PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliet Nazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Evans
vs
Nazar

170 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliet Nazar!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a poor cross that misses

and Nazar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nazar.
Nazar wants a takedown but no success here.
Nazar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, Nazar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the cage.

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toby Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juliet Nazar.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazar moves away.
Evans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Nazar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evans tries to get to full guard but Nazar has control of the leg.
Nazar is controlling the pace.

Nazar wants to work for an arm triangle but Evans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nazar trying to control from half guard but Evans is working away.
Nazar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans wants to control but Nazar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Nazar controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Nazar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nazar ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Toby Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Nazar with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Nazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but Nazar persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazar is just out of range.
Nazar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nazar looks gassed!
Evans lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazar manages to avoid it.

Nazar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nazar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Evans tries to kick Nazar off but Nazar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Evans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evans.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Evans looking for a guillotine here but Nazar defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nazar advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to improve his position.
Nazar trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans pushes Nazar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nazar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
Nazar trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Toby Evans will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazar was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Nazar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Evans swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Nazar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nazar is taking a breather. Evans says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Evans tries to kick Nazar off but Nazar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nazar wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Nazar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Evans is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazar trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.

Nazar is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.
Nazar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Juliet Nazar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Nazar on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazar fails with a takedown attempt.
Toby Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juliet Nazar.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Nazar's ribs.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazar manages to avoid it.
Evans lands a jab to the nose.
Nazar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juliet Nazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazar doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans throws a jab when Nazar was well out of range.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazar moves away.
Nazar moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Evans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Nazar's ribs.
Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice cross by Evans.
Evans lands with a straight right. Nazar didn't see that one coming.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Nazar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazar doesn't seem bothered though.
Evans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nazar with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Evans.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Toby Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Evans lands a jab to Nazar's midsection.
Nazar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
Evans jabs Nazar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nazar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Evans is looking to wear down Nazar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans misses with a jab to the body

and Nazar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Evans dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nazar misses with a few strikes there.
Evans throws a hook but Nazar blocks it.
Nazar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Nazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Evans sprawls well. He's pushed Nazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Evans finds it's way through Nazar's defenses.
Nazar blocks a jab.
Evans swings for the body but Nazar moves out of range.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Nazar moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Evans.
Evans bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nazar's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.

Nazar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nazar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Nazar trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nazar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nazar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Evans is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nazar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Evans parries the strikes from Nazar easily there. Nazar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Evans to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Evans's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nazar trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.

Nazar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Juliet Nazar has got the better of the ground game so far.

Nazar tries for a kimura but Evans is defending well.

Nazar is trying to get an arm triangle but Evans is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a sweep.

Nazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evans is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Nazar is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to control Nazar's posture but Nazar avoids it.
Nazar trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Nazar drags him back down.
Nazar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Evans is avoiding damage well.
Nazar tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nazar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Juliet Nazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toby Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juliet Nazar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Evans 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Evans!
Toby Evans bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.