PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Kamil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Evans had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Evans
vs
Kamil

180 cm
25
187 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ali Kamil!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Kamil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kamil clinches.
Kamil wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Kamil tries to score a body lock takedown but Evans shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kamil tries to circle away but Evans has him pinned against the cage.
Kamil tries to break free but Evans pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kamil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kamil looking for a takedown.

Evans jumps into guard, dragging Kamil to the mat.
Kamil would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kamil is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans has his feet on Kamil's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Kamil counters with a series of strikes. Evans will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kamil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Kamil gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Evans to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans is working Kamil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans passes into half guard.
Kamil is trying to stand up here but Evans is controlling him well.
Kamil looks gassed!
Evans working Kamil over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kamil looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kamil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kamil is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kamil tries to kick Evans off but Evans keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kamil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Kamil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Evans prevents Kamil from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Kamil's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kamil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans working Kamil over with strikes.
Kamil is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.

Kamil makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ali Kamil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamil sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kamil as he avoids it easily.
Kamil tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamil moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamil.

Evans rushes Kamil and presses him up against the cage.

Evans breaks the clinch.
Kamil misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans throws an elbow that misses.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamil jabs at Evans's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Kamil changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kamil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamil.
Kamil tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Kamil misses with a body kick.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kamil as he avoids it easily.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Kamil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kamil defends it nicely.
Kamil tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kamil. Those never looked like landing.

Kamil gets a clinch.

Evans breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kamil!
Paul Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamil wants to clinch.
Kamil scores with a one two! Evans had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamil.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamil.

Kamil takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Evans drags the fight down to the ground.

Evans is working an open guard so Kamil takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamil throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Kamil's shoulder, as Kamil tries to avoid the shot.
Kamil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Evans rushes Kamil and presses him up against the cage.
Evans prevents Kamil from breaking the clinch.
Kamil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Evans pulls his leg out and moves away.

Evans closes the distance and pushes Kamil back into the cage.

Kamil breaks from the clinch.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamil scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kamil wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Evans stands up over Kamil, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Kamil blocks nicely.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kamil wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans is working Kamil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans is in close to Kamil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamil is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.

Evans gets to his feet - Kamil follows without any prompting.

Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamil's efforts to push away.
Evans is trying to drag Kamil to the mat but Kamil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kamil is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.

Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali Kamil seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kamil gets tackled into the cage by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
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 Paul Evans will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Evans takes the fight into the clinch.

Kamil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Evans clinches up against the cage.
Kamil prevents a body shot from Evans.
Evans tries to pull guard but Kamil won't allow it.

Evans jumps into guard, dragging Kamil to the mat.
Kamil wants to stand and escape but instead Evans has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Kamil wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamil wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Evans manages to pass to side control.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Evans 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.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Evans is trying for a kimura here. Kamil looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Evans wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Evans!