PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justice Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo has chosen Here Comes as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Evans
vs
Ricardo

187 cm
28
178 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

175 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Justice Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Evans moves into the clinch.
Ricardo can't get the takedown.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Ricardo or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
Justice Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Ricardo.

Evans gets the takedown into side control.

Evans is trying to get an arm triangle but Ricardo is defending well.

Evans working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ricardo is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.

Evans tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Evans has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ricardo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ricardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ricardo looks gassed!

Evans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Evans is looking for a kimura here.

Evans looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans is looking for a kimura but Ricardo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Evans is looking for a kimura but Ricardo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evans to get the leverage.

Ricardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Evans is trying to work for a kimura but Ricardo is defending well.

Ricardo actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo gets full guard.

Ricardo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Evans has his hands clasped together but Ricardo extends an breaks Evans's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ricardo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mauricio Ricardo!