PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Little
vs
Wakefield

189 cm
27
198 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
33
186 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Wakefield!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little lands a jab.

It looks like Dean Wakefield has been cut.
Wakefield misses with a head kick.
Little was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wakefield throws a nice head kick!
We've been hearing reports that Little has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Little throws a nice head kick!
Wakefield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wakefield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wakefield throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Wakefield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wakefield throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little throws out a powerful jab.
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!
A jab from Little does it's job there.
Little lands a really nice looking cross but Wakefield seems unphased.
Wakefield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Little was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wakefield.
Wakefield slips a jab and a cross from Little.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Wakefield throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.

Little takes the fight into the clinch.
Wakefield jumps guard but Little turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Little blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wakefield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little is defending well for now.
Little blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wakefield tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wakefield looking to throw knees to the head but Little is blocking nicely.

Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little misses with a two punch combination.
Wakefield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wakefield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Little rushes Wakefield with punches - Wakefield moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Wakefield goes down! Little follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Little!
Roger Little decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.