PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Littel Big (ranked 7004 p4p, 519 weight class) and Luca Blight (ranked 23858 p4p, 541 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Big
vs
Blight

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Littel Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Big.

Big has managed to clinch.
Big throws a knee to the head but misses.

Blight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big digs a good body shot into Blight's ribs.

Blight has Big up against the cage in a clinch.
Big tries to break free but Blight pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blight misses with the head strike.

Blight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blight slips a jab from Big.

Big takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big's elbow.

Big's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Big misses.
Blight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blight takes a jab right on the kisser.

Big gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Big is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Blight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blight fails with a takedown attempt.
Big throws a front kick aimed at Blight's knee but Blight avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Blight closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Big quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blight is working away from the top position though.
Blight wants to take a breather but Big is having none of it.
Big wants to stand back up but Blight manages to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Big wants to get back to his feet.
Big looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Big keeps working.
Big is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blight working away.
Big is not content to let Blight control the position.
Big prevents Blight from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blight thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Big is trying to control Blight's posture but Blight avoids it.
Blight trying to control the position but Big is working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Blight is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Big has escaped the position, nice work there.
Big can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blight content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blight misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Blight wants to control but Big is keeping him busy.
Blight throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Blight's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blight wants to control but Big is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Blight trying to control the action but Big is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luca Blight will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Big throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Big as he jumps to the side.
Big went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blight is looking to clinch.

Big closes the distance and pushes Blight back into the cage.

Blight breaks from the clinch.
Big misses the jab.
Blight shoots in for a takedown but Big shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Big rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Big.
Big wants to clinch up but Blight keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big throws a jab but it's blocked by Blight.
Big misses with a few strikes there.
Big looks to land a left hand but Blight moved out of range nicely.
Blight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Big.
Blight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Big is looking to counter the offense by Blight and move into the clinch.
Blight fails with a takedown attempt.
Littel Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Blight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Big misses its intended target.
Blight defending well as Big loads up on a big left hand.

Blight shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Big's guard.

Big pushes Blight off and gets back to his feet.
Blight ducks under a wild hook from Big.
Blight is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Blight closes the distance and clinches.
Blight misses with a punch to the body.
Blight prevents Big from breaking the clinch.
Big struggles to land a body shot inside as Blight controls his hands.
Big gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blight.
Big doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Big pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Littel Big is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Big scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blight back to the cage. Big follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Big is looking to clinch but Blight is avoiding it.
Blight darts in looking for a takedown but Big gets double underhooks and turns Blight into the cage.

Blight shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blight throwing shots but Big is blocking nicely.
Blight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blight.
Big is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blight can do to turn this around?
Big is refusing to be controlled, as Blight sits in half guard.
Blight looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blight wants to take a breather but Big is having none of it.

Blight wants to work for an arm triangle but Big is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blight wants to take a breather but Big is having none of it.
Big tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Blight manages to move to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blight controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blight has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Big is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luca Blight!
A victorious Luca Blight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.