PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Donatello Giovanni (ranked 4324 p4p, 321 weight class) and Benson Little (ranked 5860 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Giovanni
vs
Little

187 cm
28
150 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donatello Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benson Little!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Giovanni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Giovanni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Giovanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donatello Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giovanni missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little moves away from the strike by Giovanni.
Giovanni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Little blocks a low kick nicely.
Little throws a counter combo.
Little's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giovanni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giovanni throws a combination. Little tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little feints a jab promting Giovanni to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Giovanni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Giovanni looks to land a right hand but Little moved out of range.
Giovanni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body kick from Little.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giovanni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Little takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Little misses
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giovanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Giovanni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giovanni misses the shot to the body.
Giovanni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Giovanni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Little backs up against the ropes.
Giovanni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Little wants to counter with a clinch but Giovanni pushes him away.
Giovanni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Giovanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little slips a straight right by Giovanni.
Little lands a high kick!
Giovanni misses the body punch
and Little counters with a big head kick but Giovanni shrugs it off.
Little moves out of range of the body kick.
Little tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Little wants to clinch.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little lands a head kick!
Giovanni really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a looping right.
Giovanni throws a chopping leg kick but Little manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Little takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Little tries to clinch but Giovanni is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giovanni fails to land with a series of punches.
Little is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Little throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni throws a big counter combination but Little scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
The fighters circle momentarily. Little darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Little gets tackled into the ropes by Giovanni. Giovanni maintains the clinch.
Giovanni lands a right hand.

Giovanni manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Giovanni closes the distance and clinches.

Giovanni breaks from the clinch.
Giovanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovanni throws a jab when Little was well out of range.
Giovanni throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giovanni thinking.
Giovanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Little 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Giovanni moves out of range easily.

Giovanni rushes Little and presses him up against the ropes.

Giovanni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donatello Giovanni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Giovanni throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Donatello Giovanni is winning the standup battle so far.
Giovanni circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Little has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Giovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
Giovanni throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Giovanni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
Little throws a head kick that half lands.
Giovanni lands with a good body shot.
Giovanni swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little tries to counter with a clinch but Giovanni shakes him off and moves away.
Giovanni takes one on the button.
Little works over Giovanni's head and body with a nice combination.
Little scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giovanni.
An attempted straight right counter from Giovanni misses the target.
Giovanni throws an off balance right hand
and Little counters with a left to the body.
Little lands a nice looking kick to the body. Giovanni takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni dodges the punch combination from Little.
Giovanni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Giovanni misses.
Little throws a front kick that sends Giovanni stumbling back into the ropes.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Giovanni lands a nice looking body shot.
Little throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Little takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice side step and Little releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Little tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Giovanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Little slips a jab and a cross from Giovanni.
Giovanni looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giovanni thows a left - swing and a miss!

Giovanni moves into the clinch.

Giovanni breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Giovanni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Giovanni backs off Little throws a huge counter combo but Giovanni manages to avoid it all.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Little tries to clinch but Giovanni is having none of it.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Giovanni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a hook
and Little counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Little.
Good shot there by Giovanni.
Little is looking to clinch.

Giovanni clinches up against the ropes.
Giovanni lands an uppercut.

Little breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Little.
Little lands a head kick. Giovanni smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Giovanni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni lands a jab to the nose.
Little is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giovanni rather than just go for the knockout.
Giovanni throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Giovanni throws a big shot that misses.
Little misses with a two punch combination.
Little slips under a jab.
Giovanni misses the shot to the body.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Giovanni moves out of range easily.
Little takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Giovanni.

Giovanni moves into the clinch.
Little is trying to stall.

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

A close second round but Benson Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Giovanni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Giovanni.
Giovanni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Giovanni misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Little releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Little avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Little is looking to clinch.
Benson Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giovanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giovanni throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Little misses.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Little tries to keep at a distance but Giovanni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giovanni misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Giovanni breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giovanni lands a glancing blow to the side of Little's head.
Giovanni throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut. Little saw that one coming.

Giovanni clinches up against the ropes.

Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little tries to clinch
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giovanni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Little thuds a left hand into Giovanni's body.
Little's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giovanni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little scrambles back to his feet.
Giovanni cracks Little with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little wants to clinch
and Giovanni counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to clinch.
Little staying out of range there.
Little connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giovanni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Little has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Little and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Little throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.

Giovanni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little throws an elbow but misses.

Little manages to break the clinch.
Little keeps Giovanni at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Little slips under a jab from Giovanni.

Giovanni forces Little back against the ropes and clinches.

Little breaks from the clinch.
Giovanni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Giovanni throws a good cross that connects.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
Little punishes Giovanni's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Giovanni misses.
The fighters circling - Giovanni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a kick to the body
and Little counters with a three punch combo that has Giovanni backing up. Giovanni nods at Little to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little is looking to clinch.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Giovanni pushes him off.

Giovanni clinches.

Giovanni breaks from the clinch.
Giovanni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giovanni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giovanni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donatello Giovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giovanni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donatello Giovanni!
A very excited looking Donatello Giovanni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.