PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arvid Nordemar struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Arvid Nordemar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richard Little's chin.

Little
vs
Nordemar

188 cm
30
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

225 cm
25
225 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Little gets the takedown into side control.
Little trying to control the action but Nordemar is working from the bottom.
Nordemar is trying to control Little's posture but Little avoids it.
Nordemar sneaks back into half guard.
Little is keen to just control but Nordemar is a slippery customer.
Nordemar is looking to improve his position.
Nordemar is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nordemar can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar tries to get to full guard but Little has control of the leg.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nordemar keeps working.

Nordemar is defending against the submission attempts here by Little.

Little is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nordemar wants to get back to full guard.
Nordemar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Little is working away from the top position though.
Nordemar wants to get back to full guard.
Little is looking to take a break and control but Nordemar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nordemar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nordemar tries to roll over but Little keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Little lands with a punch from half guard.
Nordemar is trying to get back to full guard.
Little tries to pass to full mount but Nordemar defends it.

Nordemar is defending against the submission attempts here by Little.

Little is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Little is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Little in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nordemar is trying to maintain the position but Little is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Little dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nordemar is adopting a defensive guard.
Nordemar keeping full guard, as Little tries to pass.
Little wants to control from the top but Nordemar keeps moving.

Nordemar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Little pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nordemar is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is looking to work some ground and pound but Nordemar has wrist control.
Little slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nordemar tries to buck Little off but Little is having none of it.

Little working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Little landing strikes.
Little trying to control the action but Nordemar is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little advances nicely into full mount.
Little with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Little lands a heavy elbow.
Little takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar tries to reverse the position but Little maintains control.

Little looking for a guillotine from mount but Nordemar is having none of it.
Little throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nordemar because Little loaded up on that one.
Little thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Little seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Nordemar is holding on tight.

Little looking to isolate an arm here. Nordemar doesn't see it coming and as Little extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Little!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Little!
A very excited looking Richard Little rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.