PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pursuit of Happiness. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Evans
vs
White

175 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden White!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White tries to clinch up

and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
Evans won't allow White to sweep him here.
White has control of Evans's left arm, preventing Evans from doing any damage.
White wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans won't allow White to sweep him here.
Evans could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evans wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans is fighting to break White's control of his arms but White is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
White tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Evans there.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aiden White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Evans as he connects with a hook.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.

White pushes Evans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
White connects with a high kick.

It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
White looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tries to move into range but Evans moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
White misses with a takedown

and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a decent elbow from side control.
Evans landing a few strikes.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Evans working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Evans is putting a hurting on White here, landing some big shots from side control.

Evans has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Evans misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans connects with a jab.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Evans has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Evans has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Evans turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is not content to let Evans control the position.
Check out the look on Evans's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and White works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
White wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Evans kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
White works his way to full guard. Good work.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White has Evans pulled in close to control his posture.
White trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evans tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Evans counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.

White uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
White tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Evans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Evans coming out on top.

Evans has managed to clinch.

Evans breaks the clinch.
A jab from White misses.

Evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
White tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.

White kicks off Evans and gets to his feet.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Evans connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White closes the distance looking to clinch

and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
White is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Evans is controlling him well.

Evans decides to stand back up. Evans steps back and let's White get back to his feet.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans misses the jab.
White moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Evans misses with a hook.
White is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Evans blocks a head kick by White.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
Rashad Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden White.
White misses with a double jab.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

White breaks from the clinch.
White tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White with a poor takedown

and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White wants to get back to his feet.
White is looking to get back to full guard here but Evans has managed to pass to side control instead.
White is looking to improve his position but Evans isn't that keen on the idea.
White is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is working to get back to half guard.
White is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rashad 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!

White blocks a head kick by Evans.
White shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for White!
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Evans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Evans lands a big elbow.
White is trying to escape the mount.
White is trying to stand up.
White tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is squirming around, avoiding Evans's attempts to control the action.
White tries to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.

White bucks up and throws Evans to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
White tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily

and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.

White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans won't allow White to get back to his feet.

White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Evans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White fails with the takedown
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Rashad Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden White.
White wants to clinch.
Evans connects with a jab.

White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
White working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!
Evans lands a heavy elbow.
Evans with the ground and pound from mount.
Evans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
White working to try and regain half guard.
White wants to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Evans with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
Evans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
White tries to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
White is trying to stand.
White working to try and regain half guard.
Evans working White over with strikes here.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White can't escape the position.
Aiden White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rashad Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White trying desperately to get to his feet.
White throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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