PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Guloev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by j. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Evans
vs
Guloev

180 cm
31
220 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

179 cm
29
209 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruslan Guloev!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans slips under a jab from Guloev.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guloev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guloev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans looks to land a combination but Guloev avoids it well.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Guloev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Guloev throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Guloev throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guloev throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guloev, as that shot connected.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guloev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Evans sizes up Guloev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guloev tries a head kick but it misses.
Guloev lands a body shot.
Guloev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guloev throws a head kick that misses.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Guloev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guloev scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Ruslan Guloev has been cut.
Guloev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Guloev misses with a straight right.
Guloev misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Evans.

Guloev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Guloev!
Evans trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans looking to isolate an arm here. Guloev doesn't see it coming and as Evans extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Evans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that LOD: Affordable Quality logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.