|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 1224 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 149 p4p, 285 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
40
208
35 - 23 - 0 |
|
187 cm
36
217
28 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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 35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
Evans wants to slow Paa down by chopping away at his legs.
Paa throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paa looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick from Paa.
Paa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paa defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Paa.
Paa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Paa.
Paa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Evans works Paa's body with a nice hook.
Evans 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.
Paa blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paa doesn't seem phased though.
Gwynn Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evans pinned against the cage. Evans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
Paa dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans is looking to chop away at Paa's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paa checks a leg kick.
A big left from Paa misses.
Paa misses with a straight right.
Evans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paa counters with a left to the body.
Paa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Paa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Evans lands with a straight right. Paa didn't see that one coming.
Paa throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa takes one to the chin there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paa loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Evans half committed to a counter leg kick.
Evans checks a low kick from Paa.
Paa ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Paa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paa scores with a nice strike.
Evans scores with a jab.
Paa throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans connects with a right hand. Paa shakes it off.
Paa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evans connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paa. Paa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paa lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evans doesn't seem bothered though.
Evans is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Evans. Beautiful body shot.
Paa misses with a body shot.
Paa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans tries a low kick but Paa avoids it.
Paa avoids a kick to the body.
Paa lands a jab to the nose.
Paa throws a body kick that misses.
Gwynn Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Evans to the ground. Paa is now in Evans's guard.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Paa from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans wants to stand but Paa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paa looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gwynn Evans will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evans moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Evans ducks right into an uppercut from Paa.
Evans with the inside leg kick.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Paa.
Evans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Paa just manages to avoid it.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paa throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paa momentarily.
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Evans throws a lazy right hand but Paa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paa throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans feints and then cracks Paa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paa down.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gwynn Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Paa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Evans defends well and Paa ends up having to push Evans into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans misses the jab.
Evans lands with a cross.
Paa throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Evans staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Paa throws the kick towards the body but Evans avoids it.
Paa missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Paa misses.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
It seemed like Paa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paa in his tracks.
Evans is looking to score with low kicks.
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!
Paa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Paa swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Paa as he connects with a hook.
Evans misses with a low kick as Paa jumps back.
Evans throws the left hand but Paa avoids the punch easily.
Paa lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa moves away from the strike by Evans.
Paa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Paa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paa scores with a decent looking hook.
Paa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paa misses with a straight left.
Paa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evans.
A good leg kick by Paa.
Paa tries to score with a low kick but Evans moves his leg out of the way.
Paa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
Paa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Paa just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paa. That did some damage!
It looks like Evans has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Paa missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans is looking to counter with head kicks.
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paa throws a low kick but Evans moves out of range easily.
Paa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Evans feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Evans cracks Paa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that second round.
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!
Evans motions for Paa to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Paa.
Paa misses with a looping left.
Paa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
Paa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paa's sensitive parts.
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Paa misses with a looping left.
Paa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans cracks Paa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Paa.
Paa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Paa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Evans lands with a straight right. Paa didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Paa.
Paa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans misses with a hook.
Paa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Evans wants to slow Paa down by chopping away at his legs.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paa.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paa throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paa fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paa moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paa or not.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans stops a takedown attempt from Paa.
Gwynn Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iso Paa.
Evans lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Evans gets through Paa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paa can do to turn this around?
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paa or not.
Paa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Evans trying to stall but Paa improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Evans.
Paa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Evans.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa takes a shot to the head.
Gwynn Evans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Evans tries a body shot but Paa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Evans wants to stall.
Evans stops a takedown attempt from Paa.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Evans prevents a body shot from Paa.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gwynn Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
