PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pogrom Evreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Adenhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Adenhart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pogrom Evreev's chin.

Evreev
vs
Adenhart

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pogrom Evreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Adenhart!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adenhart.
Adenhart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Evreev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adenhart as he avoids it easily.

Adenhart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adenhart is pressing down on Evreev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evreev is holding on for now.
Evreev wants to control but Adenhart is keeping busy.
Adenhart trying to control the pace.
Evreev moves into full guard.
Evreev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evreev trying to keep a closed guard but Adenhart is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adenhart stops Evreev from standing up.
Evreev has a closed guard, preventing Adenhart from standing up.
Evreev is trying to keep Adenhart in close.
Evreev wants to stand but Adenhart is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evreev tries to clinch but Adenhart moves out of range.
Adenhart keeps the fight on the outside.
Evreev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Evreev misses with a takedown

and Adenhart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evreev's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Evreev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Evreev is breathing heavily.
Adenhart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Adenhart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adenhart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evreev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evreev trying to keep a closed guard but Adenhart is proving a slippery customer.
Evreev wants to stand and escape but Adenhart is having none of it.
Adenhart is looking to stand up but Evreev won't let him.
Adenhart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evreev looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evreev fails with the takedown

and Adenhart counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evreev!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pogrom Evreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adenhart controlling from mount.
Evreev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evreev is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Evreev is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evreev tries to hold on but Adenhart postures up.
Evreev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Evreev tries to lock up and control but Adenhart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Evreev is trying to escape the mount.
Evreev is working hard here to advance position.
Adenhart controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Adenhart dominated that round.
That's time! Evreev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Evreev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evreev shoots and misses

and Adenhart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Adenhart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Evreev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adenhart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adenhart content to stall in guard here.
Evreev tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evreev has a closed guard, preventing Adenhart from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adenhart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adenhart with a nice head shot there.
Evreev has momentary wrist control but Adenhart slips an elbow through the middle.
Adenhart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Adenhart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two 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.
Evreev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adenhart is controlling him.
Evreev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adenhart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Evreev is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes 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.
Evreev slips under a jab.
Evreev tries for a takedown but Adenhart circles away easily

and Adenhart counters with a takedown into side control.
Adenhart prevents Evreev from escaping the position.
Evreev tries to buck Adenhart off but Adenhart is having none of it.
Adenhart is putting a hurting on Evreev here, landing some big shots from side control.
Evreev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Evreev is trying to control but can't.
Adenhart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nick Adenhart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evreev is trying to maintain the position but Adenhart is very close to passing his half guard.
Adenhart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adenhart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evreev wants to clinch up but Adenhart keeps it at a distance.
Adenhart swats away the attempt to clinch by Evreev.
Evreev throws a series of punches but Adenhart avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Adenhart 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Evreev doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Adenhart counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evreev!
Adenhart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adenhart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Evreev looks a forlorn figure.
Evreev is working to get back to half guard.
Adenhart controlling the position easily from mount.
Adenhart scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evreev is bucking up trying to escape but Adenhart cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adenhart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Evreev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adenhart controlling from mount.
Evreev is desperately trying to improve his position but Adenhart has a good base and remains in mount.
Adenhart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evreev manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Adenhart prevents Evreev from improving his position.
Evreev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evreev.
Evreev looking to control.
Evreev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evreev working a defensive guard here.

Evreev working for a triangle but Adenhart defends it easily.

Evreev is looking for a triangle but Adenhart pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evreev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adenhart is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evreev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Adenhart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evreev's guard.
Evreev striking off his back but it's not causing Adenhart any problems.
Evreev is trying to control the position but Adenhart postures up.
Evreev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Adenhart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Evreev is trying to keep Adenhart in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evreev is really struggling to control Adenhart but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Evreev wants to get back to his feet but Adenhart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evreev trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evreev has his takedown stuffed
and Adenhart counters with a nice uppercut.
Evreev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evreev doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Adenhart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evreev won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pogrom Evreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evreev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Adenhart has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pogrom Evreev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evreev tries to strike but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Adenhart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adenhart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Adenhart!