PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Alamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen “Shook Ones Pt. II” by Mobb Deep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alamar
vs
Evans

187 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Alamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Evans!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alamar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Alamar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evans won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ground and pound from Alamar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alamar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Evans is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Evans seems a little lost for a moment, as Alamar dominates the positioning.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nate Alamar.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Alamar tries for a takedown but Evans manages to get underhooks.
Alamar can't get the takedown.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Alamar is controlling him.
Alamar has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alamar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evans pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Alamar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans is trying to push Alamar away but Alamar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alamar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Alamar has the dominant position.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Alamar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Alamar is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to break free but Alamar has control.

Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Alamar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alamar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alamar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Alamar just wasn't active enough.
Evans wants to clinch

and Alamar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alamar controlling the action here.
Alamar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alamar content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alamar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Alamar 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.

Evans tries to clinch up
and Alamar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans tries to clinch

so Alamar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alamar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nate Alamar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alamar sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Alamar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans leaves Alamar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alamar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans is looking to clinch but Alamar is avoiding it.
Alamar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alamar off to one side.
Alamar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Alamar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Alamar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alamar.
Alamar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nate Alamar.
Alamar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shane Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Evans has Alamar up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alamar has him pressed against the cage.
Alamar can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans wants to clinch up but Alamar keeps it at a distance.
Alamar circles away from the clinch attempt.

Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alamar wants to take the fight to the mat but Evans manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Evans lands a left hand.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alamar has him pressed against the cage.
Evans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Alamar has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evans breaks the clinch.
Alamar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans wants to clinch but Alamar slips to the side

and Alamar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evans won't be happy with that.
Alamar throws an elbow but Evans slips to the side and avoids it well.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alamar prevents Evans from escaping the position.
Evans is trying to escape the position but Alamar is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Alamar dominated that second round.
That's time! Alamar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Evans throws a series of punches but Alamar avoids them all with ease.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alamar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alamar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans is looking to clinch but Alamar is avoiding it.
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from Alamar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Alamar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alamar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Evans wants to clinch.
Evans wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alamar looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alamar.

Evans has managed to clinch.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans tries to clinch but Alamar moves away

and Alamar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alamar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Evans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alamar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Nate Alamar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Alamar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans looks to land a combination but Alamar avoids it well.
Alamar misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans tries to clinch

and Alamar counters with a single leg into guard. Evans didn't expect that.
Alamar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alamar.
Nate Alamar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Nate Alamar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Evans looks to clinch

and Alamar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alamar controlling from the full mount.
Alamar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Evans for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Alamar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alamar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Alamar!