PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kebab Keema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Little
vs
Keema

211 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfredo Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kebab Keema!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little stalks Keema and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keema's face. Keema staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Kebab Keema has been cut.

Keema tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
Little misses with a hook to the ribs.

Keema successfully pulls guard.
Keema looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Little showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Keema is trying to keep Little in close.
Little is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Keema throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Little is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alfredo Little just wasn't active enough.

Keema closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Keema lands in his opponent's guard.
Little looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Little wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keema trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Keema throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Little managing to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Alfredo Little wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Little checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Little enables Keema to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Little manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keema has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Little is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keema trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Keema must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Little is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Keema would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Keema stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keema wants to stand but Little has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Little working for a triangle but Keema defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Little controlling the position.
Little wants to sweep here but Keema controlling him for the moment.
Little could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Keema wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kebab Keema hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Little moves away from the strike by Keema.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kebab Keema will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kebab Keema's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Keema dives in and scores a takedown into Little's guard.
Keema looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keema wants to hit a switch here but Little passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Keema there!
Keema keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Little with the ground and pound from mount.
Little takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keema looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Little controls the action.

Little working for a choke but Keema is defending well.
Keema trying to control the hands but Little breaks the grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
What can Keema do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Little is not going to allow Keema to sit and survive in this position.
Little has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Keema's body.
I really don't envy Keema right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is punishing Keema with strikes - can he finish him?!

Little has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Keema is defending well but eventually Little manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Keema has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alfredo Little!