PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen Emoyrean Mercenaries as his entrance music. Ryan Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Munch
vs
Evans

225 cm
35
289 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

190 cm
32
250 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Munch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Evans!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Munch misses with a straight left.
Munch digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
Munch misses with a wild combination.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munch.
Munch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Munch looks for the body kick but Evans saw that one coming.
Munch defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Munch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Munch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Evans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Nice cross by Evans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a low kick, looking for Munch's leg but Munch calmly moves out of range.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans scores with a spinning back kick!
Munch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munch doesn't seem bothered though.
Munch is breathing heavily.
Munch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evans avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Evans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Evans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Munch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Evans is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Munch has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans tries for a kimura but Munch is defending well.

Evans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans swings around for an armbar but Munch sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Evans's guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evans working for a triangle but Munch defends it easily.
Munch connects with a couple of short punches.
Munch trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Munch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Evans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evans has an active guard here but Munch has managed to pass into half guard.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Munch scores with a couple of nice shots.

Evans looking for submissions off his back.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Munch trying to mount his opponent but Evans defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Munch works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Evans's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Munch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Evans quickly recovers to half guard.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Munch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Evans looking for submissions off his back.
Munch working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans wants to improve his position but Munch is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Evans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Munch connects with a couple of short punches.
Munch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Evans looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Munch passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans looking for submissions off his back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Evans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Munch 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.
Munch not doing much here.
Evans moves into full guard.

Evans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Evans throws his legs up looking for a submission but Munch uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is not content to let Munch control the position.
Evans gets back to half guard.
Evans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Munch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Munch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans is staying active underneath Munch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Munch winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Munch lands with a punch from half guard.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munch.
Evans taking some punishment here, with Munch in his half guard.
Munch is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Munch wants to pass the guard but Evans is defending well.
Munch working Evans over with strikes.

Evans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Munch pulls his head out easily.

Evans looking for submissions off his back.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munch.
Munch is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munch scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Munch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Evans!

Munch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Evans bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Munch has control of Evans's left arm, preventing Evans from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Munch is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Munch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Evans's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Munch ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Munch stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Munch.

Munch looking to score a takedown here. Evans is defending well but Munch drives through and ends up in Evans's guard.
Munch controlling from the top position.

Munch is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Evans has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Munch is looking to defend but Evans has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Munch! Evans pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Munch taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan Evans!
Ryan Evans thanked the fans post fight for their support.