PBP Commentary

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

Little
vs
Fighter

155 cm
23
346 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alva 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, Test Fighter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Little changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fighter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fighter wants to control but Little postures up.
Little tries to stand but Fighter is controlling his head.
Fighter is trying to improve his position.
Little wants to stand but Fighter has his arm trapped.
Fighter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Fighter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Little has managed to free his arm - good work.
Little wants to control but Fighter is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is looking for a sweep. Fighter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fighter is keen to just control but Little is a slippery customer.
Fighter throwing shots but Little is blocking nicely.
Fighter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Little keeps working.
Little keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Little dodges the punch combination from Fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Little has Fighter up against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Little holds him up against the cage and eventually Fighter drops back down to his feet.

Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Little shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Little showed some decent athleticism there.
Little trying to control the pace.
Little is keen to just control but Fighter is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter manages to get to full guard.
Little wants to pass the guard but Fighter is keeping the position.
Little has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fighter trying to keep a closed guard but Little is proving a slippery customer.
Fighter has his hands on Little's head, controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Little won't allow Fighter to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little working some strikes from top position.
Fighter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Little wants to stand and escape but instead Fighter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little trying to keep a closed guard but Fighter is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alva Little dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Little shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fighter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fighter trying to control the position.
Little would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Little knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fighter on the ground.
Little stays in close to Fighter's body and controls the position.

Fighter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Little defends it easily.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Little from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Fighter, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fighter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Little's guard.
Fighter trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Fighter postures up.
Little is really struggling to control Fighter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Little seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alva Little wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Little has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Little gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Little pulls guard.

Little escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fighter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Little throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Little is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fighter being controlled here momentarily.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Test Fighter wasn't active enough on the ground.

Little closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Little prevents it.

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

Alva Little dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Little looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Little is going to stand back up.
Fighter trying to control but Little postures up.

Little is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fighter is looking to control Little's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fighter avoid being mounted?
Fighter punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fighter keeps working.
Little wants to pass to mount but Fighter is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter gets full guard.
Little won't allow Fighter to sweep him here.
Little wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Fighter being controlled here, momentarily.

Alva Little has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fighter tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Little counters by clinching up.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Little is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Little manages to break the clinch.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Little decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Little with the ground and pound but Fighter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little wants to get up but he can't break Fighter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

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

Fighter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Little has his hands clasped together but Fighter extends and breaks Little's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fighter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Test Fighter!