PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ryan Little enters the cage!

Mayweather
vs
Little

200 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Little!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.

Mayweather scores with a takedown into Little's guard.
Mayweather trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Mayweather is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather is fighting to break Little's control of his arms but Little is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Little trying to control the position.
Little is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayweather wants to get back to full guard.
Mayweather might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Little seems to be working for a kimura but Mayweather defends the submission attempt.
Mayweather is not content to let Little control the position.
Little is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayweather makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mayweather is looking to clinch.

Mayweather shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Little is trying to defend but Mayweather finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Little tries to get to full guard but Mayweather has control of the leg.

Little actively working from the bottom here.
Mayweather is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mayweather is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mayweather tries to stand but can't do so whilst Little controls his leg.

Mayweather decides to return to a standing position.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roger Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mayweather counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mayweather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Little on the ground.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Mayweather stays in close to Little's body and controls the position.
Mayweather trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather preventing the sweep.
Mayweather sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Little's guard.
Mayweather tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nice strikes from Mayweather there.
Mayweather perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Little is looking to control Mayweather's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Little avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mayweather wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position.

Little is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mayweather tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Mayweather with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mayweather postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Little takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Mayweather dominated that round.
That's time! Mayweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mayweather closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Little to the mat! Little manages to get full guard.
Mayweather is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Little looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mayweather is defending well. Little quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mayweather has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Little celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Little!