PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ALtropos Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little has chosen Lion King - Circle of Life as his entrance music. Landon Little will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lion
vs
Little

178 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, ALtropos Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Little!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little staying out of range there.
Lion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Landon Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little is looking to clinch but Lion is avoiding it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Little - that will leave a mark!
Little digs a good body shot into Lion's ribs.
Little tries to clinch but Lion moves out of range.
Lion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Little is out of range.
Little tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Little somewhat.
Little is looking to clinch but Lion is avoiding it.
Lion ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Lion throws out a leg kick but Little moves out of range and Lion only half commits.
Little shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lion sprawls well. Lion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Little gets slowly back to his feet.
Lion tried to score with a low kick but Little checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is looking to clinch.
Little tries to clinch up but Lion circles away and keeps his distance.
Lion keeps the fight on the outside.
Lion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Little.
Little scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Little.
Little closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like ALtropos Lion has been cut.
Little stuffs the takedown attempt from Lion. Lion gets slowly back to his feet.
Lion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Little closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Lion with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Little stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Lion is blocking nicely.
Lion tries to score a body lock takedown but Little shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ALtropos Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lion tries to pull guard but Little forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Little stalls.
Lion fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lion as Little tries to tie him up.
Lion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Little pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lion takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lion is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Little closes the distance but Lion moves to the side
and Lion counters with a thumping low kick.

Little rushes Lion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Little landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little scores with a shoulder strike.
Little throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lion misses with an elbow over the top.
Little is looking to control Lion's arms but Lion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Little has his back to the cage.
Little scores a nice knee to the body.
Little stalls.

Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little tries to clinch there but Lion circles away.

Little closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little lands an elbow inside that Lion shrugs off.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Lion keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Little wants to stall.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
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 ALtropos Lion's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Little wants to clinch.
Lion throws a low kick but Little avoids it.
Landon Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little tries to clinch but Lion moves out of range.
Lion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little throws a leg kick which misses Lion's front leg but catches the back leg as Lion tries to avoid it.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lion as he jumps to the side.
Little throws a hook to the side of Lion's head but Lion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little tries to clinch but Lion is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion misses with a lunging right hand

and Little counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Little.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Little is looking to control Lion's arms but Lion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Little has his back to the cage.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lion up against the cage.
Little lands with a left to the head.

Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lion wants to slow Little down by chopping away at his legs.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lion sprawls well. Lion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Little gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lion jumps guard but Little turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Little leaning his opponent against the cage.
Little lands a nice uppercut.

ALtropos Lion's cut is getting worse.

Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lion tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Little trying to control the position but instead, Lion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Little into the cage.
Lion changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Little fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lion swinging wildly here.

Little closes the distance and clinches.
Lion throws a head punch that misses.
Little putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Little is looking to control Lion's arms but Lion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Little has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
Lion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Little pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ALtropos Lion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little throws a series of punches but Lion avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Little misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lion. Beautiful body shot.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Lion pushes him off.

Little has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little blocking some punches.
Little utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lion goes for a takedown attempt but Little pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Little is looking to clinch.
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 ALtropos Lion's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Crunch! Little slams his shin into Lion's torso.
Little closes the distance but Lion moves to the side
and Lion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little misses with a takedown attempt - Lion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Little lands a head shot.
Lion shoots in for a takedown but Little shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Little swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landon Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Little clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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 lands an elbow just above Lion 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Lion in his tracks for a moment.
Little scores a nice knee to the body.
Lion takes an elbow to the temple.
Lion takes a shot to the head.

ALtropos Lion's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lion jumps guard but Little turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lion letting Little take a breather here.
Little misses with a knee to the head.
Little utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Little manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Landon Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Little pushes Lion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lions head.
Little lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a shot to the side of Lion's head.

Lion is rocked!
Little lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Lion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by 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!
Little lands an elbow inside that Lion shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Little lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, ALtropos Lion's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Little lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Landon Little!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Landon Little waved his t-shirt featuring Valhalla Q160 Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.