PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralte Bentea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Little
vs
Bentea

170 cm
24
151 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

174 cm
25
136 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralte Bentea!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Little.

Bentea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Little takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bentea throwing strikes but Little manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Little decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bentea to his feet.
A jab from Little does it's job there.

Bentea changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Little looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bentea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Little managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bentea.
Little is pushing Bentea's head away, looking to escape. Bentea manages to hold on to the position though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bentea working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bentea connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Little some visible discomfort.
Bentea throws a strike aimed at the side of Little's head but Little avoids it well.
Bentea landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea lands a few punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bentea.
Bentea throwing strikes but Little manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Little has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd cheers as Little lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bentea doesn't seem phased though.
Little defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bentea.
Bentea gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bentea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Little lands with an overhand left.
Little feints a jab promting Bentea to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bentea slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ralte Bentea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bentea back to the cage. Little follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dalton Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalton Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralte Bentea.
Little pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bentea back to the cage. Little follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Bentea is rocked!
Little bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bentea is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Bentea looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Little and Bentea falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Little!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dalton Little!
An out of breath Dalton Little thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.