PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kuba Rozpruwacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Evans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rozpruwacz
vs
Evans

187 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
182 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

GTI - 1337 Franchised

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuba Rozpruwacz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Evans!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a right hand that Rozpruwacz ducks under and follows up with a left that Rozpruwacz also avoids with ease.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rozpruwacz was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans throws a right and a left that Rozpruwacz avoids nicely.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rozpruwacz circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans misses with a leg kick.

Evans moves into the clinch.

Evans works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Rozpruwacz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.

Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rozpruwacz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Rozpruwacz's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Rozpruwacz looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.

Rozpruwacz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to stand but Rozpruwacz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Rozpruwacz has wrist control.

Rozpruwacz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rozpruwacz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rozpruwacz seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.

Rozpruwacz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evans has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozpruwacz is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Rozpruwacz seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Rozpruwacz is trying to work for a kimura but Evans is defending well.

Rozpruwacz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rozpruwacz is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rozpruwacz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rozpruwacz to get the leverage.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Rozpruwacz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evans has managed to free his arm - good work.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four 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.

Rozpruwacz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evans is just riding it out for now. Rozpruwacz eventually gives up the hold.
Evans is trying to stand up here but Rozpruwacz is controlling him well.
Rozpruwacz is looking to advance position but Evans won't allow it.

Rozpruwacz is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuba Rozpruwacz 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.

Rozpruwacz misses with a takedown
and Evans counters with a nice body kick.

Evans clinches.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rozpruwacz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Evans counters with a shoot takedown. Rozpruwacz fights it but they end up in guard.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Rozpruwacz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Rozpruwacz blocks nicely.
Evans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rozpruwacz is proving hard to escape from.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Rozpruwacz looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wanted to stand there but Rozpruwacz had control of the position.
Evans looking to pass the guard.

Rozpruwacz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rozpruwacz has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
Evans tries to stand but Rozpruwacz is controlling from the bottom.

Rozpruwacz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozpruwacz looking for a sweep. Not yet Rozpruwacz, not yet.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
Kuba Rozpruwacz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rozpruwacz working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Evans works over Rozpruwacz with some ground and pound from guard.

Evans stands up from Rozpruwacz's guard - Evans perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rozpruwacz blocks a head kick by Evans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozpruwacz moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rozpruwacz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuba Rozpruwacz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Paul Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four 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.
Rozpruwacz slips a straight right by Evans.
Rozpruwacz tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Rozpruwacz.
Rozpruwacz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kuba Rozpruwacz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Evans misses with a wild combination.
Evans misses with a head kick.

Rozpruwacz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Evans sprawls well initially but Rozpruwacz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Rozpruwacz is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.

Rozpruwacz seems to be looking for submissions.
Evans is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rozpruwacz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evans has managed to free his arm - good work.

Rozpruwacz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evans is just riding it out for now. Rozpruwacz eventually gives up the hold.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a kimura but Evans is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rozpruwacz to get the leverage.

Rozpruwacz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evans is just riding it out for now. Rozpruwacz eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Rozpruwacz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Rozpruwacz seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.
Evans is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans is defending against the submission attempts here by Rozpruwacz.

Rozpruwacz wants to work for an arm triangle but Evans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuba Rozpruwacz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rozpruwacz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Rozpruwacz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.

Evans is defending against the submission attempts here by Rozpruwacz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Rozpruwacz seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.

Evans has one foot on Rozpruwacz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans feints a jab promting Rozpruwacz to slip. Evans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rozpruwacz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuba Rozpruwacz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rozpruwacz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuba Rozpruwacz!