PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogan comes to the cage accompanied by Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3. Evans has chosen Metallica- For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bogan
vs
Evans

190 cm
23
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bulk Bogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Evans!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Bogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Greg Evans has been cut.
Bogan catches Evans napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Evans to the canvas!

Evans is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans is trying to control the position but Bogan postures up.
Bogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bogan won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Bogan is in close to Evans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bogan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Bogan from controlling successfully.
Bogan postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
Bogan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans is looking to stand up but Bogan isn't so interested in that idea.
Bogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans wants to stand but Bogan is controlling the position.
Bogan thows a big elbow that misses.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Bogan from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bogan trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bogan stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bogan.
Evans looks to land a combination but Bogan avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Bogan connects with a nice looking jab.
Bogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bogan moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Bogan tries to clinch up.

Bogan takes the fight into the clinch.
Bogan lands a left hand.
Bogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans wants to break free but Bogan has control.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Bogan has him pressed against the cage.
Bogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Evans is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bogan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Evans to the mat. Evans regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bogan wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Bogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans is trying to control the position but Bogan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bogan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bogan distracts Evans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bogan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bogan prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Bogan from controlling successfully.
Bogan wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
Bogan postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Bogan thows a big elbow that misses.
Bogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Evans wants to stand and escape but Bogan is having none of it.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bogan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans looks gassed!
Bogan tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Bogan scores with a nice right hand.

That has opened up Greg Evans's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bogan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bogan wants to take a breather but Evans is having none of it.
Bogan thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
Bogan moves into full mount! Evans won't be happy about that!
Bogan lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bogan lands a big elbow.
Bogan lands a nice shot to the head.
Bogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bogan looking to finish Evans with some ground and pound. This is bad for Evans!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bulk Bogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Evans's cut.
That's time! Bogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bogan connects with a looping right hand.
Bogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Bogan throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans tries to work over Bogan's front leg with a kick but Bogan checks it.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bogan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evans lands a jab-cross combination.
Bogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Bogan finds it's target.
Bogan swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Bulk Bogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogan loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Bogan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bogan throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulk Bogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bogan tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bogan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evans.
Bulk Bogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bogan tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans throws a right hand that Bogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bogan also avoids with ease.
Bogan misses with a wild body shot.
Bogan misses with a double jab.
Bogan is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Bogan drops his hands momentarily and Evans takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Bulk Bogan has been cut.
A slow jab from Bogan misses its intended target.
Evans defending well as Bogan loads up on a big left hand.
Bogan tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans tries for a takedown but Bogan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bogan moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bogan.

Evans pushes Bogan up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bogan.
Bogan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evans pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans prevents a body shot from Bogan.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Bogan keeps him there for the moment.
Bogan avoids the elbow strike from Evans, against the cage.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans wants to break free but Bogan has control.
Bogan pushes Evans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bogan.
The referee calls for Bogan to work.
Bogan lands a body punch.
Bogan pushes Evans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans fails to pull guard.
Evans letting Bogan take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bogan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Bogan shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulk Bogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans looks to land a combination but Bogan avoids it well.
Bogan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bogan.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans misses with a double jab.

Evans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Evans drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bogan has him pressed against the cage.
Bogan is working Evans over against the cage.
Bogan is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bogan down to the mat. Bogan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Bogan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Bogan.
Bogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bogan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Bogan shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a three punch combo that has Bogan backing up. Bogan nods at Evans to acknowledge the strikes.
Bogan misses with a combination
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bulk Bogan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Evans throws a leg kick but Bogan checks it.
Bogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Bogan misses with a double jab

and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bogan working a defensive guard here.
Bogan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Bogan.
Evans trying to control but Bogan is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bulk Bogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bogan trying to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Bogan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bogan off to one side.
Bogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans throws a combination. Bogan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Evans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two 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!
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bogan walks into a jab.
Evans slips a jab from Bogan.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans lands with a nice combination. Bogan backs away looking to recover.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Bogan tries to clinch up.
Evans slips under a jab.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Evans scores with a three punch combo!
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Bogan counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bogan fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulk Bogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Bogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans wants to break free but Bogan has control.
Evans jumps guard but Bogan stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Bogan has double underhooks.
Greg Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Bogan.
Evans wants to break free but Bogan has control.
Bogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Bogan on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to throw knees to the head but Bogan is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bogan.
Bogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogan pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans tries to land knees in the clinch but Bogan avoids the damage to the body.
Bogan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Bogan.

Bogan 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.

Evans scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Bogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bogan's head backwards.
Bogan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Evans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Bulk Bogan!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Bulk Bogan!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Bulk Bogan!

Bulk Bogan wins by unanimous decision!