PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deandre Little (ranked 2154 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Ronin Huynh (ranked 199 p4p, 246 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Little
vs
Huynh

175 cm
25
147
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
155
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deandre Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronin Huynh!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huynh throws out the jab.
Little definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Little scores with a hook.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huynh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Little.

Little fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huynh, pushing him back against the cage.
Little lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huynh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little lands a shoulder strike.

Little manages to break the clinch.

Little forces Huynh back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huynh is trying to break free.

Huynh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little stuns Huynh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huynh takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huynh moves away.
Huynh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Little throws out the jab.
Little jabs at Huynh's body.
Huynh lands with a shot to the body.

Little moves into the clinch.
Little misses with a punch on the inside.
Huynh can't break the clinch.
Huynh controlling the action here for a moment.
Little lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little.
Little presses Huynh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Huynh slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Little scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is working Huynh over against the cage.
Huynh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little.
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!
Huynh tries to break free but Little pushes him back against the cage.
Little tries to throw a body punch but Huynh avoids it by throwing Little back against the cage.
Huynh wants to get back to striking at distance but Little won't allow it.
Little working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huynh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Little as the two fighters clinch.
Little gets through Huynh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huynh is trying to push Little away but Little has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huynh is trying to break the clinch but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little lands a right hand.
Little blocks a body shot from Huynh.
Huynh is trying to stall.
Little lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huynh backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a shot to the side of Huynh's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Little.
Huynh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Little breaks from the clinch.
Little lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huynh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Little slips a straight right by Huynh.
Little catches Huynh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Little works Huynh's body with a nice hook.
Huynh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Little with a nice cross.
Huynh throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little looks to land a right hand but Huynh moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Little.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huynh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Little connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huynh scrambles back to his feet.
Huynh lands with a shot to the body.
Little connects with the punch.
Huynh throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Little blocks a jab.
Little misses with a straight right.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
Huynh misses with a straight left.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huynh.
Huynh lands a nice hook to Little's body. Little takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Huynh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Deandre Little dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Huynh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little counters with a straight right hand.
Huynh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Huynh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Little has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Huynh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Little looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Huynh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Huynh momentarily.
Huynh jabs Little to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Huynh takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Huynh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huynh slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Huynh misses
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Huynh walks into a stiff left hand from Little.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little throws a hook but Huynh avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Huynh swings widly with a right hand
letting Little counter with a right hand.
Huynh swings widly with a right hand
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Little loads up on a big right hand but Huynh slips the punch.
Huynh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huynh misses with a wild combination.
Huynh throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little digs a good hook to Huynh's body.
A big left from Huynh misses.
Huynh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Little counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huynh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little slips under a jab.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huynh can do to turn this around?
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huynh fails to land with a series of punches.
Little was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Huynh tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Little scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deandre Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little looks to land a combination. Huynh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Huynh slips a jab from Little.
The fighters circle momentarily. Little darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Little with a jab.
Little misses the jab.
Huynh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Huynh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huynh thinking.
Little lands a nice looking body shot.
Huynh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Little looks to throw the jab but Huynh is out of range.
Little misses with an uppercut. Huynh saw that one coming.
Huynh looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huynh needs to keep his hands up - Little had a free shot at his head there.
Huynh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Huynh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Huynh misses the target.
Little swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Huynh needs to keep his hands up - Little had a free shot at his head there.
Little tests Huynh's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh throws an off balance right hand
and Little counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huynh avoids the body shot from Little.
Huynh throws out a counter right but Little avoids it with no problem.
Huynh just misses with a punch to the body.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huynh unleashes a big counter combination but Little bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Huynh just misses with a punch to the body.
Little lands a jab to Huynh's midsection.
Little scores with a punch to the head.
Little moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deandre Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Huynh throws a big shot that misses.
Little doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Little.
Huynh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Deandre Little 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!

Huynh scores with a nice head shot.
Huynh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Little.
Nice uppercut lands for Huynh. That snapped Little's head back.
Huynh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Little.
Little swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little tests Huynh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little connects with a body shot.
Huynh misses with a left hand
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Huynh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Huynh.
Huynh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huynh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Huynh throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a left to the body.
Huynh loads up on a big right hand but Little slips the punch.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huynh misses the jab.
Huynh misses with a two punch combination.
Little lands a nice hook to Huynh's body. Huynh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huynh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little lands with a straight right. Huynh didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huynh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huynh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Little scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Huynh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huynh.
Huynh swinging wildly here.
Huynh throws an off balance right hand
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Little.
Huynh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Huynh throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huynh.
Deandre Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little cracks Huynh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huynh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huynh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huynh throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Little misses its target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Little.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huynh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huynh throws a big shot that misses.
Little thuds a left hand into Huynh's body.
Huynh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a slapping body shot.
Huynh misses with a looping right.
Ronin Huynh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little moves away from the strike by Huynh.
Huynh misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Little.
Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huynh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huynh misses with a lunging right hand
and Little counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huynh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huynh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Little lands a right hook to the body.
Huynh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Little scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Deandre Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Little 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

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