PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Juicy. Shawn Evans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

St Taylor
vs
Evans

181 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Evans!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Taylor misses with a head kick.
St Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans avoids the head kick by St Taylor.

St Taylor shoots in and bounces Evans off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Taylor trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Taylor!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but St Taylor is having none of it.
Evans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can St Taylor hang on?
Evans moves to the back.

Evans looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can St Taylor hold on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Taylor is keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Evans manages to miss with strikes from the back.
St Taylor controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Evans looking to break St Taylor's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. St Taylor remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Evans will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with strikes.
St Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
St Taylor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
St Taylor staying busy and making it hard for Evans to control.
St Taylor controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Evans lands shots from the back.
Evans scores with punches to the body.

Evans is persistently looking for the submission but St Taylor is defending it well.
Evans lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Evans dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Taylor fails with the takedown.
St Taylor shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
Evans avoids the head kick by St Taylor.

St Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evans did well to prevent St Taylor getting side control.
Evans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evans.
Evans is controlling St Taylor's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Taylor tries to stand but Evans is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.

That's two 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 pulls St Taylor in close to his closed guard and prevents St Taylor from doing any damage or advancing position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing St Taylor from standing up.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shawn Evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

St Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans blocks a head kick by St Taylor.
St Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

St Taylor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
St Taylor tries to stand but Evans is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Taylor!

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 trying to control but St Taylor is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans working St Taylor over with strikes here.
Evans looking to control but St Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Despite being in the dominant position, Shawn Evans just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

St Taylor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evans sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Taylor's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans passes the guard and advances to mount!

Evans is working for a guillotine from mount but St Taylor frees his head quite easily.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Taylor trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans tries to control but St Taylor wriggling away.
Shawn Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Taylor tries to get out of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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