PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 180 p4p, 302 weight class) and Taz McKane (ranked 28 p4p, 47 weight class). McKane has chosen SAVE ME as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Evans
vs
McKane

191 cm
33
208
25 - 13 - 0

186 cm
29
205
14 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
30th Century Beer Store

Conviction
Conquer

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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz McKane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
McKane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
McKane tries to counter with a clinch but Evans shakes him off and moves away.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans with the inside leg kick.
Evans wants to land a leg kick but McKane is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans misses with an uppercut. McKane saw that one coming.
McKane tries to counter with a clinch but Evans shakes him off and moves away.
McKane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and McKane moves out of range easily.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away.
McKane wants to counter with a clinch but Evans pushes him away.
Evans is looking to land body kicks.
McKane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evans cracks McKane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans sets himself, and McKane steps forward looking for the clinch! Evans avoids it this time.

Evans has McKane up against the cage in a clinch.
McKane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
McKane missing with knees to the body.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from McKane.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from McKane.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
McKane is working Evans over against the cage.
McKane trying to land knees to the body.
McKane tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
McKane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans takes a shot to the head.
McKane lands a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Evans misses with an uppercut.
McKane is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Evans throws a front kick that sends McKane stumbling back into the cage.
Evans cracks McKane with a good jab.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.

Evans clinches up with McKane and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by McKane.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McKane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
McKane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from McKane.
McKane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKane.
Evans prevents a body shot from McKane.
McKane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKane prevents a body shot from Evans.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
Evans is leaning against McKane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from McKane.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKane can do to turn this around?
McKane can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
McKane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
McKane takes a shot to the head.
Evans digs a right hand underneath McKane's ribcage. McKane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Evans.
McKane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
Knees to the body from McKane.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans blocks a body shot from McKane.
McKane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taz McKane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKane lands with a left to the head.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but McKane avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
McKane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans misses with some punches.
McKane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane missing with knees to the body.
McKane misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKane.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from McKane as the two fighters clinch.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKane trying to land knees to the body.
Evans tries to work over McKane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKane has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKane.
McKane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans blocking some punches.
McKane tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing McKane back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
McKane misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKane lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
McKane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
McKane misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Evans - that landed with a thud.
McKane blocks an uppercut.
McKane blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Evans thuds a left hand into McKane's body.
McKane checks a leg kick.
Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Taz McKane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McKane blocks a jab.
Evans connects with a good right hand that stumbles McKane. McKane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
McKane moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Jab, jab by Evans - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by McKane as he checks the leg kick.
McKane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Evans.
Evans delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a hook.
McKane tries to counter by closing the distance.
McKane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
A jab from Evans misses.
McKane is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Evans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McKane gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane moves out of range of the body kick.
McKane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Evans.
Evans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evans sets himself, and McKane steps forward looking for the clinch! Evans avoids it this time.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKane wants to counter the offense by Evans and move into the clinch position.
Evans looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
McKane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Evans.
McKane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
McKane wants to counter with a clinch but Evans pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws an off balance right hand

and McKane counters by moving into the clinch.
McKane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
McKane struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
McKane lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.
McKane tries to counter with a clinch but Evans shakes him off and moves away.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
McKane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans misses with a hook. McKane ducked under it nicely.
McKane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Evans.
Nice body kick from Evans.
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot

and McKane counters by clinching up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Evans throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
Our winner, Gwynn Evans, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.