PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franziskus Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Liddell
vs
Meier

195 cm
28
267 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

210 cm
30
286 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franziskus Meier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell tries to bum rush Meier with a series of wild strikes but Meier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddell tries to work over Meier's front leg with a kick but Meier checks it.
Meier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Meier throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Meier. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Meier.
Meier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Shane Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meier thows a body shot but no joy.
Meier lands a nice shot that snaps Liddell's head back.
Some wild striking there from Meier.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Meier.
Liddell misses with an uppercut.
Liddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meier to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Shane Liddell has been cut.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Meier.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Meier seems unphased.
Liddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Meier tries to sprawl out of it but Liddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Meier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Meier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meier swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Meier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Meier moves away from the strike by Liddell.
Franziskus Meier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meier swinging wildly here.
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meier misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to move into range but Meier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meier throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Meier cracks Liddell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Shane Liddell's cut is getting worse.
Meier looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Meier scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
Liddell shoots for a takedown but Meier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Liddell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Meier with a nice cross.
Liddell has a takedown stuffed.
Liddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meier.
Meier throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell throws a head kick but Meier moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meier counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Meier. That snapped Liddell's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Meier scores with a four punch combination!
Meier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Liddell in his tracks.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meier.
Meier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Liddell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Liddell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meier tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meier with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franziskus Meier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane 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.

Liddell throws a right and a left that Meier avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Meier.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meier lands a jab to the nose.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddell shoots in and drives through. Meier sprawls well.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Meier. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Meier seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Meier.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown but Meier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Meier moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meier swinging wildly here.
Meier throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shane Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Meier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddell.
Meier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meier tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meier dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Nice body punch from Meier.
Meier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
Meier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.

Liddell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Meier has his foot on Liddell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liddell works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Meier tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the cage.
Meier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liddell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell tries to break free but Meier pushes him back against the cage.

Meier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell shoots in but Meier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Meier.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Meier avoids it well.
Meier misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meier!

Shane Liddell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Meier throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Meier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Meier misses with the combination.

Liddell rushes Meier and presses him up against the cage.

Meier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meier slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Meier.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Meier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meier circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Franziskus Meier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell cracks Meier with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franziskus Meier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Liddell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Meier as Liddell shoots in.
Meier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Meier.
Meier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Meier avoids nicely.

Liddell closes the distance and pushes Meier back into the cage.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.

Meier breaks the clinch.
A combination from Meier does no damage.
Liddell takes a swing at Meier's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Meier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liddell throws a leg kick that misses.
Meier shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liddell eats them both and turns towards Meier to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Meier with a nice cross.
Meier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Meier avoids nicely.
Meier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell thumps Meier with a low kick.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Meier tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meier swinging wildly here.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Shane Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fails with the takedown.
Meier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meier tries to avoid it but Liddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meier to the ground. Meier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meier throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell shoots in for a double leg but Meier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Meier throws a series of strikes that have Liddell backpedaling.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Meier.
Meier stuffs the takedown attempt from Liddell. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with the punch.
Meier thuds a left hand into Liddell's body.
Meier throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Meier avoids it well.
Meier lands a two punch combo.
Meier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Liddell rushes Meier and presses him up against the cage.
Meier blocks a body shot from Liddell.
Liddell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meier is keeping busy.
Meier blocks an uppercut.

Meier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Meier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meier misses with a wild combination.
Meier fails to land with a series of punches.
Franziskus Meier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meier blocks a head kick by Liddell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Meier moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell throws a head kick but Meier moves out of range.
Meier scores with a jab. Liddell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franziskus Meier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franziskus Meier!