PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Spade
vs
Little

190 cm
44
196 lbs
49 - 26 - 2

189 cm
25
198 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 49 - 26 - 2, fighting out of New York, Scott Spade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Little throws a combination that misses
and Spade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spade misses with a double jab.
Spade slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Spade lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Little throws a right hand that Spade ducks under and follows up with a left that Spade also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little misses the body punch
and Spade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spade slips a jab and a cross from Little.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Little releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spade moves out of range as Little strikes.
Spade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spade avoids the head kick by Little.
Spade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spade swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spade.
It looked like Spade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Little.
Little throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott Spade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Spade counter with a right hand.
Little wants to clinch.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little digs a good hook to Spade's body.
Spade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spade blocks a head kick by Little.
Little swinging wildly here.
Spade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spade blocks a head kick by Little.
An attempted straight right counter from Spade misses the target.
Little scores with a leg kick.
Spade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Little throws a right hand that Spade ducks under and follows up with a left that Spade also avoids with ease.
It looked like Spade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Little.
Spade throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Spade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spade was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
A slow jab from Spade misses its intended target.
Little misses with the combination.
Spade tried to counter with a leg kick but Little avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Spade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Little dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spade avoids the head kick by Little.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spade might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Spade.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spade looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
A big right from Little misses.
Spade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Little throws a counter combo.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roger Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little throws a right hand that Spade ducks under and follows up with a left that Spade also avoids with ease.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spade's head.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Spade jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Spade is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Little.
Little lands a high kick!
A head kick by Little misses
and Spade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little misses with a body shot.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spade.
Little motions for Spade to come forward. Little throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spade lands with a good body shot.
Little feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spade circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Spade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sloppy strikes from Spade. Those never looked like landing.
Spade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Spade backs off Little throws a huge counter combo but Spade manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little motions for Spade to come forward. Little throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Little lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Spade misses.
Despite the aggression on Little's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Little throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spade avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Little looks to move away, Spade throws a big counter combo bu Little just gets out of the way.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
Spade is looking for a counter combo.
Little avoids the body shot from Spade.
Little throws a combination that misses
and Spade counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to work over Spade's front leg with a kick but Spade checks it.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Spade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spade lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little shoots in and drives through. Spade sprawls well.
Little throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spade connects with a leg kick. Little looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Little tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spade appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Spade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Little is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spade rather than just go for the knockout.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Little lands a nice looking body shot.
Little throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spade counters with a straight right hand.
Spade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little's head.
Spade throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Little looks for the body kick but Spade saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Little scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spade's calf.
Spade throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Little tries to move into range but Spade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roger Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Spade moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spade.
A chopping leg kick lands by Little.
Spade throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spade tries a low kick but Little avoids it.
Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spade counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
Little misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little is looking to clinch but Spade is avoiding it.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spade checks a leg kick.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Little takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott Spade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throws a right hand that Spade ducks under and follows up with a left that Spade also avoids with ease.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Spade tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spade throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Little misses
enabling Spade to counter with a crisp jab.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Little misses with a shot to the body
and Spade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Little throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spade.
Little misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Spade. Beautiful body shot.
Little moves away from the strike by Spade.
Little goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Little digs a good hook to Spade's body.
Spade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Spade lands a big uppercut and Little crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Little looks OK. Spade waves Little back to his feet!

Little is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Little limp body while Spade jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Spade!
Scott Spade spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.