Evolution Stage 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Craft (ranked 6629 p4p, 562 weight class) and Topher Curtis (ranked 6628 p4p, 563 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Craft
vs
Curtis

187 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Craft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Topher Curtis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craft stalks Curtis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Curtis's face. Curtis staggers backwards, shaken.
Craft thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
Craft swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Craft drops his hands momentarily and Curtis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Aaron Craft has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Craft. Those never looked like landing.

Curtis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Craft sprawling to the canvas! Craft rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Curtis finish him?!

Craft is rocked!
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!

Curtis rushes Craft and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Craft is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craft is aggressively charging in as Curtis backs up avoiding any damage. Curtis tosses out a jab and Craft runs right into it face first! Craft is out cold! Curtis dropped down on all fours and is barking in Craft's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Topher Curtis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar Sir (ranked 5997 p4p, 520 weight class) and Collin Windsor (ranked 6461 p4p, 547 weight class). Collin Windsor has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Escobar Sir
vs
Windsor

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Wheyl Nutrition Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Escobar Sir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Collin Windsor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Windsor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sir struggling a bit here.
Sir holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Windsor is looking to take a break and control but Sir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sir is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sir can't do much from the bottom here.
Windsor controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Windsor wants to stand but Sir has his arm trapped.
Sir struggling a bit here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sir is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Windsor trying to control the position but Sir is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Windsor moves into the clinch.
Windsor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sir is trying to pull guard but Windsor has him pressed against the cage.

Windsor jumps guard.
Windsor trying to strike off his back.
Windsor controls Sir momentarily but Sir frees himself.
Windsor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Windsor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sir has passed into half guard!
Windsor is trying to stand up here but Sir is controlling him well.
Windsor wants to control but Sir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Windsor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Windsor keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Windsor keeping hold of Sir's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Windsor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sir was covering up waiting for the punch and Windsor finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Sir is looking for a triangle but Windsor pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Windsor defends it easily.
Windsor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Windsor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sir tries to pull guard but Windsor won't allow it.

Windsor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sir trying to control the position from guard on top but Windsor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Windsor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Windsor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sir trying to control the position from guard on top but Windsor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Windsor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Windsor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Windsor postures up and lands a big shot to Sir's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sir working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Windsor has passed into half guard!
Windsor tries to stand and escape but Sir is controlling the position.
Sir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Windsor is working away from the top position though.

Sir looking for submissions off his back.
Sir taking some punishment here, with Windsor in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sir trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sir wants to hold on but Windsor pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Windsor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sir wants to control but Windsor is having none of it.
Windsor controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Windsor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windsor controlling the position easily from mount.
Sir tries to lock up and control but Windsor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Windsor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Collin Windsor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sir can't escape the position.
Sir wants to hold on but Windsor pushes him away.
Windsor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sir's face.
Sir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Windsor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sir is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windsor working the ground and pound effectively.
Sir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sir is working hard here to advance position.

Windsor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sir wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Windsor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sir misses with a jab to the body

and Windsor counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Windsor is posturing up here but Sir has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Windsor tries to roll out but it's too tight and Windsor has to tap! Slick submission there by Sir!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Escobar Sir!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pablo Escobar Sir waved his t-shirt featuring Wheyl Nutrition Co.'s logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Poole (ranked 7499 p4p, 277 weight class) and Jim Bone (ranked 4170 p4p, 197 weight class). Ryan Poole looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Poole
vs
Bone

150 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

155 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Poole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Jim Bone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poole misses with a low kick as Bone jumps back.
Poole stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poole wants it to stay on the feet.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poole appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Poole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poole stuffs the takedown.
Poole shoots in but Bone avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bone feints and as Poole raises his hands in defense, Bone changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bone won't allow Poole to sweep him here.
Bone should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bone works to advance to full mount. Poole defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bone gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Poole blocks a head kick by Bone.

Poole looking to score a takedown here. Bone is defending well but Poole drives through and ends up in Bone's guard.
Poole wanted to stand there but Bone had control of the position.
Poole trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Poole is breathing heavily.

Poole is sitting in close to Bone's body. Bone has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Poole is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Poole is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bone.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jim Bone!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jim Bone waved his t-shirt featuring King Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Prior (ranked 5252 p4p, 528 weight class) and PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 5050 p4p, 504 weight class). Prior comes to the cage accompanied by Parov Stelar Band - All Night. OnYerKiester has chosen Lite em up as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Prior
vs
OnYerKiester

187 cm
24
199 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

189 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Prior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prior connects with a right hand. OnYerKiester shakes it off.
OnYerKiester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prior.
Nice jab there from OnYerKiester.
Prior looks to land a left hand but OnYerKiester moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Prior.
Prior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prior misses with a series of wild punches.
Prior looks to land a right hand but OnYerKiester moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Prior.
OnYerKiester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prior manages to avoid it.
OnYerKiester misses with a few strikes there.
OnYerKiester blocks a head kick by Prior.
OnYerKiester is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Prior throws a head kick that misses.

Prior gets tackled into the cage by OnYerKiester. OnYerKiester maintains the clinch.
OnYerKiester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prior backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
Prior missing with knees to the body.
Prior swings wildly with an uppercut but OnYerKiester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Prior as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prior misses with a punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester struggles to land a body shot inside as Prior controls his hands.
Prior is trying to maintain a safe position but OnYerKiester gets an underhook and turns Prior into the cage.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch to the body.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OnYerKiester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prior can't find room to land a body shot as OnYerKiester controls the action.
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
OnYerKiester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prior lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from OnYerKiester.
Prior tries to land knees in the clinch but OnYerKiester avoids the damage to the body.
Prior tries to work over OnYerKiester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OnYerKiester blocks a body shot from Prior.
Prior creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OnYerKiester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prior throws a punch but it's blocked by OnYerKiester.
Prior misses with a hook from the clinch.

Prior breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from OnYerKiester. Prior does a little dance to reset his feet.
OnYerKiester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prior on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
OnYerKiester moves away from the strike by Prior.

Prior pushes OnYerKiester up against the cage in a clinch.

Prior manages to break the clinch.
OnYerKiester throws out a loose jab but Prior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prior misses with a body shot
letting OnYerKiester counter with a right hand.
Prior throws a leg kick but OnYerKiester checks it.
OnYerKiester throws a hook but Prior avoids it easily.
OnYerKiester stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
OnYerKiester misses with an uppercut. Prior saw that one coming.
Prior scores with a body shot.
Prior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prior connects with a solid leg kick.
OnYerKiester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Prior is rocked!
OnYerKiester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prior changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oh Prior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OnYerKiester closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Prior! OnYerKiester dives in looking to finish! Prior is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). PutinYa OnYerKiester!