PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Pignon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Little
vs
Pignon

175 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

♦Xplode Nutrition♦

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Francois Pignon!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pignon.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Pignon seems unphased.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pignon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pignon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Little sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pignon somewhat.
Little lands a jab to the nose.
Pignon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pignon avoids the body shot from Little.
Little looks to land a combination but Pignon avoids it well.
Pignon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pignon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Little swings for the body but Pignon moves out of range.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Little connects with a body shot.
Little scores with a jab to the body.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Little misses.
Pignon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Little scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Little.
Little lands a slapping body shot.
Pignon looks gassed!
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little misses with a body shot.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little digs a good hook to Pignon's body.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Little jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Little fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pignon on the side of the head.
Little takes a swing at Pignon's ribcage but misses.
Pignon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pignon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little misses with a body shot.
Little with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little cracks a nice hook into Pignon's ribs.
Max Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little scores with a nice head shot.
Little jabs at Pignon's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pignon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little connects with a right hand. Pignon shakes it off.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
Pignon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pignon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Pignon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little lands a jab to the nose.
Little is looking to wear down Pignon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pignon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pignon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Little slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from Little.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Pignon off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a series of strikes that have Pignon backpedaling.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Max Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pignon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Little takes a swing at Pignon's ribcage but misses.
Little connects with a body shot.
Little with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Little scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little cracks Pignon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pignon moves away.
Little lands a nice hook to Pignon's body. Pignon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Little.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Little dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Little scores with a jab to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Little.

Pignon is rocked!
Pignon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Pignon is just out of range.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Little finds it's target.
Pignon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Pignon should have avoided that one.
Pignon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pignon can do to turn this around?
Pignon avoids the body shot from Little.
Little lands a with a good body shot.
Francois Pignon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little lands a nice hook to Pignon's body. Pignon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pignon is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Pignon is breathing heavily.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pignon seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to de liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
Little comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Little keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Little.
Little thows a body shot but no joy.
Little lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Little takes a swing at Pignon's ribcage but misses.
Little lands with a nice body punch.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pignon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Little finds it's way round the side to connect with Pignon's head.
Max Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Little lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pignon backs up against the cage.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pignon moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a jab.
Little scores with a jab to the body.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pignon.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Little lands an overhand right.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Pignon seems unphased.
A right-left combo lands from Little.
Little scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pignon doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pignon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Pignon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut.
Little cracks Pignon with an open hand slap.
Little lands a with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to de liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
Pignon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Little swings for the body but Pignon moves out of range.
Pignon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Little lands with a nice body punch.
Little misses with a double jab.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pignon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Little has got the better of the exchanges.
Little cracks Pignon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pignon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pignon tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little swings for the body but Pignon moves out of range.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little throws a body punch but Pignon moves out of range.
Little connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pignon. Pignon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Little thuds a left hand into Pignon's body.
Pignon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little is working the combinations to good effect here.
Little digs a good hook to Pignon's body.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
Little scores with a punch to the head.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pignon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Little!
Pignon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pignon avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Little dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Little throws a series of punches but Pignon avoids them all with ease.
A shot to de liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
Little lands a jab to Pignon's midsection.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Pignon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pignon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Little tests Pignon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pignon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Pignon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pignon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little scores with a jab to the jaw.
Little lands with a right hand.
Little punishes Pignon's body with a nice straight punch.
Little connects with a jab.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pignon circles away quickly and effectively.
Little cracks a nice hook into Pignon's ribs.
Little lands with a hook. Pignon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Little.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Little scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a nice shot that snaps Pignon's head back.
Little lands a glancing blow to the side of Pignon's head.
A shot to de liver by Little. Beautiful body shot.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pignon takes one on the button.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Pignon is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Little scores with a four punch combination!
Little punishes Pignon's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little lands with a cross.
Little lands a with a good body shot.
Pignon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Little.
Little misses with a wild combination.
Little connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little connects with a single shot there.
Little cracks Pignon with a good jab.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Pignon off the cage and back into rage.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
Pignon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little lands with a nice combination. Pignon backs away looking to recover.
Pignon avoids the body shot from Little.
Little lands a slapping body shot.
Little lands a glancing blow to the side of Pignon's head.
Little throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Pignon is just out of range.
Max Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pignon takes one to the chin there.
Little connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Little scores with a nice strike.
Little throws a combination. Pignon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pignon manages to avoid it.
Pignon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Little to score with a decent uppercut.
Little lands a nice shot that snaps Pignon's head back.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Pignon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
Little wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Francois Pignon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little lands a jab to Pignon's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Little has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Little!