PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley has chosen I am the Dominator as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Little
vs
Leshley

225 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Leshley!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leshley moves away.
Bobby Leshley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little shoots in but no luck this time.
Little shoots in looking for a takedown. Leshley tries to sprawl out of it but Little keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leshley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leshley throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Little swings for the body but Leshley moves out of range.
Leshley drops Little with a nice combination! Leshley dives into Little's guard, looking to finish!

Little is rocked!

It looks like Ryan Little has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leshley wants to stand but Little is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leshley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Leshley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leshley as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leshley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Leshley gets a clinch.
Leshley landing knees to the body.

Leshley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Little with that takedown attempt.
Little is breathing heavily.
Leshley misses with a wild combination.

Leshley forces Little back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leshley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Little feints and as Leshley raises his hands in defense, Little changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Leshley pushes Little off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leshley.
Leshley swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Leshley tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leshley misses with a few strikes there.
Leshley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Little on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ryan Little's cut is getting worse.
Leshley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Leshley lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

A big head kick from Leshley and Little is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Oh Little is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ryan Little's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Leshley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Little seems to have got his legs back now.
Leshley tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leshley scores with a punch to the head.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Leshley.
Leshley throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Leshley.

Leshley moves into the clinch successfully.
Leshley lands a knee to the body.

Leshley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leshley chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Leshley drives through and clinches with Little against the cage.
Leshley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leshley lands a nice knee to the body.
Leshley landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Leshley breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Leshley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Little'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 shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Leshley closes the distance and clinches.
Leshley scores with a knee to the head.
Leshley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Leshley breaks the clinch.
Leshley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leshley tries to clinch there but Little circles away.
Leshley just misses with a punch to the body.
Leshley throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little tries for a takedown but Leshley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Little tries to clinch
letting Leshley counter with a right hand.

Jeez, Ryan Little's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leshley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leshley rushes Little and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leshley walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leshley misses with a series of wild punches.
Leshley lands a glancing blow to the side of Little's head.
Leshley scores with a shot to the body.
Leshley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Little.
Leshley punishes Little's body with a nice straight punch.
Bobby Leshley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Leshley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the cage.
Leshley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Little lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Leshley.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Leshley!