PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Half (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Little Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Evil is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lights Out. This should be fireworks!

Half
vs
Little Evil

170 cm
20
156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BLKOUT Clothing
BUY ONE,GET TWO

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Half!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jens Little Evil!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Evil throws a shot from downtown. Half moves away and avoids it.
Half misses with a hook.
Little Evil sizes up Half with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Little Evil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Little Evil ducks under a wild hook from Half.
Little Evil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Little Evil.
Little Evil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Little Evil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Little Evil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Half in his tracks.
Little Evil connects with a looping right hand.
Little Evil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Little Evil misses with a double jab.
Little Evil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half.
Little Evil defending well as Half loads up on a big left hand.
Little Evil scores with a jab.
Little Evil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Little Evil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Little Evil missing with a left hand there. Half was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Half slips under a jab.
Half uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little Evil.
Half takes one to the side of the head.
Little Evil lands a nice shot that snaps Half's head back.
Little Evil misses with a two punch combination.
Half moves out of range of the strikes.
Half shoots for a double leg takedown but Little Evil sprawls well. He's pushed Half's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Little Evil throws an overhand right that lands on Half's shoulder, as Half tries to avoid the shot.
Little Evil checks a low kick from Half.
Little Evil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Half throws out a loose jab but Little Evil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jens Little Evil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half misses with a body kick.
Jens Little Evil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Little Evil misses.
Some wild striking there from Little Evil.
Half pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Evil misses with a double jab.
Half tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little Evil was well out of range. Poor timing from Half.
Little Evil looks to land a combination but Half avoids it well.
Half shoots in for a takedown but Little Evil shows good takedown defense.
Half tries to clinch up.
Little Evil misses with a hook.
Little Evil with a jab.
Half slips a jab and a cross from Little Evil.
Half walks into a left hand.
Half throws a sloppy head kick and Little Evil moves out of range easily.
Little Evil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Little Evil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Half had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Half misses with a body shot.
Little Evil throws a jab when Half was well out of range.
Little Evil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Half moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Half slips a jab and a cross from Little Evil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Little Evil.
Little Evil lands a nice looking body shot.
Half shoots in for a double leg but Little Evil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Half. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Half misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little Evil.
Half misses the shot to the body.
Little Evil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Half. Half circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Little Evil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Little Evil.
Little Evil avoids the head kick by Half.
Little Evil moves out of range as Half strikes.
A head kick misses from Half.
Little Evil might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Little Evil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little Evil misses with a straight left.

Half gets a takedown into half guard.
Little Evil trying to control but Half postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half stops Little Evil from getting back to his feet.
Half trying to pass the guard but Little Evil defending well.
Half is thwarting Little Evil's attempts to control the position.
Half trying to control the action but Little Evil is working from the bottom.
Little Evil is looking to control Half's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Little Evil avoid being mounted?

Little Evil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Little Evil throws a series of punches but Half moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Half misses with a head kick.
Little Evil misses with a double jab.
Little Evil lands a jab.
Little Evil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Half moves in looking to clinch but Little Evil pushes him off.
Half misses with a wild body shot.
Little Evil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Half.
Half swings away with a body shot that misses
and Little Evil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little Evil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half swings away with a body shot that misses
and Little Evil counters with a left and a right that stings Half.
Little Evil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Little Evil swinging wildly here.
Half is looking to wear down Little Evil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Half throws a sloppy head kick and Little Evil moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Half misses.
Little Evil throws a good cross that connects.
Half takes a jab right on the kisser.
Little Evil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Half throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little Evil throws an overhand right that lands on Half's shoulder, as Half tries to avoid the shot.
Little Evil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Half.
Some wild striking there from Little Evil.
Little Evil leaves Half with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Half looks to land a left hand but Little Evil moved out of range nicely.
Little Evil misses with a looping right.
Half throws a body punch but Little Evil moves out of range.
Little Evil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half misses with the combination.
Half tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Half defending well as Little Evil loads up on a big left hand.
Half does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Half fails with a takedown attempt.
Little Evil misses with a double jab.
Half thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Little Evil.
Half takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Half throws an overhand right that lands on Little Evil's shoulder, as Little Evil tries to avoid the shot.
Jens Little Evil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little Evil lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Half backs up against the cage.
Little Evil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Half moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Half. Little Evil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little Evil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Half ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Half bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Little Evil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Half circles away quickly and effectively.
Half will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Little Evil scores with a jab to the head.
Little Evil throws a right hand that Half ducks under and follows up with a left that Half also avoids with ease.
Little Evil misses with a hook. Half ducked under it nicely.
Half is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Little Evil's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Half is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Little Evil's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Half wants to pass to mount but Little Evil is defending the position.
Little Evil is staying active underneath Half, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little Evil is pressing down on Half's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Half is pushing down on Little Evil's leg trying to pass to half guard. Little Evil is fighting to maintain full guard but Half has managed to sneak the leg through.
Little Evil moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Half trying to control but Little Evil is working from the bottom.
Little Evil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Half manages to get himself to full guard.
Half wants to sweep here but Little Evil controlling him for the moment.
Half is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Little Evil has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Half is proving hard to escape from.
Half is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Little Evil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Little Evil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Half moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Half looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Half looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Little Evil!
Little Evil is trying to escape the mount but Half keeps good control and instead manages to take Little Evil's back.
Little Evil is really stuck here.
Half just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Little Evil wants to escape the position.

Half is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Little Evil is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Little Evil is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Half gets his way!
Little Evil tries to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Little Evil is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Half tries to keep control of the position but Little Evil is staying busy.
Little Evil controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Half looking for the choke from the back.
Half controlling the position well here. Little Evil rolled but Half kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Little Evil wants to escape the position.

That's two 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.

Half is persistently looking for the submission but Little Evil is defending it well.
Little Evil trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Half is trying to control but Little Evil is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

Half goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Little Evil is on top in guard.
Half 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 Evil pushes Half off and gets back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Little Evil as he connects with a hook.
Tom Half has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Half.
Little Evil throws a good cross that connects.
A left and a right from Little Evil both land. Nice combination.
Half misses with a wild body shot.
Little Evil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Half tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little Evil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Half counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Half.
Half wants to control from the top but Little Evil keeps moving.

Half avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Little Evil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Half defends well.
Half passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little Evil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jens Little Evil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little Evil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Half.
Little Evil trying to control here.
Little Evil is staying active underneath Half, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Half wants to work for an arm triangle but Little Evil is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Half 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.
Half thows a huge punch but Little Evil dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Half showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Little Evil 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Little Evil!