PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between dane little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rue Van der Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rue Van der Kill will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

little
vs
Van der Kill

165 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, dane little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rue Van der Kill!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
little shoots in looking for a takedown. Van der Kill tries to sprawl out of it but little keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van der Kill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rue Van der Kill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van der Kill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but little circles away quickly and effectively.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch up but little swats him away and circles back towards the center.

little feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
little is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
little seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van der Kill for as long as he can get away with.
little is standing up over Van der Kill. Van der Kill looks to escape but little dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van der Kill tries to escape but little is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
little takes a little break here. Van der Kill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Van der Kill is trying to strike from the bottom but little has passed into full mount.
Van der Kill throwing hammer fists to the chest of little. What's that going to do exactly?
Van der Kill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Van der Kill tries to buck little off but he can't manage it.
Van der Kill is looking to improve his position but little isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
little sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van der Kill wants to get back to his feet.
Van der Kill looks gassed!
little looking to control and managing it successfully.
little blocks Van der Kill's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
little content just to control the position here.
Van der Kill throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Van der Kill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Van der Kill is trying to stand up.
Van der Kill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van der Kill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van der Kill is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
little looking to control and managing it successfully.
little prevents Van der Kill from getting the reversal.
Van der Kill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van der Kill tries to buck little off but he can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van der Kill tries to reverse the position but little maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dane little dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Van der Kill tries to clinch up but little circles away and keeps his distance.
Van der Kill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch up but little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van der Kill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dane little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by little or perhaps it was just good defense by Van der Kill which made him look bad.
little swats away the attempt to clinch by Van der Kill.
little keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van der Kill wants to clinch up but little keeps it at a distance.
Van der Kill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch but little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van der Kill.
Van der Kill wants to clinch.
Van der Kill is breathing heavily.
Van der Kill is looking to clinch but little is avoiding it.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch up but little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van der Kill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
little changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van der Kill tries to avoid it but little manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van der Kill to the ground. Van der Kill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van der Kill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van der Kill tries to clinch up but little circles away and keeps his distance.
Van der Kill wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van der Kill tries to clinch but little is having none of it.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch but little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van der Kill tries to clinch up.
Van der Kill wants to clinch.
little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Van der Kill.
Rue Van der Kill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
little dodges the punch combination from Van der Kill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
little tries for a takedown but Van der Kill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dane little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Van der Kill.
Van der Kill tries to clinch there but little circles away.
Van der Kill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van der Kill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van der Kill pivots, looking for a leg kick but little is out of range and Van der Kill settles back down.
A punch combination from Van der Kill misses.
little swats away the attempt to clinch by Van der Kill.
Van der Kill fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van der Kill is looking to clinch but little is avoiding it.
little keeps the fight on the outside.
Van der Kill throws a right hand that little ducks under and follows up with a left that little also avoids with ease.
Van der Kill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt little.
little checks the leg kick.
Van der Kill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as little backs up against the cage.
Van der Kill tries to clinch but little moves out of range.
Van der Kill throws a combination. little tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van der Kill wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van der Kill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rue Van der Kill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Van der Kill misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Van der Kill.
little fails with the takedown.
little shoots in but Van der Kill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van der Kill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van der Kill tries to clinch there but little circles away.
Van der Kill stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dane little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch up but little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
little takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
little closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van der Kill circles away.
Van der Kill doesn't manage to clinch there - little circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Kill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van der Kill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van der Kill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van der Kill wants to clinch up but little keeps it at a distance.
Van der Kill swinging wilding here.
Van der Kill tries to clinch but little is having none of it.
Van der Kill moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Van der Kill.
Van der Kill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
little swats away the attempt to clinch by Van der Kill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van der Kill moves in looking to clinch but little pushes him off.
Van der Kill lands a nice looking body kick.
Van der Kill wants to clinch.
Van der Kill looks to land a combination. little sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van der Kill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van der Kill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and little counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Van der Kill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van der Kill wants to sweep but little has passed to side control!
Van der Kill throws a few strikes from the bottom but little takes advantage and mounts!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
little takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van der Kill is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
little blocks Van der Kill's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Van der Kill swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Van der Kill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
little controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van der Kill is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Van der Kill throwing hammer fists to the chest of little. What's that going to do exactly?
Van der Kill is desperately trying to improve his position but little has a good base and remains in mount.
little controlling his opponent.
little prevents Van der Kill from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van der Kill is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
dane little showed his dominance in that final round.
I think little has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dane little!