PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Evangelisti
vs
Ruent

183 cm
24
179 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Ruent!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelisti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruent to score with a decent uppercut.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Evangelisti.
A decent looking cross lands there for Evangelisti.
Ruent moves out of range as Evangelisti strikes.
Evangelisti scores with a push kick.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Ruent moves out of range.
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!
Evangelisti tries to land a leg kick but Ruent saw it coming and moves away.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evangelisti throws a chopping leg kick but Ruent manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Ruent moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Ruent.
Evangelisti fails with the takedown.
Pete Ruent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti connects with a nice looking jab.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Ruent as Evangelisti shoots in.

Ruent closes the distance and pushes Evangelisti back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruent.
Ruent working aggressively here.
Ruent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruent tries a body shot but Evangelisti blocks it.
Ruent working aggressively here.
Ruent misses with a punch on the inside.
Evangelisti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Ruent.
Evangelisti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evangelistis head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent struggles to land a body shot inside as Evangelisti controls his hands.
Ruent lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evangelisti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruent is defending well for now.
Ruent throws a head punch that misses.
Ruent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evangelisti's efforts to push away.
Ruent has a couple of punches blocked by Evangelisti.
Ruent lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti blocking some punches.
Ruent keeps control of Evangelisti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evangelisti has a couple of punches blocked by Ruent.
Ruent tries to work over Evangelisti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruent swings wildly with an uppercut but Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evangelisti stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evangelisti lands a nice shot to the body.
Evangelisti is trying to break the clinch but Ruent is controlling him.
Evangelisti tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruent avoids the damage to the body.
Ruent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evangelisti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruent is defending well for now.
Ruent tries to work over Evangelisti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruent struggles to land a body shot inside as Evangelisti controls his hands.
Evangelisti scores a nice knee to the body.
Evangelisti pushes Ruent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruent tries to work over Evangelisti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Ruent.
A left hand lands to the body for Ruent.
Evangelisti is leaning against Ruent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Evangelisti - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a punch to the body.

Evangelisti breaks from the clinch.
Ruent throws a right and a left that Evangelisti avoids nicely.
Evangelisti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evangelisti misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruent.
Ruent takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruent takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evangelisti misses with a looping left.
That kick from Evangelisti tenderised Ruent's leg. Ruent is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruent throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruent lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruent.

Ruent gets a clinch.
Ruent working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Evangelisti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Evangelisti swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruent.
Evangelisti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evangelisti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruent but Ruent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruent tries to score with a low kick but Evangelisti moves his leg out of the way.
Evangelisti clobbers Ruent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti slips a jab from Ruent.
Ruent tries for a takedown but Evangelisti circles away easily
and Evangelisti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruent throws a low kick, looking for Evangelisti's leg but Evangelisti calmly moves out of range.
Ruent wants to slow Evangelisti down by chopping away at his legs.
Evangelisti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ruent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent lands with a straight right. Evangelisti didn't see that one coming.
Evangelisti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Evangelisti 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.
Ruent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evangelisti circles away.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but Ruent avoids it.
Ruent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evangelisti moves away from the strike by Ruent.
Ruent with a nice cross.
Ruent lands with a straight right. Evangelisti didn't see that one coming.
Evangelisti throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Ruent moves out of range.
Dante Evangelisti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruent misses with a leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a straight right.

Ruent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti is squirming around, avoiding Ruent's attempts to control the action.
Evangelisti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ruent landing punches.
Evangelisti working to try and regain half guard.
Ruent dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruent lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ruent lands a big elbow.
Evangelisti blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evangelisti tries to lock up and control but Ruent gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruent goes for an armbar but Evangelisti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Evangelisti.
Ruent looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruent, not yet.
Ruent is trying to keep Evangelisti in close.
Evangelisti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Evangelisti forces his way into half guard.
Ruent is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Evangelisti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Evangelisti's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evangelisti defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Evangelisti breaks Ruent's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ruent has a closed guard, preventing Evangelisti from standing up.
Ruent can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Evangelisti controls the pace.
Evangelisti trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruent managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Ruent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Evangelisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruent connects with a good right hand that stumbles Evangelisti. Evangelisti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruent cracks Evangelisti with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Ruent. Those never looked like landing.
Evangelisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evangelisti!
Ruent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evangelisti.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evangelisti!
Ruent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a wild body shot.
Ruent blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti thows a body shot but no joy.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruent.
Ruent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Evangelisti misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Ruent.
Evangelisti thumps Ruent with a low kick.
Evangelisti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evangelisti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruent takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Evangelisti slips under a jab from Ruent.
Evangelisti misses with a looping right.

Ruent instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti blocks an uppercut.
Evangelisti is trying to push Ruent away but Ruent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ruent lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent has a couple of punches blocked by Evangelisti.
Ruent misses with a punch to the body.
Evangelisti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruent swings wildly with an uppercut but Evangelisti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evangelisti backwards.
A short left from Evangelisti.
Ruent tries to throw a body punch but Evangelisti avoids it by throwing Ruent back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evangelisti.
Ruent misses with the head strike.
Ruent struggles to land a body shot inside as Evangelisti controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruent is defending well for now.
Ruent prevents a body shot from Evangelisti.
Ruent tries to work over Evangelisti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evangelisti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti blocks an uppercut.
Ruent throws a head punch that misses.
Ruent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pete Ruent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Evangelisti prevents a body shot from Ruent.
Ruent lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Evangelisti.
Evangelisti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruent throws a head punch that misses.
Ruent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evangelisti looking to throw knees to the head but Ruent is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruent misses with a body punch.

Evangelisti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruent misses the shot to the body.
Ruent checks a leg kick.
Evangelisti lands with a good body shot.
Ruent slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Evangelisti scores with a kick to the body.
Ruent darts in trying to clinch
and Evangelisti counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent drops his hands momentarily and Evangelisti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evangelisti lands a nice shot to the body.
Evangelisti misses with an uppercut. Ruent saw that one coming.
Ruent takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Evangelisti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evangelisti 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Evangelisti!
A victorious Dante Evangelisti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.