PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Savard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Intro - DMX. Savard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Voivod- Tribal convictions kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Liddell
vs
Savard

189 cm
32
220 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

191 cm
26
222 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Choke Liddell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Serge Savard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savard falls off balance throwing a combination

and Liddell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Liddell trying to control the action but Savard is working from the bottom.
Liddell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liddell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Savard!
Savard wants to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Savard is working to get back to half guard.
Liddell thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savard blocking the ground and pound.
Savard is bucking up trying to escape but Liddell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Liddell throws some wild stikes that Savard manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

It looks like Serge Savard has been cut.
Liddell throwing strikes here but Savard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Liddell throwing strikes here but Savard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Liddell dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell misses with a head shot.
Savard tries to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.
Liddell throwing strikes here but Savard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell landing strikes from the mount and Savard is in trouble!

That has opened up Serge Savard's cut even more.
Liddell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Savard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Savard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Liddell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Savard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Liddell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Liddell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Liddell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Liddell misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Liddell landing strikes from the mount.

Serge Savard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Serge Savard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Choke Liddell!
Choke Liddell retains his light heavyweight title!
Choke Liddell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.