PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cadwalader Evanson (ranked 4486 p4p, 4722 weight class) and McDonell Benedict Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cadwalader Evanson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Evanson
vs
Benedict Miller

177 cm
23
220
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
210
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cadwalader Evanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, McDonell Benedict Miller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Cadwalader Evanson has been cut.
Evanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evanson misses with a two punch combination.
Evanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Benedict Miller sprawls well. He's pushed Evanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evanson throws a body punch but Benedict Miller moves out of range.
Benedict Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedict Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Evanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evanson slips under a jab from Benedict Miller.
Benedict Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evanson misses with a body shot.
Evanson swings for the body but Benedict Miller moves out of range.
Benedict Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evanson.
Evanson misses with a wild body shot.
Benedict Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Evanson. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Evanson throws a front kick aimed at Benedict Miller's knee but Benedict Miller avoids it well.
Benedict Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson throws a right and a left that Benedict Miller avoids nicely.
Evanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benedict Miller works Evanson's body with a nice hook.
Evanson is breathing heavily.
Benedict Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedict Miller works the jab nicely.
Cadwalader Evanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evanson scores with the left hand. Benedict Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Evanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedict Miller is just out of range.
Evanson throws a body punch but Benedict Miller moves out of range.
Evanson throws a leg kick

and Benedict Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evanson won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict Miller has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Evanson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evanson tries to get out of the position.

Benedict Miller looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Benedict Miller thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Evanson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benedict Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evanson blocking the ground and pound.
Evanson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Benedict Miller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Benedict Miller controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

McDonell Benedict Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cadwalader Evanson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Evanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evanson misses with a low kick as Benedict Miller jumps back.
Benedict Miller throws a body punch but Evanson moves out of range.
Evanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like McDonell Benedict Miller has been cut.
Benedict Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Evanson lands a body shot.
Cadwalader Evanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Evanson misses with a low kick as Benedict Miller jumps back.
Evanson scores with a punch to the head.
Evanson looks to land a combination but Benedict Miller avoids it well.
Evanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Benedict Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedict Miller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Benedict Miller misses its intended target.
Evanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedict Miller manages to avoid it.
Evanson throws a chopping leg kick but Benedict Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evanson is looking to wear down Benedict Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benedict Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evanson as he avoids it easily.

Evanson closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evanson misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evanson throws a head punch that misses.

Evanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedict Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedict Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evanson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Evanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Evanson lands a shoulder strike.
Evanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedict Miller 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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Evanson.
Evanson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benedict Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evanson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedict Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cadwalader Evanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of McDonell Benedict Miller.
Benedict Miller is breathing heavily.
Evanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evanson blocks a body shot from Benedict Miller.
Benedict Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Evanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evanson staying out of range there.
A big left from Benedict Miller misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evanson. Benedict Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evanson scores with a hook to the body. Benedict Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evanson scores with a hook to the body. Benedict Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evanson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedict Miller is able to avoid easily.
Evanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Evanson lands a jab to Benedict Miller's midsection.
Evanson works Benedict Miller's body with a nice hook.
Evanson punishes Benedict Miller's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evanson thuds a left hand into Benedict Miller's body.

Evanson clinches with his opponent.
Evanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Evanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedict Miller backwards.
Benedict Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Evanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedict Miller can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evanson.
Evanson lands a body shot.
Evanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Evanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Evanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedict Miller backwards.
Benedict Miller blocks a body shot from Evanson.
A short body shot lands from Evanson as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evanson lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Evanson.

Evanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedict Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedict Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Evanson rushes Benedict Miller with punches - Benedict Miller moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Benedict Miller goes down! Evanson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cadwalader Evanson!