PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geasus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus comes into the arena with Chiddy Bang - Opposite Of Adults blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Maximus
vs
Evangelisti

189 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geasus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus wants to clinch up but Evangelisti keeps it at a distance.
Evangelisti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maximus.
Maximus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evangelisti counters with a nice uppercut.
Maximus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evangelisti can pounce on him.
Evangelisti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evangelisti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evangelisti scores with a nice head shot.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick and Maximus moves out of range easily.
Evangelisti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maximus looks to clinch
enabling Evangelisti to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus wants to clinch but Evangelisti slips to the side
and Evangelisti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Evangelisti finds it's target.
Maximus clinches but Evangelisti breaks the clinch
and Evangelisti counters with a stiff right hand.
Maximus wants to clinch
and Evangelisti counters with a three punch combo that has Maximus backing up. Maximus nods at Evangelisti to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti works over Maximus's head and body with a nice combination.
Maximus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evangelisti counters with a two punch combo.
Maximus throws a lazy right hand but Evangelisti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maximus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Evangelisti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evangelisti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evangelisti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maximus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Evangelisti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maximus has managed to clinch.
Maximus wants to stall.

Evangelisti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evangelisti counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a combination that misses
and Evangelisti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Maximus misses the target.
Evangelisti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maximus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evangelisti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evangelisti misses with a wild combination.
Maximus lands a head kick. Evangelisti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maximus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evangelisti counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evangelisti lands a glancing blow to the side of Maximus's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evangelisti counters with a nice body shot.
Evangelisti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evangelisti counters with a nice body kick.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Maximus misses
enabling Evangelisti to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus throws an overhand right that lands on Evangelisti's shoulder, as Evangelisti tries to avoid the shot.
Maximus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Evangelisti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evangelisti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximus misses with a hook. Evangelisti ducked under it nicely.
Maximus lands a high kick!
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Evangelisti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Evangelisti has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maximus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Evangelisti scores with a shot to the side of Maximus's head.
Maximus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Evangelisti as the two fighters clinch.
Evangelisti is leaning against Maximus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Evangelisti blocks the elbow strike.
Maximus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Evangelisti to work.
Maximus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maximus.
Evangelisti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maximus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Evangelisti as the two fighters clinch.
Maximus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evangelisti is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maximus.
Maximus wants to stall.
Evangelisti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maximus.

Evangelisti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Evangelisti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Evangelisti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evangelisti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maximus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maximus looks to clinch
and Evangelisti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evangelisti lands a really nice looking cross but Maximus seems unphased.
Maximus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti lands a shot to the body.
Maximus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evangelisti avoids it.
Evangelisti avoids the elbow strike from Maximus, against the ropes.
Maximus goes for a takedown attempt but Evangelisti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab, jab by Evangelisti - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus misses with a hook to the body
and Evangelisti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maximus thinking.
Maximus clinches but Evangelisti breaks the clinch
letting Evangelisti counter with a right hand.
Evangelisti lands a jab.
Evangelisti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Evangelisti gets a clinch.

Evangelisti breaks from the clinch.
Geasus Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelisti lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Evangelisti finds it's way through Maximus's defenses.
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Evangelisti counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evangelisti. That's going to slow Maximus down.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evangelisti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evangelisti scores with a body shot.
Maximus ducks right into an uppercut from Evangelisti.
Maximus darts in trying to clinch
and Evangelisti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maximus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evangelisti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Evangelisti lands a jab to Maximus's midsection.

Evangelisti pushes Maximus up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti pushes Maximus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Evangelisti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Evangelisti or perhaps it was just good defense by Maximus which made him look bad.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maximus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Evangelisti counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Evangelisti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maximus looks to land a combination but Evangelisti avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Evangelisti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti jabs Maximus right on the nose. Maximus blinks but takes it well.
Evangelisti connects with a solid leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Evangelisti throws a combination. Maximus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Evangelisti lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti with a nice cross.

Evangelisti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maximus to the mat! Maximus manages to get full guard.
Evangelisti is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Evangelisti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Evangelisti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evangelisti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maximus avoids the head kick by Evangelisti.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Evangelisti to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evangelisti.
Maximus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evangelisti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti feints and then cracks Maximus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximus down.
Maximus needs to keep his hands up - Evangelisti had a free shot at his head there.
Maximus cracks Evangelisti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maximus wants to clinch
and Evangelisti counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Evangelisti counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Maximus lands but Evangelisti takes it in his stride.
Maximus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maximus misses with a combination
and Evangelisti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maximus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti digs a good body shot into Maximus's ribs.
Geasus Maximus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Evangelisti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maximus walks into a straight right hand from Evangelisti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evangelisti lands a head shot.
Maximus tries to clinch up
enabling Evangelisti to counter with a crisp jab.
Maximus misses with a body punch
and Evangelisti counters with a one-two to the body.
Maximus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evangelisti counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Evangelisti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maximus, pushing him back against the ropes.
Maximus misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus tries to land knees in the clinch but Evangelisti avoids the damage to the body.
Maximus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evangelisti avoids it.
Evangelisti avoiding damage as Maximus throws knees to the body.

Evangelisti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evangelisti feints and then cracks Maximus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maximus down.
Evangelisti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maximus.
Evangelisti's corner calls for a 1-2. Evangelisti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maximus tries to clinch up
and Evangelisti counters with a left and a right that stings Maximus.

Maximus is rocked!
Evangelisti throws a monster overhand right that drops Maximus! Evangelisti follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Evangelisti!