PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 1147 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Stefan Andersson (ranked 173 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Evans
vs
Andersson

191 cm
29
208
16 - 9 - 0

185 cm
28
216
14 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Andersson tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Andersson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andersson just manages to avoid it.
Evans misses with a left hand

and Andersson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evans has his hands on Andersson's head, controlling the position.
Evans continues to stall.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Andersson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson throws a big elbow that misses.
Andersson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Andersson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans wants to stand up but Andersson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Andersson wants to get back to full guard.
Evans tries to stand but can't do so whilst Andersson controls his leg.
Andersson trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Evans is looking to advance position but Andersson won't allow it.
Evans seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Andersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Andersson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Andersson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Andersson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans is looking to stand up but Andersson won't let him.
Evans preventing the sweep.

Andersson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Evans gets to his feet - Andersson follows without any prompting.
Evans catches Andersson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stefan Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Evans lands a nice shot that snaps Andersson's head back.
Andersson lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Andersson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Evans.
Andersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
A shot to the liver by Andersson. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andersson looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Evans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andersson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Evans rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Evans.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson misses with a body shot
and Andersson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Andersson closes the distance and clinches.
Andersson jumps guard but Evans stands there with Andersson around his waist. Andersson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Evans.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans lands a nice uppercut.
Evans lands a body shot in the clinch.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Andersson.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Andersson is trying to maintain a safe position but Evans gets an underhook and turns Andersson into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Evans looks for the body kick but Andersson saw that one coming.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andersson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evans.
Andersson misses with a series of wild punches.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans thinks about countering with a body kick.
Andersson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andersson off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Evans scores with a decent looking hook.
Andersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andersson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Evans moves away from the strike by Andersson.
It looked like Evans was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans misses the jab.
Gwynn Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Stefan Andersson has been cut.
Andersson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Andersson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stefan Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evans. That one must have hurt.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Evans cracks Andersson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Andersson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Evans finish him?

Andersson is rocked!
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andersson looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a big right hand! Oh Andersson is in trouble here! Evans follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwynn Evans!
A victorious Gwynn Evans thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.