PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fist
vs
Evans

200 cm
27
265 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Fist!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Evans!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist avoids the body shot from Evans.
Fist ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Colin Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Evans blocks the low kick.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans connects with a right hand. Fist shakes it off.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Fist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Fist misses the target.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Fist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evans works Fist's body with a nice hook.
Colin Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Evans tries to bum rush Fist with a series of wild strikes but Fist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fist counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Colin Evans has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fist feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Evans sprawling to the canvas! Evans rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fist finish him?!
Evans looks gassed!
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fist counters with a crisp right hand that drops Evans! Fist lets Evans back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Evans is rocked!
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fist counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist lands a right hook to the body.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fist.
Evans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fist connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Evans scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Evans misses.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Fist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fist misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
Fist scores with a hook to the body. Evans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist slips a straight right by Evans.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Fist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Evans.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fist.
Fist is looking to score with low kicks.
Fist connects with a jab.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Fist counters with a left to the body.
Fist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Fist misses with a straight right.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fist throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Evans throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Evans swings widly with a right hand
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Fist misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Fist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Evans's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Evans avoids the body shot from Fist.
Fist misses with a left hand
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Fist will be more careful next time no doubt.
Evans connects with the punch.
Fist is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Fist.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans moves out of range as Fist strikes.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
and Fist counters with a left to the body.
Evans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fist.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Fist digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Fist lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips a jab from Fist.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fist counters with a nice body shot.
Evans slips under a jab from Fist.
Fist throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.
Evans misses with a hook
and Fist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kyle Fist is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Evans checks the leg kick.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fist counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Evans misses with a combination
and Fist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fist tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fist lands with a hook. Evans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Evans misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fist counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Fist misses its intended target.
Evans misses with a hook
and Fist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colin Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans slips under a jab.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans throws a series of strikes that have Fist backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Fist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colin Evans's cut.
That's time! Fist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Evans throws a nice looking combination but Fist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fist has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Evans misses with a combination
and Fist counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Fist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Fist misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fist counters with a left to the body.
Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Fist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fist swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans scores with a three punch combo!
Fist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Evans might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fist has got the better of the exchanges.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fist counters with a nice uppercut.
Fist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Fist.
Evans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans throws a chopping leg kick but Fist manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evans throws a series of punches but Fist moves out of range.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fist dodges the punch combination from Evans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a right hand
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans misses with a left hand
and Fist counters with a left to the body.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fist.
Fist misses with a hook.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fist counters with a left to the body.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fist counter with a right hand.
Fist misses with a few strikes there.
Fist throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans throws a right and a left that Fist avoids nicely.
Fist misses with a body shot
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Fist clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Evans's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fist on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Fist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Fist misses with an uppercut.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Fist takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Fist misses with a few strikes there.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Fist.
Evans feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evans missing with a left hand there. Fist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fist moves out of range of the strikes.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Fist moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Evans.
Evans lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Fist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fist misses with a left hand
and Evans counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Evans avoids the body shot from Fist.
Fist misses with a hook.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Fist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Fist counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A cross from Evans lands.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Fist moved out of range.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Fist dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Fist connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Evans throws out a leg kick but Fist moves out of range and Evans only half commits.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Fist had his way with Colin Evans in that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Evans's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Evans counters with a three punch combo that has Fist backing up. Fist nods at Evans to acknowledge the strikes.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fist to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fist.
Evans throws a series of punches but Fist avoids them all with ease.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fist counters with a nice body shot.
Fist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Fist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Fist.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fist backs up against the cage.
Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Evans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fist connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Fist misses with a double jab.
A big right from Fist misses.
Fist swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 left and a right that both miss
and Fist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fist counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Colin Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evans on the side of the head.
Fist misses the shot to the body.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fist counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist throws a poor cross that misses
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Fist counters with a stiff right hand.
Fist scores with a jab to the head.
Fist throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Fist.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fist counter with a right hand.
Evans tried to score with a low kick but Fist checks it.
Kyle Fist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet.
Evans scores with a jab.
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 Fist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Evans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fist counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans misses with a hook
and Fist counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.
Evans checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Fist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fist has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:44
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:44
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Fist!
Kyle Fist retains his heavyweight title!