PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Candido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Candido
vs
Little

178 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Candido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Little!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candido looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Little tries to clinch up but Candido circles away and keeps his distance.
Candido throws a push kick but Little slaps the foot to one side.

Little instigates a clinch.
Candido drops down looking for an ankle pick but Little pulls his leg out and moves away.
Little fails with the takedown.
Landon Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little has Candido pressed against the cage, preventing Candido from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Little obliges.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Chris Candido has been cut.
Little gets underhooks to prevent Candido's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Candido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Candido is trying to break free.
Candido has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Little is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Little slowing the pace effectively.
Little using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Candido wants to take the fight to the mat but Little manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Little.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candido tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Little lands an elbow inside.

Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little tries to clinch but Candido moves away
and Candido counters with a stiff right hand.
Candido shoots in but no luck this time.

Little closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candido takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Little.
Candido takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Little.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Candido in his tracks for a moment.
Little scores a nice knee to the body.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Candido up against the cage.
Little lands a good knee to the midsection. Candido won't want to take too many of those.
Little lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candido is trying to push Little away but Little has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Candido takes an elbow to the temple.
Little unloads a knee to the mid-section. Candido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Little is pushing Candido up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Little lands an elbow inside that Candido shrugs off.

Chris Candido's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Candido has Little pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Candido pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Little tumbling to the mat - Candido dives into Little's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Candido drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Candido jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Little dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Candido's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Candido tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Little lands an elbow inside.

Little manages to break the clinch.
Candido avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little wants to clinch up but Candido keeps it at a distance.
Candido is trying hard to land a takedown here. Little sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Little. No joy for Candido on that attempt.
Candido shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Little but Little pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Candido. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch up but Candido circles away and keeps his distance.

Candido tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Little slows down the pace here.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Candido drops down looking for an ankle pick but Little pulls his leg out and moves away.
Candido throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candido shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Little defends it nicely.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.

Little rushes Candido and presses him up against the cage.
Little has Candido pushed against the cage.
Little creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Candido's defenses.
Candido drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Little gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candido wants to take the fight to the mat but Little manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little tries to clinch up.

Little moves into the clinch.
Little is pushing Candido up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Little rushes Candido and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Little.
Little creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Candido's defenses.
Candido takes an elbow to the forehead.
Candido takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Little showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Candido's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Candido closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Candido lands in his opponent's guard.

Candido stands and steps away. Little gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Little wants to clinch up but Candido keeps it at a distance.
Little tries to clinch up.

Little gets a clinch.
Little lands an elbow inside that Candido shrugs off.
Little lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Chris Candido's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Little unloads a knee to the mid-section. Candido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Little stalling.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Chris Candido's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Little lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Candido is rocked!
Candido takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Candido is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Candido's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Landon Little!