PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Vicent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Vicent
vs
Liddell

198 cm
30
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sparta Fightware
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Vicent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicent throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
No luck for Liddell with that takedown attempt.
Vicent misses with a body punch

and Liddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vicent is trying to push Liddell away but Liddell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liddell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vicent is defending well for now.

Liddell jumps guard.
Vicent sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Vicent tries to pass.
Vicent not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicent tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Vicent just wasn't active enough.
Vicent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vicent.
Liddell with a poor takedown
and Vicent counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vicent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vicent misses with a wild body shot.
Vicent tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Liddell blocks the low kick.

Vicent moves into the clinch successfully.

Vicent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Vicent circles away.
Vicent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liddell checks the leg kick.
Vicent wants to slow Liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vicent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vicent misses with an uppercut
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Vicent.
Victor Vicent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vicent looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicent misses with a head kick.
Victor Vicent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Victor Vicent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Vicent throws a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
Vicent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Vicent is looking to land body kicks.
Vicent throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liddell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vicent's waist but Vicent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddell off to one side.
Liddell tries to clinch but Vicent moves away
and Vicent counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vicent is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicent throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vicent throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Vicent takes the fight into the clinch.

Liddell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vicent uses from the top position.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Vicent is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vicent trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Vicent sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Vicent dominated that round.
That's time! Vicent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vicent swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liddell fails with the takedown
and Vicent counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Vicent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Liddell blocks the low kick.
Vicent thumps Liddell with a low kick.
Vicent looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Vicent throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vicent pinned against the cage. Vicent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vicent.
Liddell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vicent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vicent misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vicent has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vicent pushes Liddell away with a front kick.
Liddell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from Vicent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicent tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor Vicent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Vicent connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vicent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vicent is looking to wear down Liddell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vicent wants to slow Liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
Liddell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vicent throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Vicent.
Good work by Liddell as he checks the leg kick.
Vicent lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicent goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liddell is looking to clinch.
Liddell shoots for a takedown but Vicent saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vicent lands with a kick to the temple. Liddell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Liddell darts in trying to clinch
and Vicent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Vicent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vicent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vicent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vicent circles away.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Vicent.
Liddell tries to clinch up.
Vicent lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Vicent.
Vicent wants to slow Liddell down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Vicent dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vicent clinches with his opponent.

Liddell jumps guard.
Vicent trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vicent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vicent throwing strikes from guard but Liddell blocks nicely.
Vicent is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Vicent wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Liddell blocks a head kick by Vicent.
Vicent throws a head kick that misses.
Vicent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vicent counters with a thumping low kick.
Vicent throws a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
Vicent tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Victor Vicent is winning the standup battle so far.
Vicent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Victor Vicent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicent attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vicent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell checks a leg kick.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vicent makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liddell really felt that one!
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.
Victor Vicent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Vicent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Vicent slaps away a takedown attempt from Liddell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Liddell tries to clinch up
and Vicent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vicent 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.
A shot to the liver by Vicent. Beautiful body shot.
Vicent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vicent misses with a head kick.
Vicent throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vicent misses with a body kick.

Liddell forces Vicent back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vicent to keep the fight standing.
Liddell scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell fails to pull 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 fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liddell misses with an elbow strike.
Vicent blocks the elbow strike.
Liddell is trying to pull guard but Vicent has him pressed against the cage.
Liddell jumps guard but Vicent stands there with Liddell around his waist. Liddell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liddell wants to take the fight to the mat but Vicent manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vicent working hard to break the clinch.
Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vicent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Vicent.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vicent, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Vicent!
Victor Vicent seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.