PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hal Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spence has chosen Disturbed - Indestructible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Spence was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Little
vs
Spence

152 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hal Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Spence!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
Spence with the counter takedown but Little avoids it easily.

Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spence blocking the ground and pound attempt from Little.
Spence regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Little.
Little stands up over Spence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence looking to control.
Little could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Little is working Spence over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Little knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spence on the ground.
Spence wants to improve his position but instead Little has moved into half guard.
Spence trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Little manages to pass to mount!
Little thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Little lands a couple of good shots and Spence has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Little throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Little scores with punches to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Little is now in side control.
Spence wants to control but Little postures up.
Little misses with the ground and pound.
Spence is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Little working the ground and pound.
Little working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence sneaks back into half guard.
Spence looks winded!
Ground and pound from Little.
Little missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Little thows a huge punch but Spence dodges it nicely.
Spence trying to hold on to Little's head to control him but Little postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Little not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spence trying to control from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Spence gets caught napping as Little dives in and scores a takedown. Spence manages to retain guard.
Little with a flurry of punches that miss.
Little is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Little throwing strikes but missing.
Little lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Little throws a strike but Spence rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Little dominated that 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.

Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Little might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Little throws an elbow that misses. Spence uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Little's guard. Nice move by Spence!

Little working a defensive guard here.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Little is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Little is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spence can do to turn this around?

Spence avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Little working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spence.
Little has a closed guard, preventing Spence from standing up.
Little not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Little working a defensive guard but Spence manages to pass into side control anyway.

Spence working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spence is breathing heavily.
Little is pushing Spence's head away, looking to escape. Spence manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Spence looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spence trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.
Little is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spence is looking to take a break and control but Little is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spence asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Little throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spence tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Little is in Spence's guard.
Spence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little cracks Spence with a solid left hand.
Little working some strikes from top position.
Little makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spence controls Little momentarily but Little frees himself.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA London inform us that Spence has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Little working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spence's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spence wants to sweep here but Little controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Little dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Spence scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Little is trying to control but can't.
Little is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spence's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spence's back!
Little not allowing Spence to control his hands.
Little scores with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence tries to escape but Little has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Spence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little scores with punches to the body.
Spence breaks Little's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Spence looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hal Little overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Little throwing strikes but missing.
Spence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Little content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mark Spence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Spence looking for subs off his back but Little has passed one foot through into half guard.
Little sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spence defending well though.

Little stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Spence to get to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence throws a hook but Little blocks it.
Little looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Little misses the jab.
Spence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Little tries to sprawl but Spence drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Spence blocks the strikes from Little.
Little is concentrating on defense, preventing Spence from advancing position.

Little kicks Spence off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Little!

Little shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little won't allow Spence to sweep him here.
Little landing some decent shots from guard.
Little works over Spence with some ground and pound from guard.
Little working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hal Little is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little trying to control but Spence is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hal Little showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Little 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

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