PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stymae Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stymae Stinson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Stinson
vs
Little

181 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stymae Stinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Little!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little shoots in for a double leg but Stinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Stinson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Little tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stinson is in Little's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Little is controlling Stinson's posture.

Little had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stinson defends it easily.
Stinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Stinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Little enables Stinson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Little manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little wants to sweep here but Stinson controlling him for the moment.
Stinson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little keeping full guard, as Stinson tries to pass.
Stinson is working hard here to advance position.
Stinson is looking to stand up but Little won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson looking to pass the guard.

Stinson stands up from Little's guard - Stinson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Stinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Little closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stinson circles away.
Horrible takedown by Little or perhaps it was just good defense by Stinson which made him look bad.
Stymae Stinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Little.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stinson is defended easily by Little.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is looking to clinch.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Stinson as Little shoots in.
Little looks gassed!

Little pushes Stinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Stinson leaning his opponent against the cage.

Little manages to break the clinch.
Stinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Little as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch

and Stinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stinson.
Stinson wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Stinson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Stinson trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Stymae Stinson just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinson fails with the takedown.
Little thuds a left hand into Stinson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stymae Stinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Little as he avoids it easily.
Little takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stymae Stinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little darts in trying to clinch

and Stinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stinson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stinson trying to control the position but Little is working away.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little prevents Stinson from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little struggling a bit here.
Stinson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Little sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stinson lands an elbow.
Little is trying to control Stinson's posture but Stinson avoids it.

Stinson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Stinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Little is breathing heavily.
Stinson controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stinson blocks Little's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Stinson controlling from the full mount.
Stinson landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stinson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Little's face.
Stinson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Little looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Omar Little has been cut.
Stinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Little is looking to escape.
Stinson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Little?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Little is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stinson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Little has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Little is still in real trouble! Can Stinson finish him?
Little is in a horrible position here. Stinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stinson trying to control but Little is having none of it.
Little seems to have recovered his senses.
Stymae Stinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stinson controlling from the full mount.
Stinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stinson wants to control the pace but Little is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stymae Stinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Little's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Little tries to clinch up but Stinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stinson throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Stinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Little.
Little throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stinson's waist but Stinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Little off to one side.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Stymae Stinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omar Little.
Stinson closes the distance and clinches up with Little, looking for a takedown. Stinson pushes Little against the cage but Little circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Stinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little dives in and grabs Stinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stinson pushes down on Little's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Little's waist but Little gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stinson off to one side.

Stinson drives through with a takedown into Little's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stinson looking to pass the guard.
Stinson wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
Stinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stymae Stinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Stinson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Little did well to prevent Stinson getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson lands with a punch from half guard.
Stinson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Little with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Stinson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stinson prevents Little from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Little!

Stinson looking for a guillotine from mount but Little is having none of it.
Stinson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Little's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinson landing shots from mount.
Stinson tries to control but Little wriggling away.
Little tries to hold on but Stinson pushes him away.
Stinson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That has opened up Omar Little's cut even more.
Stinson raining down hammerfists from mount.

The cut above Omar Little's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stinson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Omar Little'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 Omar Little's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stymae Stinson!