds's chin.

Liddell
vs
Birds

186 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Predator Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gord Birds!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birds tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
Birds wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Birds moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Birds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Birds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Liddell clinches.
Liddell keeps control of Birds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Liddell manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Birds. Birds gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell swinging wilding here.
Birds shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gord Birds.
Birds closes the distance looking to clinch

and Liddell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Birds's guard now.
Birds wants to sweep here but Liddell controlling him for the moment.
Birds is looking to stand up but Liddell isn't so interested in that idea.
Liddell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Birds won't let him.
Liddell trying to control but Birds is working from the bottom.
Birds pulls Liddell in close to prevent any damage.
Birds working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
Liddell is trying to control the position but Birds postures up.
Liddell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Birds trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Birds gets to his feet. Liddell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Birds wants to clinch but Liddell slips to the side

and Liddell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Birds's guard.

Liddell gets to his feet. Birds looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Birds drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Birds wants to stand but Liddell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Birds looks gassed!
Birds wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
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.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Birds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Gord Birds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell throws and low kick but Birds moves out of range easily.
Birds with a poor takedown

and Liddell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Birds!
Birds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Liddell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birds wants to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.
Liddell controlling the pace for now.

Liddell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Birds is now in Liddell's guard. A big mistake from Liddell there, giving up the dominant position!
Birds trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Birds looking to pass the guard.
Birds working some strikes from top position.
Birds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liddell is keeping the position for now.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Birds controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birds wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.
Birds is looking to stand up but Liddell won't let him.
Liddell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Birds can't escape the 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.
Birds's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Birds is breathing heavily.
Birds working to try and regain half guard.
Liddell lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Birds is in a horrible position here. Liddell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birds darts in trying to clinch

so Liddell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Birds is trying to keep Liddell in close.
Birds wants to get back to his feet but Liddell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birds trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
Birds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Birds is looking to stand up but Liddell isn't so interested in that idea.
Birds is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Liddell stands up and waves to Birds to follow him.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Birds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Liddell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liddell.
Birds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Birds keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
Birds working a defensive guard here.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Birds keeps moving.
Liddell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.
Liddell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Birds is on top in guard.

Liddell pushes Birds off and gets back to his feet.
Birds looks to clinch
and Liddell counters with an inside leg kick.
Birds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!