PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Little (ranked 3572 p4p, 398 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 4106 p4p, 438 weight class). Little comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Little
vs
Rutherford

189 cm
34
198 lbs
20 - 20 - 0

187 cm
31
190 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little misses with an attempted mid kick.
No luck for Rutherford with that takedown attempt.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Rutherford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutherford throws a sloppy body shot
and Little counters with a two punch combo.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Little's sensitive parts.
Rutherford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Little throws a half hearted mid kick.

Little forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
Rutherford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutherford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Rutherford misses with a head kick.
Rutherford fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Rutherford fails to land the takedown.
Roger Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Little misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roger Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutherford closes the distance and clinches up with Little, looking for a takedown. Rutherford pushes Little against the cage but Little circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford 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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little cracks Rutherford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutherford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Rutherford misses with a head kick.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutherford throws a right and a left that Little avoids nicely.
Little lands a jab to the nose.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Little looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Rutherford throws a big counter head kick but Little avoids it with no problem.
Rutherford moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutherford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutherford.
Little pushes Rutherford away with a front kick.
Little stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Little wants it to stay on the feet.
Little thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rutherfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rutherford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
Little blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Little avoids it.
Rutherford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Rutherford rushes Little and presses him up against the cage.
Rutherford working hard to break the clinch.
Rutherford is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little misses with some punches.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.

Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rutherford shoots in looking for a takedown but Little manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rutherford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Little is looking to counter with a body kick.
Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rutherford. Rutherford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Rutherford is rocked!
Little misses the jab.

Little closes the distance and clinches.
Little has Rutherford pressed against the cage, preventing Rutherford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Little lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Little working aggressively here.

Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Little listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
Little looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutherford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Little circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a double jab
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Little avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Little misses with a hook.
Little looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Rutherford tried to score with a low kick but Little checks it.
Little closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Little blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Rutherford moves away and avoids it.
Little scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rutherford is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Little checks the leg kick nicely there.
Little misses with a kick to the body.
Rutherford seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutherford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Little as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Little does it's job there.
Rutherford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Little is rocked!
Rutherford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Little dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rutherford tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Little swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little keeps control of Rutherford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little moves away from the strike by Rutherford.

Little gets a clinch.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
Little misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutherford can't break the clinch.
Little keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
Rutherford is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roger Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Rutherford lands but Little takes it in his stride.
Oh Little is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rutherford takes the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford lands a big right hand that drops Little! The killer instinct kicks in and Rutherford finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rutherford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Rutherford!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Rutherford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Roger Little was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.