PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Magno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Evans
vs
Magno

190 cm
23
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Magno!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans digs a good hook to Magno's body.
Magno looks gassed!
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!
Evans throws a right and a left that Magno avoids nicely.

Evans clinches up against the cage.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans punishes Magno's body with a nice straight punch.

Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Evans breaks the clinch.

Evans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magno to the mat! Magno manages to get full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Magno has eaten all the pies!
Evans is looking to stand up but Magno won't let him.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Magno blocks nicely.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking to stand up but Magno won't let him.
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magno throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans tries to bum rush Magno with a series of wild strikes but Magno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magno stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evans there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Keith Evans has been cut.
Evans fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magno on the side of the head.
Evans swinging wilding here.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Magno.
Magno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magno fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Magno shoots for a double leg takedown but Evans sprawls well. He's pushed Magno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Magno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magno throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Magno.

Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans prevents Magno from breaking the clinch.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Magno counters with a right hand to the body.
Evans looks to clinch
and Magno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Magno throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Magno throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magno looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Magno circles away.
Magno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans throws a body punch but Magno moves out of range.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Magno pushes Evans up against the cage in a clinch.

Magno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magno tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet.
Keith Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Magno.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
Magno shoots and misses

and Evans counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans is looking to wear down Magno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans slips a jab and a cross from Magno.
Evans misses with a combination
and Magno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magno with a hook.

Evans instigates a clinch.
A short right from Magno on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Evans throws a combination. Magno tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Evans's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Magno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Evans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evans throws a combination that misses
letting Magno counter with a right hand.
Magno looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Magno scores with a shot to the body.
Magno fails with the takedown

and Evans counters by clinching up.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magno jumps guard but Evans stands there with Magno around his waist. Magno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Magno is trying desperately to land a takedown but Evans is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Magno.
Magno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Keith Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magno fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Nice cross by Magno.
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from Magno, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Keith Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Magno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magno shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
Magno is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Magno to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Evans.
Magno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Magno counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magno throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Magno changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Evans tries to avoid it but Magno manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Evans to the ground. Evans escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magno swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Magno counters with a right hand to the body.
Magno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magno looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Magno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Magno tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magno counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magno dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Magno looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Magno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Magno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Magno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Evans. Evans circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magno gets slowly back to his feet.
Magno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magno throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans misses with a combination
and Magno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keith Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magno, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Evans misses with a combination
and Magno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magno swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Magno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Magno fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Magno.
Magno shoots in but no luck this time.
Evans lands an overhand right.
Evans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
Magno tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Magno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Keith Evans's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magno counters with a left and a right that stings Evans.
Magno lands a two punch combo.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magno tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keith Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Magno misses with a double jab.

Magno moves into the clinch.
Magno tries to stall but Evans uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Evans pushes Magno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magno.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Magno there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magno throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Magno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Magno just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magno counters with a nice body shot.
Magno is looking to clinch.
Evans misses with a combination

and Magno counters by clinching up.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magno moves out of range of the body kick.
Magno throws a shot to the body.

Magno rushes Evans and presses him up against the cage.
Magno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Magno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but Magno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Evans tries a body shot but Magno blocks it.
Magno has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Magno has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magno fails to land the takedown.
Keith Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Magno.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magno counters with a left to the body.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Magno slips the punch.
Nice shot by Magno.
Magno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magno connects with the punch.
Evans wants to clinch up but Magno keeps it at a distance.
Magno swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Magno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Magno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks to land a body kick but Magno moved away.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Magno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Evans throws a jab when Magno was well out of range.
Magno scores with a jab.
Evans ducks right into an uppercut from Magno.
Magno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Magno.
No joy there for Magno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Magno counters with a left and a right that stings Evans.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magno misses with a two punch combination.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Magno scores with a body shot.
Magno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Magno misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Evans rushes Magno and presses him up against the cage.
Magno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Magno misses with the head strike.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Magno misses with a jab, cross combination.

Magno clinches with his opponent.
Magno wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Magno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Magno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Magno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carlos Magno!