PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravshan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Van der Gof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van der Gof is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dos Dias De Sangre - Por Vida Carnal / Outro (feat. Goodfellas). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Evans
vs
Van der Gof

200 cm
27
286 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
299 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravshan Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Van der Gof!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Gof throws a head kick that misses.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand

and Van der Gof counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Evans's guard now.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Van der Gof is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van der Gof working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van der Gof trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans is wriggling around but Van der Gof manages to pass to half guard.
Van der Gof is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van der Gof thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
Van der Gof not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans pushes Van der Gof off looking to stand but Van der Gof dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Van der Gof stands up and beckons Evans to join him on the feet.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Van der Gof counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
Evans holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Van der Gof tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Van der Gof lands a big elbow.
Van der Gof 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.
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!
Van der Gof unloads with some shots from mount but Evans bucks and avoids them well.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Van der Gof thowing shots but they're missing.
Evans squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Van der Gof sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Evans is breathing heavily.
Van der Gof raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Ravshan Evans has been cut.
Van der Gof punching from mount but Evans doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Van der Gof throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Van der Gof scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van der Gof on the ground.
You get the feeling that Evans really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Van der Gof has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van der Gof lands a big shot there that rocks Evans but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof looking to ground and pound but Evans is blocking nicely.
Van der Gof thowing shots but they're missing.
Van der Gof with shots to the head and body - Evans looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van der Gof lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Van der Gof wants to finish this one by submission but Evans is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Van der Gof.
Van der Gof lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?
Van der Gof sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof throwing strikes here but Evans is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Van der Gof is landing with some decent strikes but Evans is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Van der Gof with shots to the head and body - Evans looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van der Gof landing strikes from the mount.
Van der Gof unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Van der Gof cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Van der Gof throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van der Gof landing punches.
Van der Gof throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Van der Gof dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ravshan Evans's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van der Gof shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van der Gof trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van der Gof trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Van der Gof drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van der Gof jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van der Gof cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Van der Gof missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Gof thows a big elbow that misses.

Van der Gof gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans looks to land a combination but Van der Gof avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination

and Van der Gof counters with a single leg into guard. Evans didn't expect that.
Patrick Van der Gof has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van der Gof's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van der Gof trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van der Gof thows a big elbow that misses.
Van der Gof thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van der Gof has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van der Gof sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van der Gof.
Van der Gof trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van der Gof trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van der Gof with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van der Gof throws a big right hand that misses.
Van der Gof postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Van der Gof postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van der Gof postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van der Gof in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van der Gof throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van der Gof is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van der Gof works over Evans with some ground and pound from guard.

Van der Gof stands up and waves to Evans to follow him.
Van der Gof misses with a series of wild punches.
Van der Gof throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van der Gof uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Horrible takedown by Van der Gof or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
Evans misses with a combination

and Van der Gof counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Van der Gof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ravshan Evans's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Patrick Van der Gof has been cut.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss

so Van der Gof counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van der Gof throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Van der Gof postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Van der Gof from controlling successfully.
Van der Gof loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Gof thows a big elbow that misses.

Van der Gof stands up and waves to Evans to follow him.
Van der Gof slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans misses with a left hand

and Van der Gof counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
Van der Gof lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Van der Gof looking to finish with strikes here!
Van der Gof looking to finish Evans with some ground and pound. This is bad for Evans!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans is in a horrible position here. Van der Gof smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Van der Gof punching from mount but Evans doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Van der Gof lands a big shot there that rocks Evans but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Van der Gof landing strikes, looking to finish!
Van der Gof looking to ground and pound but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Van der Gof.
Van der Gof is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof lands a nice shot to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Van der Gof there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Evans that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Van der Gof looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Van der Gof thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van der Gof misses with a head shot.
Van der Gof pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van der Gof lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Gof working the ground and pound effectively.
Evans is squirming around, avoiding Van der Gof's attempts to control the action.
Van der Gof thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Van der Gof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van der Gof winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Van der Gof!