PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop Dogg - Murder was the Case. The crowd seem to be enjoying Medranda's choice of entrance music: Buck dich. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Little
vs
Medranda

185 cm
26
178 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
187 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little tries to clinch but Medranda is having none of it.
Medranda takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Medranda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Medranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little tries to land a front kick but Medranda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some wild striking there from Medranda.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Medranda throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Medranda misses with a double jab
and Little counters with a head kick.
Medranda swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Little tries to clinch up but Medranda circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Medranda misses the target.
Little slips under a jab from Medranda.
Jab, jab by Medranda - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda misses with a looping right.
Little shoots in looking for a takedown. Medranda tries to sprawl out of it but Little keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Medranda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medranda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Medranda looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.

Little rushes Medranda and presses him up against the cage.
Medranda lands a nice elbow.

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

Little pushes Medranda up against the cage in a clinch.

Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medranda lands an overhand right.
Medranda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Little shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Little showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Little is keen to just control but Medranda is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Medranda trying to control from the bottom.
Medranda is trying to stand up here but Little is controlling him well.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Medranda keeps working.

Omar Little has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Medranda tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little closes the distance and clinches up with Medranda, looking for a takedown. Little pushes Medranda against the cage but Medranda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Medranda avoids a kick to the body.
Medranda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Little is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Medranda.
Medranda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Little closes the distance looking to clinch
and Medranda counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Medranda defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Medranda misses.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Medranda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Medranda misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medranda. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Medranda misses with a few strikes there.
Medranda swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Medranda. Those never looked like landing.
Medranda moves out of range of the body kick.
Medranda misses the shot to the body.
Medranda misses with a wild combination.
Medranda just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Medranda scores with a three punch combo!
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Little lands a nice looking kick to the body. Medranda takes a step back to recover.
Some wild striking there from Medranda.
Medranda lands with a nice body kick.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Medranda.
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!
Little is looking to clinch but Medranda is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little takes one on the button.

Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Medranda wants to stand and escape but Little is having none of it.
Little throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Medranda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Little clinches up with Medranda and pushes him back against the cage.
Little is trying to drag Medranda to the mat but Medranda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Medranda pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Medranda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Little up against the cage.
Little is looking for a takedown.
Medranda is pressed up against the cage. Little has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Medranda down to the mat. Medranda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medranda moves out of range as Little throws a body kick.
Little looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Medranda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick by Medranda misses
and Little counters with a body kick that stops Medranda in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Medranda defends it nicely.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Medranda.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Little clinches with his opponent.

Medranda breaks the clinch.
Medranda lands with an uppercut that bounces Little off the cage and back into range.
Little shoots in but Medranda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carlos Medranda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Medranda just misses with a punch to the body.
Little looks for a takedown but Medranda sprawls well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Medranda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Medranda misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Little is defended easily by Medranda.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medranda.
Little shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Medranda.
Medranda throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Medranda lands with an overhand left.
Medranda misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos Medranda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medranda moves out of range as Little throws a body kick.
Medranda looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.

Little closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Medranda to the mat! Medranda manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medranda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Little is controlling him.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Medranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Medranda controlling Little's posture.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Medranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little throws a big right hand that misses.
Little stays in close to Medranda's body and controls the position.

Omar Little has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Little shoots in and drives through. Medranda sprawls well.
Carlos Medranda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little moves out of range as Medranda strikes.
Medranda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Medranda throws a right hand that misses
and Little counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medranda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Little throws a body kick that misses.
Medranda misses with a double jab.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
Little bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Medranda lands a really nice looking cross but Little seems unphased.
Medranda scores with a leg kick.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Medranda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Medranda gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Little to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Medranda wants to hit a switch here but Little passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Medranda there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Medranda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Medranda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Medranda tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Medranda does no damage.
Medranda takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Medranda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Medranda wants it to stay on the feet.
Medranda misses with a series of wild punches.
Medranda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Medranda.
Little blocks a head kick by Medranda.
Medranda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Medranda avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little avoids the head kick by Medranda.
Medranda is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Medranda. No joy for Little on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little throws a head kick but Medranda moves out of range.
Medranda just misses with a punch to the body.
Medranda lands a head kick!
Medranda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Medranda.
Medranda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Little takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Medranda motions for Little to come forward. Medranda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Little looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little sitting in guard here, content to control.
Medranda is controlling Little's posture.
Medranda wants to stand and escape but Little is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Medranda.
Little looks to land a body kick but Medranda moved away.
Little fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Medranda avoids it really well and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Medranda checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda misses with a wild combination.

Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Medranda tries to break free but Little pushes him back against the cage.

Little has clasped his hands together around Medranda's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Little landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Little tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Little has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Omar Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medranda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Little.
Medranda is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Little is controlling him well.
Little trying to control the action but Medranda is working from the bottom.

Little working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Little tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Little has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Medranda prevents Little from moving into mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Medranda is looking to regain half guard here but Little keeps moving and retains side control.
Little throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Little showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Medranda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Medranda!
Carlos Medranda decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.