PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virgil Little has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Little
vs
Thomas

193 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 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, Tim Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Little goes for a double leg but Thomas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thomas continues to drive forward.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Little just stands there and leans against the cage.
Little avoiding damage.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
Thomas jumps guard but Little turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Little fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Virgil Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Thomas.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Little as he jumps to the side.

Little forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Little drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Little trying to control the position here.
Little will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Little is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Little manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Little's guard.
Thomas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Little keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Little throws a big elbow that misses.
Little stops Thomas from standing up.
Thomas is pulling down on Little's head to control his posture.
Little trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Little throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas postures up in Little's guard and throws a big left but Little blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Little holds on and takes a little breather.
Little lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas tries to buck Little off but he can't manage it.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Little 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.
Little could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Little works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little looking to ground and pound but Thomas is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Virgil Little will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Little fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Little dives in for a single leg takedown but Thomas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Virgil Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Little walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Thomas darts in looking for a takedown but Little gets double underhooks and turns Thomas into the cage.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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 Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Little gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Little fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Little looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Thomas keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Little gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Little avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thomas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas dives in and grabs Little's left leg, looking for a takedown. Little pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Little as he jumps to the side.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Little tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Little throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Little's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little shoots in but no luck this time.
Little throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas leaves Little with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Little sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas darts in looking for a takedown but Little gets double underhooks and turns Thomas into the cage.
Little drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little checks a low kick from Thomas.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Little blocks a head kick by Thomas.
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 time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Virgil Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Thomas.
Thomas slips under a jab from Little.
Little darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Little into the cage.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little stops a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thomas.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Little breaks from the clinch.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Little is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Little circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Little lands but Thomas takes it in his stride.
Thomas pushes Little away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Little shoots in but no luck this time.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Little.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Little takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Little circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Little lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Little.
Little leaves Thomas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Virgil Little is winning the standup battle so far.
Little dives in for a single leg takedown but Thomas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thomas wants to take the fight to the mat but Little manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Little manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thomas with a nice head shot there.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Little looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thomas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thomas 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.
Tim Thomas 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.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Thomas.
I think Little has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

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