PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edoja Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edoja Mark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Little
vs
Mark

193 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 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, Edoja Mark!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mark tries to work over Little's front leg with a kick but Little checks it.
Little blocks a head kick by Mark.

Mark moves into the clinch.
Little tries for a takedown but Mark manages to get underhooks.
Little prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Little wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mark up against the cage.
Mark misses with an elbow over the top.
Little wants a takedown.

Little ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Little no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Little has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mark is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Little.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mark has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Little stuffs the takedown.
Mark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Little.

Mark forces Little back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Little throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mark blocks it with crossed arms.
Mark is trying to push Little away but Little has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Little blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Little fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Little.
Mark doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Mark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mark.
Little avoids the body shot from Mark.
Little throws out a leg kick but Mark moves out of range and Little only half commits.
Little has a takedown stuffed.
Mark keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark is looking to clinch but Little is avoiding it.

Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mark is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Mark is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Little to keep the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mark.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Mark, against the cage.
Little wants a takedown.

Little manages to break the clinch.
Mark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Little sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Little tries to clinch but Mark is having none of it.
Little shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mark defends it nicely.
Little is breathing heavily.
Little avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Little fails to land the takedown.
Little slaps away a takedown attempt from Mark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mark goes for a double leg but Little avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Little continues to drive forward.

Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little shoots for a takedown but Mark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Little is looking to slow Mark down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edoja Mark will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Little wants to clinch.
Virgil Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Mark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Little misses with the combination.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Mark off balance momentarily.

Mark has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Mark walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mark has a takedown stuffed.
Little tries to clinch but Mark moves away
and Mark counters with a nice body shot.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little dives in and grabs Mark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mark pushes down on Little's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edoja Mark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little blocks a head kick by Mark.
No luck for Mark with that takedown attempt.

Little gets tackled into the cage by Mark. Mark maintains the clinch.
Little wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mark working hard to break the clinch.
Little wants a takedown but no success here.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Mark, against the cage.
Little is working for takedown but Mark is calmly controlling the position for now.

Mark manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Little could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mark keeping full guard, as Little tries to pass.

Mark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mark throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Little!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mark.
Mark sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Little tries to reverse the position but Mark maintains control.
Mark controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Mark has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Little might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to reverse the position but instead Mark has taken his back - oops!
Little covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mark.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mark working for a choke but Little is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edoja Mark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mark.
Mark shoots in but Little avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Little leaves Mark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Little avoids it really well and circles away.
Virgil Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edoja Mark.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark misses with a takedown attempt - Little sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Little rushes Mark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Little pulls Mark into guard.
Mark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Little is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Little is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Little preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Little looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mark with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mark decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Mark feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Mark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Little tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mark drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Little dives on top into guard.
Edoja Mark has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mark scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Little but Little pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark shoots in for a takedown but Little shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Little instigates a clinch.
Little tries to score a body lock takedown but Mark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mark moves into the clinch successfully.
Virgil Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edoja Mark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Little looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edoja Mark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edoja Mark!