PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burner Dubben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Burner Dubben enters the cage!

Little
vs
Dubben

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Rastafarii Clothing
Elite Sydney Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Burner Dubben!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Dubben moves out of range easily.

Dubben shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dubben showed some decent athleticism there.
Little is staying active underneath Dubben, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Little tries to roll over but Dubben keeps him under control.
Little is working hard here to advance position.
Little gets full guard.

Little looking for a guillotine here but Dubben defends easily.

Little working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dubben doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dubben manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dubben wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubben trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dubben passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dubben is trying to move to mount but Little reverses beautifully and ends up in Dubben's guard.
Dubben really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Little. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dubben is trying to keep Little in close.
Little advances to half guard.
Little is breathing heavily.

Little is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dubben is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Little is looking for a kimura but Dubben is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Little to get the leverage.
Dubben is trying to get back to full guard.

Dubben is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Little pulls his head out easily.

Little seems to be working for a kimura but Dubben defends the submission attempt.
Dubben punching from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dubben fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Dubben looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Little keeping moving, preventing Dubben from controlling successfully.

Little working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dubben doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dubben manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dubben is stalling in the full guard.
Dubben preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Little working for a triangle but Dubben defends it easily.
Dubben wants to pass the guard but Little is keeping the position.
Dubben is looking to stand up but Little won't let him.
Little keeping moving, preventing Dubben from controlling successfully.
Dubben must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Little fails to land the takedown.
Little throws a series of punches but Dubben moves out of range.
Dubben throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burner Dubben dominated that round.
That's time! Little's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dubben lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dubben misses with a takedown attempt

and Little decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dubben's guard.

Little thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dubben looking to control.
Little trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Little drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Little jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dubben not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Little trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dubben wants to stand but Little is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dubben shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Little is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dubben trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Little looking for a guillotine here but Dubben defends easily.

Little throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dubben uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to bench press Dubben off him but Dubben keeps the position.
Dubben trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dubben looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Little actively working from the bottom here.
Little slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Little is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Little trying to pass the guard but Dubben defending well.

Little is working for a kimura but Dubben is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Little looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dubben is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James 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!

Dubben shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Little has his foot on Dubben's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dubben works his way back into a safe position though.
Little lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dubben!
Dubben throwing hammer fists to the chest of Little. What's that going to do exactly?
Dubben manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dubben slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Little drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Little jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dubben keeping full guard, as Little tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubben is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dubben looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Little stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubben swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dubben pulls Little in to control the position.
Little pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dubben is keeping the position for now.
Dubben wants to hit a switch here but Little passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dubben there!

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.
Dubben tries to hold on but Little postures up.

Little is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dubben has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Little working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Dubben looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Little! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Little!