PBP Commentary

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

Bruno
vs
Evans

185 cm
30
215 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

178 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruno is looking to clinch.
Bruno tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bruno doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Evans shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruno checks the leg kick.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruno thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans tries to bum rush Bruno with a series of wild strikes but Bruno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Johann Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruno tries to clinch

and Evans counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Evans.
Evans looks winded!
Bruno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is standing up over Bruno. Bruno looks to escape but Evans dives into side control.
Evans lands some shots froms side control.
Bruno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bruno is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno defending against the ground and pound.
Bruno is pushing Evans's head away, looking to escape. Evans manages to hold on to the position though.
Bruno regains half guard, as Evans was trying to land strikes.
Bruno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Evans thows a huge punch but Bruno dodges it nicely.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruno wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evans throws a jab when Bruno was well out of range.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bruno has managed to clinch.
Bruno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans blocks a body shot from Bruno.
Bruno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruno connects with a knee to the head.
Bruno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Bruno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Bruno landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
Bruno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Bruno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bruno scores with a knee to the head.
Bruno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruno lands with a light punch inside.
Bruno is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bruno down to the mat. Bruno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno lands a right hook to the body.
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruno.
Bruno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruno tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Bruno lands a slapping body shot.
Bruno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruno moves away from the strike by Evans.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruno is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bruno throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Evans stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bruno follows into mount!

Evans is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno is looking to stand but Bruno has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Evans is still in real trouble! Can Bruno finish him?
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
Bruno is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Evans is pressing down on Bruno's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruno wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Evans kicks Bruno off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johann Bruno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bruno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruno doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Bruno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evans on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That has opened up Rashad Evans's cut even more.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bruno. Bruno obviously looking to wear him down.
Evans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruno finds it's way round the side to connect with Evans's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruno.
Bruno fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle, before Bruno throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Evans's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bruno lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Johann Bruno!
Johann Bruno seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.