PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Huard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Huard
vs
Little

178 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Huard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Little!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Huard. Those never looked like landing.
Huard looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Huard thows a leg kick but Little checks it

and Little counters by moving into the clinch.
Little stalls.
Little looking to stall.
Huard misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Huard fails to land.
Huard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Huard takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jake Huard has been cut.
Huard working aggressively here.
Little lands an elbow inside.
Huard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huard swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huard misses with some punches.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Huard gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
Huard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huard lands a hook that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Huard in his tracks for a moment.
Little's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Huard gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
Little gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Little.
Huard misses with a punch on the inside.
Little throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huard throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huard's face.
Nice elbow from Little.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huard takes an elbow to the temple.
Huard throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little wants to stall.
Little pushes off an throws an elbow but Huard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little lands an elbow just above Huard 's eye.
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huard swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huard blocks an elbow strike.
Little lands an elbow inside.
Huard throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little tries to land knees in the clinch but Huard avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Huard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huard.
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
Little is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Little stalling the fight.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Little tries a knee to the head but Huard blocks it.
Huard lands a hook that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huard blocks it with crossed arms.
Huard throws a head punch that misses.
Little dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huard takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Huard.
Little is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huard misses with the head strike.
Huard misses with a punch on the inside.
Little lands a nice elbow.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Huard gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
Nice elbow from Little.
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!
Huard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huard throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little lands a nice elbow.
Little lands with a short shot to the head.
Little looking to stall.
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little trying to stall but Huard improves his position.
Huard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Landon Little will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Huard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Little closes the distance and clinches up with Huard, looking for a takedown. Little pushes Huard against the cage but Huard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Huard clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.
Huard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huard takes an elbow to the temple.
Little trying to stall but Huard improves his position.
Little lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Huard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Huard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landon Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little missing with knees to the body.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Little taking a breather.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Little.
Huard avoids the elbow strike from Little, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huard throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
A head punch on the inside from Huard fails to land.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Huard gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
Huard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huard misses with some punches.
Little landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Little misses with an elbow strike.
Little lands a nice elbow.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huard swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Little obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huard as Little tries to tie him up.
Little lands a good knee to the midsection. Huard won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Huard throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little leaning his opponent against the cage.
Little lands a knee to the head.
Little taking a breather.
Huard throws a head punch that misses.
Little creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huard's defenses.

Jake Huard's cut is getting worse.
Little lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huard takes an elbow to the temple.
Huard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Huard letting Little take a breather here.
Little stalling in the clinch but Huard improves position.
Huard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
Huard misses with a punch on the inside.
Huard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Little blocking some punches.
Huard scores with a shot to the side of Little's head.
Little working Huard over with knees to the body.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little lands an elbow just above Huard 's eye.
Little tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huard avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Little obliges.
Huard letting Little take a breather here.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jake Huard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Little stalling against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huard misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land knees in the clinch but Huard avoids the damage to the body.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Huard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little lands a nice elbow.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huard blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Huard takes an elbow to the temple.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little trying to land knees to the body.
Little gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huard misses with a punch on the inside.
Huard lands with a short shot to the head.
Huard misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Huard misses with the head strike.
Little stalling in the clinch but Huard improves position.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
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 Jake Huard's cut.
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!

Nice takedown defense from Little. No joy for Huard on that attempt.
Huard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little tries to clinch up but Huard circles away and keeps his distance.
Huard tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jake Huard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little tries to clinch but Huard moves out of range.

Huard moves into the clinch.
Huard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little lands an elbow just above Huard 's eye.
Huard throws a head punch that misses.
Huard throws a head punch that misses.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Little.
Little creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huard's defenses.

Jeez, Jake Huard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A head punch on the inside from Huard fails to land.
Huard misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huard.
Huard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Huard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huard working aggressively here.
Little lands an elbow inside.
Huard misses with some punches.
Huard throws a head punch that misses.
Huard avoids the elbow strike from Little, against the cage.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Landon Little!