PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuevas comes to the cage accompanied by Leave Us Alone/ Dead By Gun. Colin Evans has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Cuevas's chin.

Cuevas
vs
Evans

195 cm
25
257 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

198 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Evans!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuevas fails with a takedown attempt.
Colin Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Tony Cuevas has been cut.
Cuevas avoids the body shot from Evans.
Cuevas staying out of range there.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cuevas scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Cuevas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cuevas.
Cuevas dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans throws a right hand that Cuevas ducks under and follows up with a left that Cuevas also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cuevas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Evans scrambles back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Cuevas or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Cuevas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans throws a hook to the side of Cuevas's head but Cuevas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuevas fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evans throws the left hand but Cuevas avoids the punch easily.
Evans throws a combination that misses

and Cuevas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cuevas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to break free but Cuevas pushes him back against the cage.
Cuevas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Cuevas has the dominant position.
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cuevas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cuevas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet.
Evans shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cuevas eats them both and turns towards Evans to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans throws a combination that misses

and Cuevas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cuevas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans managing to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Evans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cuevas controls the pace.
Cuevas wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cuevas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans throws a combination that misses

and Cuevas counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to buck Cuevas off but Cuevas is having none of it.
Evans struggling a bit here.
Evans is trying to buck Cuevas off.
Evans is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Cuevas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuevas grinds an elbow into Evans's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Evans misses with a hook.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuevas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cuevas moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuevas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans lands a jab to Cuevas's midsection.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Cuevas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cuevas counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
Cuevas throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Cuevas postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cuevas stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
Cuevas postures up.
Cuevas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cuevas postures up.
Cuevas cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Cuevas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cuevas won't allow Evans to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuevas is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans trying to control but Cuevas is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Colin Evans was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cuevas counters with a nice leg kick.
Cuevas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Cuevas ducks down to avoid it.
Evans throws the left hand but Cuevas avoids the punch easily.
Evans throws a combination that misses

and Cuevas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cuevas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.

Cuevas stands up from Evans's guard - Cuevas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tony Cuevas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Cuevas saw that one coming.
Colin Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cuevas ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Cuevas shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cuevas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Cuevas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cuevas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evans did well to prevent Cuevas getting side control.
Cuevas controlling the action here.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
Cuevas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.

Cuevas decides to stand and escape the position.
Cuevas looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cuevas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cuevas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Evans wants to control but Cuevas is having none of it.
Cuevas lands a nice shot to the head.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuevas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evans is looking to improve his position but Cuevas isn't that keen on the idea.
Cuevas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cuevas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cuevas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuevas landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cuevas dominating with strikes here.
Cuevas with the ground and pound from mount.
Cuevas 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.
Cuevas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cuevas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Evans can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Evans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cuevas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cuevas lands a nice shot to the head.
Cuevas looking to finish Evans with some ground and pound. This is bad for Evans!
Cuevas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cuevas with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas cracks Evans with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cuevas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
Cuevas controlling his opponent.
Evans is in a horrible position here. Cuevas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cuevas dominating with strikes here.
Cuevas landing strikes from the mount and Evans is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuevas looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to hold on but Cuevas pushes him away.
Cuevas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cuevas breaks from Evans's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cuevas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Cuevas lands with some strikes.
Cuevas lands a nice shot to the head.
Evans is bucking up trying to escape but Cuevas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cuevas raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuevas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cuevas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Evans's face.
Cuevas landing strikes from the mount and Evans is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Cuevas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cuevas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Cuevas!