PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukharin has chosen "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" by Brad Fiedel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Evans
vs
Bukharin

198 cm
24
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
29
245 lbs
16 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 New York, Colin Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitriy Bukharin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans slips a straight right by Bukharin.
Bukharin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans throws a leg kick but Bukharin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukharin.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Bukharin.
Bukharin with a hook.
Dmitriy Bukharin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans misses with the combination.
Bukharin swings widly with a right hand
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans throws a combination. Bukharin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Bukharin throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Evans stalks Bukharin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bukharin's face. Bukharin staggers backwards, shaken.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
Bukharin swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Bukharin misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Evans connects with a crisp jab.
Bukharin misses with a left hand
and Bukharin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bukharin misses.
Bukharin swings widly with a right hand
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bukharin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Bukharin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evans jabs Bukharin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans connects with a right hand. Bukharin shakes it off.
Evans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukharin's head backwards.
Evans misses with the combination.
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bukharin. That one must have hurt.
Bukharin with a hook.
A left and a right from Bukharin both land. Nice combination.
Evans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Bukharin.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bukharin.
Bukharin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bukharin throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin thuds his right hand into Evans's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Evans is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bukharin in his tracks.
Bukharin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bukharin.
Bukharin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bukharin scores with a body shot.
Evans fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bukharin on the side of the head.
Evans is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Bukharin.
A jab from Bukharin misses.
Bukharin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bukharin throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Evans scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bukharin throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Bukharin misses with a straight left.
Bukharin moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Evans 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bukharin.
Bukharin throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukharin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bukharin looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a one two combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Evans scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Bukharin misses its intended target.
Bukharin misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Bukharin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Evans is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
Bukharin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Bukharin misses with a kick to the body.
Bukharin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Bukharin tried to score with a low kick but Evans checks it.
Bukharin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukharin digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
Bukharin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Evans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bukharin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Bukharin.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Evans lands a jab to Bukharin's midsection.
Bukharin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bukharin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Evans.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bukharin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Evans eats them both and turns towards Bukharin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Colin Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bukharin cracks Evans with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bukharin looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Bukharin jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.
Bukharin is breathing heavily.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukharin was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evans.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Bukharin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Evans cracks the inside of Bukharin's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bukharin eats them both and turns towards Evans to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bukharin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bukharin walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
Bukharin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Evans finds it's way round the side to connect with Bukharin's head.
Evans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bukharin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bukharin throws a big shot that misses.
Bukharin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukharin misses with a looping right.
Bukharin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Bukharin punishes Evans's body with a nice straight punch.
Bukharin throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Bukharin throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Evans scores with the left hand. Bukharin knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Evans lands.
Evans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bukharin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukharin misses with a few strikes there.
Bukharin misses the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bukharin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Evans has got the better of the exchanges.
Evans's corner calls for a 1-2. Evans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Evans lands a left and a right that send Bukharin crashing to the mat, dazed. Evans thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bukharin is rocked!
Evans lands with a big left! Bukharin is wobbled badly! Evans comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Bukharin to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colin Evans!