PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Little Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Evil has chosen Lights Out as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Taylor
vs
Little Evil

172 cm
25
154 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jens Little Evil!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Evil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Little Evil shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Little Evil's belly button to the back.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Little Evil throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Little Evil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little Evil needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Little Evil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Little Evil wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a left to the body.
Little Evil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Little Evil tries to clinch up

and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Little Evil won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Evil is looking for a sweep.
Taylor cracks Little Evil with a big elbow.
Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Little Evil to see if he's OK.
Taylor with the ground and pound but Little Evil regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Little Evil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Little Evil works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little Evil is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Little Evil wants to control but Taylor passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Evil wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor winds up and cracks Little Evil with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Little Evil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Little Evil on the ground.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Little Evil defends it.
Little Evil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Little Evil.
Little Evil keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working hard here to advance position.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Little Evil keeps moving.
Little Evil wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.

Little Evil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Little Evil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little Evil is keeping the position for now.

That's four 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.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Little Evil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Little Evil keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little Evil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Little Evil keeps moving.
Little Evil is looking to sweep but instead, Taylor has passed into half guard.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Little Evil dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Taylor 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.

Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little Evil throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Little Evil connects with a body shot.
Little Evil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Little Evil wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Little Evil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.

Little Evil gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor stalling.
Little Evil tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Little Evil tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Little Evil drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Little Evil's ribcage. Little Evil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Evil tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jorge Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jens Little Evil.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Little Evil is breathing heavily.
Little Evil fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.

Taylor has hold of one of Little Evil's legs. Little Evil is fighting the takedown attempt but Taylor gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Little Evil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Little Evil keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Little Evil is trying to keep Taylor in close.

Little Evil working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Evil keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Little Evil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Taylor works his way into side control.
Taylor working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Little Evil is keeping him busy.
Taylor working the ground and pound but Little Evil is defending the strikes.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Taylor working the ground and pound but Little Evil is defending the strikes.
Little Evil is looking to reverse the position.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Little Evil tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor lands a few punches from side control.

Little Evil is rocked!
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Little Evil is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Little Evil's shoulder. That is not cool.
Little Evil seems to have recovered his senses.
Check out the look on Taylor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Evil is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Little Evil misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Little Evil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Little Evil didn't expect that.
Little Evil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Little Evil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Little Evil is keeping the position.
Little Evil working a defensive guard here.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Little Evil keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Taylor.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little Evil tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Little Evil throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Little Evil shows good takedown defense.
Jens Little Evil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Little Evil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Little Evil falls off balance throwing a combination

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Little Evil fights it but they end up in guard.
Little Evil is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Little Evil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Little Evil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little Evil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorge Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Little Evil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor passes Little Evil's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Little Evil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Little Evil tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Taylor has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
A nice elbow there by Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taylor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jorge Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor tries to control but Little Evil wriggling away.
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Little Evil is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Taylor!