PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delisle (ranked 1460 p4p, 1853 weight class) and Samuel Little (ranked 93 p4p, 111 weight class). Gauthier Delisle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Delisle
vs
Little

165 cm
26
144
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
140
4 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delisle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Little!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delisle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
Delisle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Little swivels and escapes.
Delisle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Delisle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Delisle showed some decent athleticism there.
Delisle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Little felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Delisle controlling the pace.
Delisle tries to pass to full mount but Little defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delisle controlling the action here.
Little tries to kick Delisle off in order to stand up. Delisle Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Little is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Delisle is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Delisle is dominant here and he's now got Little's back!
Little trying to get back to his feet but Delisle is in full control for now.

Delisle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Delisle working for the choke.
Delisle really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Little.
Little is trying to stand back up.

Delisle has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to stand back up.

Delisle looking for the RNC.
Little is trying to stand back up.
Little is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Delisle tries to keep control of the position but Little is staying busy.
Delisle has good solid back control here.

Delisle is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Delisle has good solid back control here.
Little is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delisle has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Little's body.
Little is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Delisle off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Little defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Delisle controlling the positon.
Delisle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Delisle is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Little is defending well though. Delisle let's go of the attempt for now.
Little wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Delisle looking for the choke but no joy.
Delisle tries to get the hooks in deep but Little pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Little is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Delisle controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Delisle is persistently looking for the submission but Little is defending it well.
Little is trying to get back to his feet but Delisle has full control of the position and if anything, Little has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier Delisle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Little lands with a hook. Delisle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Delisle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Little tries to kick Delisle off but Delisle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delisle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Further stalling from Delisle.
Delisle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?

Little pushes Delisle off and gets back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Little.
Delisle walks into a straight right hand from Little.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Delisle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Little being controlled for a moment.
Little is trying to buck Delisle off.
Delisle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Little!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Little is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Little is controlling an arm, preventing Delisle from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Little is trying to stand.
Delisle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Little is trying to stand.
Little has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Little is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delisle wants to control but Little is keeping busy.
Little is trying to stand back up.
Delisle has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Little's body.
Little trying to get back to his feet but Delisle is in full control for now.
Delisle is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Little defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Delisle's arms.
Little trying to get back to his feet but Delisle is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Delisle is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Little is defending well though. Delisle let's go of the attempt for now.
Little trying to get back to his feet but Delisle is in full control for now.

Delisle is looking for the choke from the back position but Little is controlling his hands well.
Little wants to get back to his feet.

Delisle is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Little defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Little wants to get back to his feet.

Delisle looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Delisle's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Delisle controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to get back to his feet but Delisle has full control of the position and if anything, Little has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Delisle has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Little has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Delisle is looking to control Little but Little is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Little is trying to stand back up.
Delisle just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Little trying to get back to his feet but Delisle is in full control for now.
Will Delisle go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Little is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier Delisle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Delisle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delisle.
Delisle won't allow Little to get back to his feet.
Delisle stays in close to Little's body and controls the position.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Delisle is controlling him.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little is wriggling around but Delisle manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little is refusing to be controlled, as Delisle sits in half guard.
Delisle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Little tries to kick Delisle off but Delisle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Delisle is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Delisle stops Little from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Little moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Little lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Little.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delisle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Little counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Delisle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Gauthier Delisle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Delisle drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little is looking to stand up but Delisle isn't so interested in that idea.
Delisle 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.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Delisle is controlling him.
Delisle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Delisle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard.
Delisle's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little cracks Delisle with an open hand slap.
A left lands for Little.
Delisle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delisle moves away.

Delisle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Samuel Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Delisle forces his way into half guard.
Little flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Delisle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Delisle controlling the action here.
Delisle blocks the strikes from Little.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Delisle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delisle uses his free foot to push down on Little's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Little.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Delisle fails to take his opponent's back.
Little is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Delisle tries to control but Little wriggling away.
Little srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Delisle controlling from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samuel Little.
I think Delisle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Delisle!
After winning the bout, Gauthier Delisle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.