PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Little has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Little
vs
MacManus

180 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reggie Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murphy MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus jabs at Little's body.
MacManus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

MacManus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Little is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from MacManus crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Little's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
MacManus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
MacManus tries to stand but Little is controlling his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Little's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Little is trying to get back to half guard.
Little wants to control but MacManus postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacManus tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
MacManus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Little down.
MacManus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
MacManus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Little is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on MacManus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Little tries to get to full guard but MacManus has control of the leg.
MacManus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MacManus stalling.
Little is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MacManus trying to pass the guard but Little defending well.
MacManus 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus not doing much here.
Little has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacManus is working away from the top position though.
MacManus is keen to just control but Little is a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
MacManus darts in looking for a takedown but Little gets double underhooks and turns MacManus into the cage.
Little misses with a takedown attempt - MacManus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Little has a takedown stuffed.
Little has his takedown stuffed
and MacManus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
MacManus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacManus.
MacManus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Little pinned against the cage. Little gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacManus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Little misses with a takedown

and MacManus moves into the clinch.
Little letting MacManus take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murphy MacManus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Little. No joy for MacManus on that attempt.
Little misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

MacManus clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.

MacManus breaks the clinch.

MacManus moves into the clinch.
MacManus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Little pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MacManus clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.
MacManus missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little drops down looking for an ankle pick but MacManus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Murphy MacManus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacManus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacManus throws a leg kick which misses Little's front leg but catches the back leg as Little tries to avoid it.

MacManus has managed to clinch.
Little prevents a takedown attempt there.
Little is looking to take this one to the mat.
Little is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

MacManus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacManus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Little defends well and MacManus ends up having to push Little into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
MacManus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Little fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from MacManus.
Little fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacManus avoids it really well and circles away.
MacManus misses with a head kick.
MacManus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Littles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacManus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacManus wants it to stay on the feet.
MacManus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

MacManus pushes Little up against the cage in a clinch.
Little tries for a takedown but MacManus manages to get underhooks.

MacManus breaks the clinch.
Little on the wrong end of a nice jab.
MacManus closes the distance and clinches up with Little, looking for a takedown. MacManus pushes Little against the cage but Little circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MacManus fails to land the takedown.
Little seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

MacManus darts in and clinches Little up against the cage.
MacManus lands a shot to the body.
MacManus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

MacManus pulls Little into guard.
MacManus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Little is one step ahead there.
MacManus pulls Little in close to prevent any damage.
MacManus keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

MacManus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Little defends it easily.
MacManus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Little is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murphy MacManus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

MacManus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Little avoids it really well and circles away.

Little tries to keep at a distance but MacManus has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacManus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

MacManus jumps guard and drags Little to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but MacManus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus wants to stand but Little is controlling the position.

MacManus working for submissions but it's allowed Little to get to half guard.

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

Little is trying to work for a kimura but MacManus is defending well.
Little is looking to take a break and control but MacManus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murphy MacManus has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
MacManus is looking to escape.
MacManus wants to control but Little is keeping busy.
MacManus is looking to improve his position.

Little is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Little is looking for a kimura but MacManus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Little to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
MacManus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Little manages to move to mount!
MacManus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
MacManus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
MacManus is holding on to half guard well.

MacManus is defending against the submission attempts here by Little.
MacManus is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little is looking to take a break and control but MacManus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little moves nicely into side control.
MacManus is trying to improve his position.
MacManus can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacManus is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Little showed his dominance in that final round.
I think MacManus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murphy MacManus!