PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Don
vs
Liddell

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave The Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands with an overhand left.
The Don shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Don gets slowly back to his feet.

The Don looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell is wriggling around but The Don manages to pass to half guard.
Liddell pushes The Don off but The Don dives into side control.

The Don decides to stand back up. The Don steps back and let's Liddell get back to his feet.
Liddell connects with a jab.
Liddell lands a right hook to the body.
Liddell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Don's hands.
The Don uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
The Don misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Liddell connects with a right hand. The Don shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

The Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but The Don has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but The Don keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but The Don won't allow it.
The Don with a knee to the head.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.

The Don breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Don has closed the distance and engaged Liddell in a clinch.

The Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Don stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liddell scores with a jab.
Liddell throws a wild hook but The Don just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Liddell gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - The Don raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave The Don!
A relieved looking Dave The Don thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.