PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 2228 p4p, 1547 weight class) and Mike Green (ranked 291 p4p, 197 weight class). Mike Green will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Evans
vs
Green

191 cm
20
185
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
191
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Green!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Evans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Evans closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a left hand.

Green breaks from the clinch.

Green gets tackled into the cage by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
Evans misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Green works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Green blocking some punches.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Evans misses.

Evans has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans lands a left hand.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.

Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green with a jab.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Green lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Evans slips under a jab from Green.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
As Green tries to get set, Evans tries to push him back and clinch up but Green manages to avoid the attempt.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans blocks a leg kick.
Evans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.

Evans clinches up against the cage.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green misses with the head strike.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
A body shot lands from Evans.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Green takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans lands a body shot.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green misses with a hook

and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Green will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Evans blocks a jab.
Green takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green lands a head kick. Evans smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Evans lands a nice looking body shot.
Evans is looking to wear down Green with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Evans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green throws a low kick but it's checked well by Evans.
Evans is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Evans misses with a hook.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Evans tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Green manages to circle out of the way.
Evans scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans checks a low kick from Green.
Green throws a jab when Evans was well out of range.
Evans has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Mike Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Green misses with a head kick.
Evans takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Green in his tracks.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Green thumps Evans with a low kick.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.

Evans darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Evans misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green takes a shot to the head.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green misses with the head strike.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green is looking to control Evans's arms but Evans gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green misses with some punches.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Green.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with some punches.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
A short uppercut from Evans.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Green works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
Green lands with a left to the head.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Green jabs at Evans's body.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
Green throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Evans wants to clinch.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.

Evans moves into range and clinches up with Green.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Evans takes a shot to the head.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Green misses with a low kick.
Evans seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Green throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.

Evans clinches with his opponent.
Green lands an uppercut.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Evans lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Green throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Evans digs a good hook to Green's body.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Green lands.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
Evans looks to clinch
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans cracks Green with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a low kick, looking for Evans's leg but Evans calmly moves out of range.
Evans misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Green. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans takes one to the side of the head.
Green connects with a body shot.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Green connects with the punch.
Evans throws a hook but Green blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Evans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green cracks Evans with an open hand slap.
Mike Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Green.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans blocks a head kick by Green.
Gwynn Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Evans slips under a jab.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Evans lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Green!
A victorious Mike Green thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.