PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easy Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easy Blaze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Little
vs
Blaze

193 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
294 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easy Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt - Little sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Little closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaze to the mat! Blaze manages to get full guard.
Little could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Blaze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Little trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Blaze throws his legs up looking for a submission but Little uses it to pass to side control.
Little controlling from side mount.
Little seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Blaze for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze tries to bench press Little off him but Little keeps the position.
Blaze looking for a sweep but Little has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Blaze tries to buck Little off but he can't manage it.
Blaze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blaze wants to try and get back to his feet.

Little has control of Blaze's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Blaze regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Little tries to control but Blaze wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to hold on but Little pushes him away.
Little throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Blaze because Little loaded up on that one.
Blaze reaches up to try and control the position but Little seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Blaze rolls and tries to escape and now Little has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Little trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to stand back up.
Blaze looks winded!
Blaze is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Blaze fending off the submission attempt from Little.
Little tries to keep control of the position but Blaze is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Little controlling the positon.
Blaze has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Little controlling well, preventing Blaze from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Little patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Little is looking for a choke. Blaze gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Blaze manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Little dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blaze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Little tries to avoid it but Blaze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Little to the ground. Little escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blaze tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Little lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Little shoots in and drives through. Blaze sprawls well.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blaze.
Virgil Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Easy Blaze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Blaze gets tackled into the cage by Little. Little maintains the clinch.
Little jumps guard but Blaze stands there with Little around his waist. Little gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blaze is trying to pull guard but Little has him pressed against the cage.
Little looking for a takedown.
Little looking for a takedown.
Little tries for a takedown but Blaze manages to get underhooks.
Little jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blaze walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Little shoots in but Blaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze dives in for a single leg takedown but Little sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaze scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Little defends it nicely.
Little throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice sprawl there from Little as Blaze shoots in.
Little shoots in for a double leg but Blaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little closes the distance and clinches up with Blaze, looking for a takedown. Little pushes Blaze against the cage but Blaze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blaze.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Little darts in looking for a takedown but Blaze gets double underhooks and turns Little into the cage.

Blaze gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blaze wants to stand but Little has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Little is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Virgil Little overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze content to stall in guard here.
Little wants to sweep here but Blaze controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Blaze stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Virgil Little will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Little defends it nicely.
Little doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Little thinking.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Little defends it nicely.
Blaze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Virgil Little has been cut.
Blaze changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Little tries to avoid it but Blaze manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Little to the ground. Little escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Virgil Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Easy Blaze.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Little.

Blaze closes the distance and pushes Little back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands with a left to the head.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Little is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blaze is defending well.

Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt.
Little closes the distance and clinches up with Blaze, looking for a takedown. Little pushes Blaze against the cage but Blaze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blaze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Little avoids it really well and circles away.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze dives in for a single leg takedown but Little sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blaze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blaze stalling in the clinch but Little improves position.

Little manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blaze throws an elbow that misses. Little uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blaze's guard. Nice move by Little!
Little trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Little pushing down on Blaze's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little slows the pace down in half guard.
Blaze tries to get to full guard but Little has control of the leg.

Little stands up from half guard.
Little stuffs the takedown.
Blaze is looking to clinch.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Blaze shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaze defends it nicely.
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Little is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Little circles away and we're back to standing.
Little tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blaze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Little somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze dives in and grabs Little's left leg, looking for a takedown. Little pushes down on Blaze's head and hops out.
Easy Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Virgil Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze stuffs the takedown attempt from Little. Little gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Virgil Little.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Easy Blaze!