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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between River Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, River Greywar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erin Little! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greywar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Greywar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Little won't allow Greywar to pass to mount. Greywar drops an elbow to the side of Little's head. Little works his way to full guard. Good work. Greywar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Greywar wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position. Greywar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Greywar is stalling in the full guard. Greywar stopping the sweep attempt from Little. Greywar is stalling in the full guard. Little lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greywar! Greywar is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greywar is working hard here to advance position. Little working the ground and pound effectively.
Little is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Greywar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Greywar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Little sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Greywar tries to reverse the position but Little maintains control. Greywar is bucking up trying to escape but Little cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Greywar regains half guard. Greywar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Greywar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Greywar taking some punishment here, with Little in his half guard. Little is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Greywar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Greywar trying to control from the bottom.
Greywar wants to get back to full guard. Little scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Little not landing any meaningful shots this time. Greywar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Greywar is trying to control but can't.
Greywar is trying to get back to full guard. Greywar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Little on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Little tries to clinch but Greywar is having none of it. Greywar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greywar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Little avoids the body shot from Greywar.
Little tries to clinch but Greywar moves out of range. Greywar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away. Greywar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Little is looking to reverse the position. Little taking a bit of punishment here - Greywar scoring with strikes. Little tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greywar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Little to see if he's OK. Little is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greywar connects with a decent elbow. Greywar controlling the position. Little is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Greywar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Little is staying active underneath Greywar, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Greywar working the head and body with strikes. Little gets back to full guard.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Little has wrist control. Little manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greywar is looking to improve his position but Little isn't that keen on the idea. Little has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greywar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greywar tries to get out of the position. Little putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Greywar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Little.
Greywar is trying to escape the mount.
Little looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Little sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Greywar wants to hold on but Little pushes him away. Little scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greywar?
Little looks gassed! Greywar is working to get back to half guard.
Little avoids the attempt from Greywar to control. Little in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Little throwing strikes here but Greywar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
BOOM! Little connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erin Little will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Little tries to close the distance and clinch but Greywar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greywar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erin Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Greywar has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Little misses with a knee to the head. Little tries a knee to the head but Greywar blocks it.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Greywar blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Greywar fails to land. Greywar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greywar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Greywar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Greywar trying to control but he's not successful this time. Greywar looking to control and managing it successfully. Greywar punishing his opponent with strikes. Greywar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Little is breathing heavily. Greywar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Greywar scoring with strikes but Little is staying in there. Greywar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round. Greywar with shots to the head and body - Little looks very uncomfortable down there. Little is trying to escape the mount.
River Greywar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Little in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Little regains half guard. Little is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots. Little is looking to improve his position.
Greywar wants to free his trapped foot but Little is holding on for dear life with his legs. Greywar content to control rather than advance. Greywar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Little with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Little is trying to get back to full guard. Greywar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Little with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Little wants to get back to full guard. Little is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Greywar is looking to advance position but Little won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Greywar gets a clinch. Greywar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greywar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little managing to block the knees to the body from Greywar.
Greywar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Greywar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Greywar stays in close to Little's body and controls the position. Greywar throwing strikes but missing. Greywar trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Greywar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Greywar tries to free his leg and advance position but Little is retaining full guard. Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Greywar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Little wants to clinch but Greywar slips to the side and Greywar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Little won't be happy with that. Little tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greywar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Greywar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Little, who protects the arm well. Little taking a bit of punishment here - Greywar scoring with strikes. Little misses with an elbow from the bottom. Little is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Little manages to get back to half guard. Little won't allow Greywar to pass to mount. Little lands with a few short shots to the body.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Greywar blocks a head kick by Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greywar shoots in and bounces Little off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Greywar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Little throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Greywar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Little keeping moving, preventing Greywar from controlling successfully. Greywar looking to pass the guard. Greywar sitting in guard here, content to control. Greywar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Little closes the distance but Greywar moves to the side and Greywar counters with a takedown into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
River Greywar dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greywar. Greywar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Little looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Little is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Little is trying to get back to full guard. Greywar throwing shots but Little is blocking nicely. Greywar trying to control the pace. Little won't allow Greywar to pass to mount. Greywar not landing any meaningful shots this time. Little moves into full guard.
Greywar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Greywar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Greywar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Little throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Little looking for a sweep. Not yet Little, not yet. Greywar with a flurry of punches that miss. Little can't keep his opponent in guard - Greywar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Little taking some punishment here, with Greywar in his half guard. Greywar looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Greywar trying to control the pace. Little tries to roll over but Greywar keeps him under control. Greywar drops an elbow to the side of Little's head. Little blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar. Greywar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Little avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greywar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Greywar trying to control from half guard but Little is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Greywar clinches up against the cage. Little with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Greywar wants the takedown. Little is fighting it off but Greywar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Little's guard against the cage. Little manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Greywar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Little prevents Greywar from getting the reversal. Little thowing shots but they're missing. Little thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Little landing punches. Greywar is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Little avoids the attempt from Greywar to control. Greywar is trying desperately to improve position. Little scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greywar?
Little working the ground and pound effectively.
Greywar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Greywar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. The referee warns Greywar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Greywar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Greywar tries to hold on but Little postures up. Little landing strikes, looking to finish! Greywar is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Little connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Little prevents Greywar from getting the reversal. Little breaks from Greywar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! River Greywar showed his dominance in that final round. Well Greywar 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:28 Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... River Greywar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
60% |
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