PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chwytny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chwytny Vlad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Evans
vs
Vlad

196 cm
18
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Evans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chwytny Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans has a takedown stuffed.

Evans shoots in and bounces Vlad off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Vlad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vlad is keeping the position for now.
Vlad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Evans pulls Vlad in close to prevent any damage.

Vlad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vlad passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Vlad is working for a submission of some sort.
Evans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Vlad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Evans is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Evans has escaped and now he's on top!
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Evans jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vlad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vlad looks gassed!
Evans lands a couple of digs.

Vlad looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.
Vlad 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.
Evans advances position into side control!

Evans is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vlad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vlad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Evans's best efforts.
Vlad manages to get to full guard.

Vlad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.

Vlad looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Evans is defending well. Vlad quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Evans has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Vlad celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chwytny Vlad!
Chwytny Vlad is the new heavyweight champion!