PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . 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?

Little
vs
Briggs

170 cm
22
151 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

177 cm
24
158 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Briggs misses with a low kick.
Little looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Briggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Briggs.
Little takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Little pushes him off.
Little throws a lazy body kick
and Briggs counters with a two punch combo.
Little tries to work over Briggs's front leg with a kick but Briggs checks it.
Briggs is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Briggs looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little digs a good hook to Briggs's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs misses with a wild combination.
Briggs walks into a stiff left hand from Little.
Briggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs checks the leg kick.
Little misses with the combination.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Little pushes him off.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Briggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Little takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Briggs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Little blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Briggs misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Briggs tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Briggs tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little 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.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little throws a good cross that connects.
Little lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little throws a one two combo.
Briggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Little.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little throws a right hand that Briggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Briggs also avoids with ease.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Briggs throws a one two combo.
Briggs slips a jab and a cross from Little.
Briggs throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Briggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Littles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Little darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Briggs blocks a head kick by Little.
Briggs tries to clinch up.
Briggs throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs throws a combination that misses
and Little counters with a left and a right that stings Briggs.
Little throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut there from Briggs.
Little throws a series of punches but Briggs avoids them all with ease.
Little throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little digs a good body shot into Briggs's ribs.
Little ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Briggs.

Briggs closes the distance and clinches.
Briggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Little gets an underhook and turns Briggs into the cage.

Briggs breaks the clinch.
Briggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Little misses with the combination.
A combination from Briggs does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looks to clinch
and Little counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little jabs Briggs right on the nose. Briggs blinks but takes it well.

Briggs closes the distance and clinches.

Briggs breaks the clinch.
Briggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Briggs.
Briggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Little.
Briggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Briggs misses with the combination.
Briggs tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Briggs tries to clinch up.
Little lands the left hand.
Little stalks Briggs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Briggs's face. Briggs staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little misses with a looping right.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Briggs moves out of range easily.
Briggs misses with a wild combination.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jackson Briggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.

Briggs has managed to clinch.
Briggs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Briggs has Little pushed against the cage.

Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Dalton Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Briggs misses.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Little works over Briggs's head and body with a nice combination.
Briggs misses with a wild combination.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Briggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Little's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Briggs. Briggs obviously looking to wear him down.

Briggs clinches.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Briggs is controlling him.

Briggs breaks the clinch.
Briggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Little should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Little.
Briggs misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Briggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Briggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Briggs misses with an uppercut
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Briggs misses with a double jab.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
Briggs misses with the combination.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Briggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Little. Little obviously looking to wear him down.
Little scores with a one two! Briggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little works the jab nicely.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Briggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Briggs is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Briggs misses with a looping left.
Little jabs at Briggs's body.
Little connects with a combination that backs up Briggs into the cage. Little lands a flurry of punches that gets past Briggs's guard. Briggs is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Little bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton Little!
A very excited looking Dalton Little made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.