PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen Pursuit of Happiness as his entrance music. Aiden White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

White
vs
Evans

185 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from White.

White breaks the clinch.
White closes the distance looking to clinch

and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White pulls Evans in close to prevent any damage.
Evans is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
White is pulling down on Evans's head to control his posture.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is stalling in the full guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

White has an active guard here but Evans has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
White wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans tries to stand but White is controlling from the bottom.

White pushes Evans off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Evans closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. White did well to prevent Evans getting side control.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White is trying to control but Evans manages to pass to mount!
Evans dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
White is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
White is breathing heavily.
White is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Evans cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evans scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White?
Evans scoring with strikes but White is staying in there.
White can't escape the position.
White is working hard here to advance position.
Evans tries to control but White wriggling away.
White tries to lock up and control but Evans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White is looking to get to half guard.
White swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans landing punches.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
Evans with a couple of short strikes.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Evans tries to control but White wriggling away.
White takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a takedown
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Evans as he connects with a hook.
White closes the distance looking to clinch

and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.

White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Evans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
White avoids the head kick by Evans.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids the head kick by Evans.

Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

White pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
White wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
White keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
White tries to clinch but Evans moves away

and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White is bucking up trying to escape but Evans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
White bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Evans keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White lands a couple of elbows.
Evans wants to stand and escape but White is having none of it.
White trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
Evans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White controlling the position.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

White tries to clinch

and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White!
White in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
White takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
White regains half guard.
White is pressing down on Evans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Evans prevents White from getting back to his feet.

White pushes Evans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.

White throws his legs up looking for a submission but Evans uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans decides to stand up, so the ref orders White to his feet.
White misses with the combination.
White tries to clinch
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White wants to clinch

and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Evans controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Evans scrambles and gets back to his feet.
White closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White wants to clinch

and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.

White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evans wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
Evans is fighting to break White's control of his arms but White is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Evans wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.

White pushes Evans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White clinches but Evans breaks the clinch
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans scores with a jab.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Aiden White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rashad Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!