PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodney Ang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Little's chin.

Little
vs
Ang

189 cm
28
198 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

183 cm
47
197 lbs
36 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little fails in his attempt to clinch.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
Ang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.

Little takes the fight into the clinch.
Little misses with a punch to the body.
Little lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Little stops a takedown attempt from Ang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little working aggressively here.
Ang blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Little is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ang is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Little to the mat. Little regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Little looking for a sweep. Not yet Little, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little managing to control the position.
Little is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Little is working an open guard so Ang takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ang tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a glancing blow to the side of Ang's head.
Little lands a jab to the nose.

Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Ang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Ang.
Little lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ang or not.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Little lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Little lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little is pressed up against the cage. Ang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Little down to the mat. Little avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little looks to land a combination but Ang avoids it well.
Ang feints the counter takedown.
Little swings for the body but Ang moves out of range.
Ang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Little looks to land a left hand but Ang moved out of range nicely.
Ang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Little clinches.
Little lands a shoulder strike.
Ang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roger Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Ang.
Ang blocks an uppercut.
Little misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little lands a hook that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Ang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ang is working for takedown but Little is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Little fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Little scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little with a nice cross.
Jab by Little.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ang on the side of the head.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ang manages to avoid it.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Ang drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Little defends it well.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Little dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Little misses with a wild body shot.

Little closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Little is defending well.
Little gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ang.
Little gets underhooks to prevent Ang's takedown attempt.
Roger Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Ang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries to throw a body punch but Ang avoids it by throwing Little back against the cage.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Ang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little struggles to land a body shot inside as Ang controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little cracks Ang with a nice body shot.
Ang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Little pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roger Little has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Ang blocking some punches.
Ang prevents a body shot from Little.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little controlling the action here for a moment.
Ang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Little scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ang can do to turn this around?
Little tries a body shot but Ang blocks it.
Ang is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Little is defending well.
Little lands with a short shot to the head.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries for a takedown but Ang manages to get underhooks.
Ang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Little has a couple of punches blocked by Ang.
Little tries to work over Ang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Ang uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Little creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ang blocks an uppercut.
Ang has Little pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Little manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Little lands an uppercut.
Ang is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ang blocks an uppercut.
Little pressing his opponent against the cage.
Little swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Little is pushing Ang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Little tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ang's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Little breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Little tries to clinch but Ang moves out of range.
Little dips to his left and cracks Ang with an uppercut!
Ang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little throws the left hand but Ang avoids the punch easily.

Little has closed the distance and engaged Ang in a clinch.
Little misses with a body punch.
Little can't find room to land a body shot as Ang controls the action.
Little lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little prevents a takedown attempt there.
Little stops a takedown attempt from Ang.
A nice left hand lands by Little.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands a hook that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little fails to pull guard.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Little lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Ang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Little avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roger Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Ang.
Little misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Little fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Little tries to clinch but Ang is having none of it.
Ang with the counter takedown but Little avoids it easily.
Little moves to clinch but Ang breaks away

and Ang counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little has one of Ang's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Little wants to control but Ang is keeping busy.
Roger Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little is looking for a sweep. Ang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Little has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ang is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Little wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ang circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Ang tries to counter it with a takedown but Little pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Ang feints the counter takedown.
Little misses with a looping left.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little tries to clinch but Ang is having none of it.
Ang drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Little defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ang feints the counter takedown.
Roger Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little takes a swing at Ang's ribcage but misses.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ang paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Little!
A less than humble Roger Little misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.