PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy The Poodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy The Poodle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Evans
vs
The Poodle

225 cm
25
300 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

220 cm
31
316 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy The Poodle!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Poodle.
The Poodle throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans's corner calls for a 1-2. Evans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but The Poodle sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Poodle sprawls well. The Poodle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but The Poodle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Poodle momentarily.
Evans fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by The Poodle.
Evans misses with a takedown
enabling The Poodle to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Poodle throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.

Evans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Poodle's head.
Evans lands with a punch from half guard.

The Poodle pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
The Poodle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Poodle tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Evans closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. The Poodle quickly recovers to half guard.

The Poodle kicks off Evans and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans is looking to chop away at The Poodle's legs.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Poodle's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.

Evans gets a takedown into half guard.
Evans trying to control the action but The Poodle is working from the bottom.
The Poodle tries to kick Evans off but Evans keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Evans wants to stand but The Poodle has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Poodle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans controlling the action here.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans stops The Poodle from getting back to his feet.
Evans keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Poodle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
The Poodle is trying to stand.
Evans is trying to control the action in half guard but The Poodle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Evans seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rashad Evans just wasn't active enough.
The Poodle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by The Poodle.
The Poodle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Poodle sprawls well. The Poodle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Poodle moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
The Poodle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Poodle misses with a wild body shot.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.

Evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evans trying to pass the guard but The Poodle defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Poodle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Poodle's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Evans shoots for a takedown but The Poodle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans shoots and misses
and The Poodle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Poodle's waist but The Poodle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Evans dives in and grabs The Poodle's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Poodle pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
The Poodle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans looks for a takedown but The Poodle sprawls well.
Evans tries to work over The Poodle's front leg with a kick but The Poodle checks it.
The Poodle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
The Poodle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Poodle wants it to stay on the feet.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Poodle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
letting The Poodle counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Poodle.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
and The Poodle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Poodle counters with a good low kick that Evans was not able to check.
The Poodle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evans doesn't seem bothered though.
Evans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Poodle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Poodle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Poodle tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Poodle to the ground. The Poodle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Poodle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Poodle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Poodle scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Evans connects with a looping right hand.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Poodle swivels and escapes.
Tommy The Poodle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Poodle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans shoots in for a double leg but The Poodle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Poodle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Poodle avoids it really well and circles away.
The Poodle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from The Poodle misses the target.
Evans dodges the punch combination from The Poodle.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Poodle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans shoots in but The Poodle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rashad Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Poodle pinned against the cage. The Poodle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evans blocks a jab.
The Poodle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Poodle tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tommy The Poodle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans tries for a takedown but The Poodle circles away easily
and The Poodle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but The Poodle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Poodle sprawls well. The Poodle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
The Poodle stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Poodle avoids it really well and circles away.
The Poodle misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Poodle misses with a body shot.
The Poodle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy The Poodle 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. This is the final round!

Evans tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Poodle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Evans somewhat.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Poodle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Poodle jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
and The Poodle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Poodle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Poodle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans tries for a takedown but The Poodle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Poodle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Poodle. Evans shrugs it off though.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. The Poodle tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Poodle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Poodle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Poodle.
The Poodle sizes up Evans with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
and The Poodle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Poodle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evans's head.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Poodle swivels and escapes.
The Poodle misses with a looping left.
Evans shoots in and drives through. The Poodle sprawls well.
The Poodle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Poodle punishes Evans's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Poodle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
Evans shoots and misses
and The Poodle counters with a nice body shot.
The Poodle lands a slapping body shot.
The Poodle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Poodle scores with a nice head shot.
The Poodle leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Poodle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Donk. The Poodle catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
The Poodle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Evans bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Poodle's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle misses with a few strikes there.
Evans shoots for a takedown but The Poodle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Poodle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Poodle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with The Poodle, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes The Poodle against the cage but The Poodle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Poodle lands a head shot.
Evans tries for a takedown but The Poodle circles away easily
and The Poodle counters with a series of strikes. Evans will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Poodle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Poodle jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand
enabling The Poodle to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans defending well as The Poodle loads up on a big left hand.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Poodle circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from The Poodle.
The Poodle throws a combination. Evans tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with The Poodle, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes The Poodle against the cage but The Poodle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Poodle circles away.
The Poodle with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy The Poodle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Poodle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy The Poodle!