PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Carden (ranked 1469 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Ty Little (ranked 202 p4p, 287 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Simple Man. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carden
vs
Little

174 cm
23
165
7 - 5 - 0

174 cm
21
164
5 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Carden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little loads up on a big right hand but Carden slips the punch.
Donk. Carden catches Little right on the button with a cross.
Carden moves out of range of the strikes.
Little slips a jab from Carden.
Carden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carden misses with a straight right.
Little fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carden is out of range.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Carden off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Carden misses the shot to the body.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Carden throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Good exchange - Little coming out on top.
Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carden misses the jab.
Carden throws a body shot but no joy.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've been told by Carden's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Little does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carden misses with a straight right.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
Little scores with a punch to the head.
Carden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little.
Jab, jab by Carden - just one landing.
Little takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Carden moves away and avoids it.
Little is looking to slow Carden down with leg kicks.
Little misses with a hook. Carden ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Little misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carden.
A cross from Little lands.
Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little moves away from the strike by Carden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Carden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carden.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Carden misses the target.
Carden misses the jab.
Carden connects with a looping right hand.
Carden connects with the punch.
Carden throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little slips a jab from Carden.
Carden sizes up Little with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carden slips under a jab.
Ty Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Carden takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Carden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Little connects with a right hand. Carden shakes it off.
Carden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carden.
Little wants to land a leg kick but Carden is out of range.
Little throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carden scores with a nice head shot.
Little cracks Carden with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Carden.
Little misses with a straight left.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carden throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little throws out a counter right but Carden avoids it with no problem.
A left and a right from Little both land. Nice combination.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Carden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carden.
Carden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Carden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carden checks a leg kick.
Carden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Little misses.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Carden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
A left lands for Carden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Little misses with a looping left.
Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carden. Carden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carden swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carden moves away.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carden lands with a shot to the body.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Little throws a right and a left that Carden avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Carden throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Carden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carden slips under a jab from Little.
Carden moves out of range as Little strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little throws a lazy right hand but Carden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carden throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ty Little will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carden ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Carden throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Carden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carden ducks under a wild hook from Little.
An attempted straight right counter from Carden misses the target.
Little looks to land a left hand but Carden moved out of range nicely.
Carden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Carden.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.

Carden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Little on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carden with the ground and pound but Little regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Carden is trying to work for a kimura but Little is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Little works his way to full guard. Good work.
Little is pulling down on Carden's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carden is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
Carden postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it.
Carden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carden throws an elbow that misses. Little uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carden's guard. Nice move by Little!

Little trying to control but Carden is working from the bottom.
Carden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carden has a closed guard, preventing Little from standing up.
Carden looking for a sweep. Not yet Carden, not yet.
Little has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carden is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ty Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Little misses.
Little throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carden on the side of the head.
Carden lands a nice shot to the body.
Carden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Carden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little throws a hook but Carden avoids it easily.
Carden avoids the body shot from Little.
Carden wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
Little connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carden's hands.
Little throws an off balance right hand
and Carden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carden.
Little walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Little misses with a head kick.
Little lands a nice shot that snaps Carden's head back.
Carden misses with a straight right.

Little gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carden to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carden is stalling in the full guard.
Little wants to stand and escape but Carden is having none of it.
Carden chips away with some ground and pound.
Carden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carden is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control.
Carden is working Little over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carden looking to pass the guard.
Carden throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Carden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Carden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Little throws a series of punches but Carden moves out of range.
Carden appears to be looking for a big counter.
Little lands a jab to the nose.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Carden ducks down to avoid it.
Little keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carden slips a straight right by Little.
Little misses with a right hand
and Carden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little moves away from the strike by Carden.
Carden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carden ducks under a wild hook from Little.
An attempted straight right counter from Carden misses the target.
Carden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carden is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Carden moves out of range easily.
Little throws a right hand that misses
and Carden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Carden misses the jab.
A nice side step and Little releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Little throws a hook to the side of Carden's head but Carden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carden jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little throws out a loose jab but Carden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Carden.
A big right from Carden misses.
Carden looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.

Little gets tackled into the cage by Carden. Carden maintains the clinch.

Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carden staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Little misses.
Carden looks to land a left hand but Little moved out of range nicely.
Little takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carden throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carden wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
Little just misses with a punch to the body.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Carden.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
Carden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carden throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Little blocks a jab.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carden throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
A big left from Little misses.
Carden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Carden misses with a straight left.
Carden misses with a body shot.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
Carden throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little throws a hook but Carden blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Little.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Carden with that takedown attempt.
Carden looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Little falls off balance throwing a combination
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carden throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carden throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Carden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Little finds it's way round the side to connect with Carden's head.
Carden slips under a jab.
Carden is looking to counter punch.
Carden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Carden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Little misses the jab.
A big left from Little misses.
It looked like Carden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carden moves forwards but Little connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Little.
A shot to the liver by Carden. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Little darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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 connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carden momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carden.
Carden misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
Carden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carden. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little catches Carden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Carden clinches.
Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Carden won't allow it.

Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little slaps away a takedown attempt from Carden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Carden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Carden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Carden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Little looks to land a right hand but Carden moved out of range.
Carden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
Carden staying out of range there.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carden.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Little comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Little has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ty Little!
After the fight, Ty Little was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.