PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between joe knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

knockout
vs
Evans

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, joe knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Evans!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from knockout is defended easily by Evans.
Evans shoots and misses

and knockout counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by knockout.
knockout looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Evans trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
knockout wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.
Evans trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
knockout wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but knockout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
knockout is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Evans gets caught flat footed, as knockout shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
knockout trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans wants to stand and escape but knockout is having none of it.
Evans working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
knockout controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
knockout trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
knockout looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
knockout pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Evans keeping moving, preventing knockout from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst knockout is controlling him.
knockout has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
knockout trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
knockout is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Evans blocks a head kick by knockout.

knockout gets a takedown into half guard.
knockout not doing much here.
knockout throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
knockout sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Evans won't allow knockout to pass to mount.
knockout is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Evans regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst knockout is controlling him.
knockout throwing strikes but missing.
knockout stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeping moving, preventing knockout from controlling successfully.
knockout is really struggling to control Evans but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
knockout shoots and misses

and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in knockout's guard now.
Evans wants to control from the top but knockout keeps moving.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
knockout is controlling Evans's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans stops knockout from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
knockout with a poor takedown

and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for knockout!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
joe knockout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
knockout throws a leg kick that is checked

and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Evans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
knockout utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
knockout keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but knockout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
knockout looking to control.
Evans trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
knockout on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if knockout tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
knockout is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Evans has his takedown stuffed

and knockout counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evans keeping full guard, as knockout tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans keeping moving, preventing knockout from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
knockout trying to move into half guard but instead Evans has managed to sweep!
Evans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
knockout is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
knockout keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Evans stands up over knockout, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
knockout can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Evans controls the pace.
knockout not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans's corner is telling him to maintain position.

knockout working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Evans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
knockout wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
knockout with a lazy takedown attempt

and Evans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Evans.
Evans trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
Evans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

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