PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanden Plas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucky Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Plas
vs
Little

184 cm
31
196 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

195 cm
34
215 lbs
22 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanden Plas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chucky Little!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a leg kick but Plas moved away.
Little walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Little cracks Plas with an open hand slap.

It looks like Vanden Plas has been cut.
Plas tries a head kick but it misses.
Little tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Little avoids the head kick by Plas.
Little misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Plas.
Vanden Plas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Little wants to land a leg kick but Plas is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Plas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Plas lands with a nice body kick.
Plas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Plas throws a push kick but Little slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Little's jab looks to have found its range, popping Plas under the eye.
Little defending well as Plas loads up on a big left hand.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Little.
Plas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Little misses with a left hand
and Plas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Little really felt that one!
Little misses with a body kick.
Little moves forwards but Plas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Little moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Little throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plas connects with a high kick.

It looks like Chucky Little has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plas moves away from the strike by Little.
Plas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plas thumps Little with a low kick.
Plas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plas throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plas moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plas.
Plas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plas misses with a kick to the body.
Little misses the body punch
and Plas counters with an inside leg kick.
Little sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Little looks winded!
Plas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Plas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Little's head backwards.
Plas throws a head kick that misses.
Plas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Little's sensitive parts.
Plas throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.
Plas misses with a head kick.
Little shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Plas lands a lovely overhand right.
Plas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Plas.
Little walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plas delivers a nice body kick.
Plas lands a big head kick that sends Little to the canvas! Plas follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vanden Plas!
A relieved looking Vanden Plas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.