PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Louis Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by Panasonic Youth by The Dillinger Escape Plan. Louis Evans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronin Fujimoto's chin.

Evans
vs
Fujimoto

177 cm
23
152 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Fujimoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely.
Fujimoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Evans throws a combination. Fujimoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Ronin Fujimoto has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Fujimoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
Louis Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Fujimoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Evans both land. Nice combination.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fujimoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fujimoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fujimoto is one step ahead there.
Fujimoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans wants to stand up but Fujimoto is controlling him.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fujimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Fujimoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing Fujimoto from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to stand up but Fujimoto is controlling him.
Fujimoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans wants to stand up but Fujimoto is controlling him.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Fujimoto from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fujimoto tries to clinch
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans works over Fujimoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fujimoto counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
letting Evans counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fujimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronin Fujimoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujimoto is just out of range.
Fujimoto wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Evans both land. Nice combination.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
Fujimoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evans counters with a leg kick.

Fujimoto moves into the clinch.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujimoto.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fujimoto crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Evans tries to break free but Fujimoto pushes him back against the cage.

Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a left to the body.
Fujimoto misses with a left hand
and Evans makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fujimoto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans blocks a leg kick.
Louis Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Fujimoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fujimoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto misses with a takedown
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans tests Fujimoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Fujimoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fujimoto cracks Evans with an open hand slap.
Fujimoto fails with the takedown
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.

Fujimoto is rocked!
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
Louis Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fujimoto shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Louis Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Fujimoto.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fujimoto looks to throw a body kick
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
Evans throws a series of punches but Fujimoto avoids them all with ease.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans throws a combination. Fujimoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans misses with the combination.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans misses with the combination.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans throws a series of punches but Fujimoto avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans swings for the body but Fujimoto moves out of range.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fujimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fujimoto misses with a takedown
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronin Fujimoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fujimoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fujimoto looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Fujimoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujimoto thinking.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujimoto darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Fujimoto clinches with his opponent.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fujimoto has him pressed against the cage.
Fujimoto lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Fujimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Fujimoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Fujimoto keeps him there for the moment.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fujimoto 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.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Evans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fujimoto backs up against the cage.
Evans connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fujimoto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Evans quickly recovers to half guard.

Fujimoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Evans tries to get to full guard but Fujimoto has control of the leg.
Fujimoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Fujimoto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Fujimoto is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto wants to take a breather but Evans is having none of it.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Fujimoto throwing shots but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans is trying to stand back up but Fujimoto is controlling him
Fujimoto wants to pass to mount but Evans is defending the position.
Evans is not content to let Fujimoto control the position.

Fujimoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four 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.
Fujimoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evans knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Fujimoto sits in half guard.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Fujimoto misses with a head shot. Evans uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fujimoto prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Louis Evans.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Evans!