PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashed Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leyland Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapman has chosen the lazy song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Evans
vs
Chapman

180 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
238 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashed Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leyland Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman stuffs the takedown.
Evans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Chapman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Chapman instigates a clinch.
Chapman prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashed Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapman scores with a knee to the head.
Chapman lands a knee to the head.
Chapman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chapman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans jumps guard but Chapman turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Chapman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.

Chapman breaks the clinch.

Chapman forces Evans back against the ropes and clinches.
Chapman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Chapman.
Chapman scores with a knee to the head.
Chapman stalling in the clinch.
Chapman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chapman lands a knee to the head.
Chapman working Evans over with knees to the body.
Chapman lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Chapman has Evans pushed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Chapman.
Chapman scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chapman lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Chapman lands a nice knee to the body.
Chapman scores a nice knee to the body.
Chapman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman with a knee to the head.
Chapman stalling the fight.

Chapman manages to break the clinch.

Chapman shoots in and bounces Evans off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Chapman stands up from Evans's guard - Chapman perhaps looking for a knockout.

Chapman moves into the clinch successfully.
Chapman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chapman landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chapman.
Chapman crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chapman lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Chapman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Chapman pulls guard.
Chapman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Chapman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Chapman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chapman takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapman just leaning against Evans, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Chapman.
Chapman with a knee to the head.
Chapman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chapman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chapman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Chapman has picked Evans up - he's going for a ride! Chapman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Evans is looking to control Chapman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evans avoid being mounted?
Evans is looking for a sweep. Chapman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chapman wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.

Chapman has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Chapman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Evans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chapman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chapman stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Evans.

Chapman moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Chapman has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashed Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapman lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman with a knee to the head.

Chapman gets control of Evans's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chapman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Chapman uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

Chapman clinches up against the ropes.
Chapman is stalling here.
Chapman crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.
Chapman landing knees to the head.
Chapman working Evans over with knees to the body.
Chapman working Evans over with knees to the body.
Chapman landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chapman working Evans over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans letting Chapman take a breather here.
Chapman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chapman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chapman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chapman lands a knee to the head.
Chapman connects with a knee to the head.
Chapman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chapman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Chapman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Chapman pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Chapman tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Chapman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans shoots and misses

and Chapman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chapman connects with a knee to the head.
Chapman has Evans pushed against the ropes.
Chapman lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Chapman.
Chapman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
Chapman working Evans over with knees to the body.
Chapman lands a nice elbow.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chapman scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chapman obliges.
Evans is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chapman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leyland Chapman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Chapman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Evans regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chapman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Chapman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chapman successfully pulls guard.

Chapman pushes Evans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leyland Chapman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Evans dives in and grabs Chapman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chapman pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.

Evans has Chapman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Evans is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chapman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Chapman ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chapman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Chapman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chapman closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chapman connects with a knee to the head.
Chapman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Chapman.
Chapman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.

Chapman pulls guard.
Chapman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Evans wants to control but Chapman passes easily into half guard.
Chapman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chapman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chapman on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chapman decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman looks to land a combination. Evans sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Chapman gets tackled into the ropes by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
Chapman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Chapman is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Evans can't fight it off and eventually Chapman manages to take the fight to the floor. Evans looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
Chapman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Chapman sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chapman stands up from Evans's guard - Chapman perhaps looking for a knockout.

Chapman moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
Chapman crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.
Evans takes an elbow to the forehead.

Chapman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Chapman shoots in and gets a takedown into Evans's guard.
Leyland Chapman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chapman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chapman sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman stands up over Evans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chapman prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Chapman passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Chapman.
Chapman moves into full mount! Evans won't be happy about that!
Evans wants to hold on but Chapman pushes him away.
Leyland Chapman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chapman is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Evans is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leyland Chapman!
Leyland Chapman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.