PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes into the arena with 2-Pac-Breathin' blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Evans
vs
Austin

193 cm
24
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
251 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinton Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buddy Austin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Austin on that attempt.

Austin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Evans napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Austin controls the position.

Austin is trying to get an arm triangle but Evans is defending well.
Evans is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Austin has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Austin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Evans is trying to buck Austin off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.
Austin is staying tight to Evans's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Austin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Austin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Austin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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.
Evans is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Austin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.

Austin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Austin moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Austin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Austin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
Austin controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Austin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Evans has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Evans is trying to stand up.

Evans defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Austin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans is squirming around, avoiding Austin's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Austin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Austin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Austin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Austin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Austin trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.
Austin is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Austin drags him back down.

Austin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Austin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Austin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.
Austin is breathing heavily.

That's two 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 is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
What's Evans going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

Austin is trying to get an arm triangle but Evans is defending well.
Evans controls the position for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Austin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.

Austin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Evans wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Austin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Evans trying to remain calm as Austin controls from the top position.
Austin wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Austin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Austin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Austin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Austin 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!

Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Austin fails to land the takedown.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evans pinned against the cage. Evans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Austin controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Austin has hold of Evans's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Evans tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Austin cranks the arm and Evans screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Evans, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Buddy Austin!