PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toa Kiuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiuga comes to the cage accompanied by Wish. The key to victory for Toa Kiuga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kiuga
vs
Evans

193 cm
22
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
250 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brute
Diamond Nutrition 160q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Kiuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiuga jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Evans pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiuga is out of range and Evans settles back down.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiuga's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiuga checks a leg kick.
Kiuga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiuga.
Evans misses with a low kick as Kiuga jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Evans.
Kiuga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Kiuga ducks down to avoid it.
Evans scores with a leg kick.
Kiuga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiuga sprawls well. Kiuga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiuga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Kiuga fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiuga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Kiuga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiuga misses with a double jab.
Kiuga scores with a decent looking hook.

Evans shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga wants to get back to full guard.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiuga defending well though.
Kiuga is looking to improve his position.
Evans thows a huge punch but Kiuga dodges it nicely.
Evans throwing shots but Kiuga is blocking nicely.
Kiuga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiuga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiuga regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Evans.
Evans postures up in Kiuga's guard and throws a big left but Kiuga blocks it.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiuga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiuga has wrist control.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Evans dominated that round.
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.

Kiuga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiuga connects with a looping right hand.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiuga's sensitive parts.
Evans misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Evans.
Kiuga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Evans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiuga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Kiuga misses with a wild body shot.
Kiuga blocks a jab.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Kiuga avoids it.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Kiuga moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiuga misses with a wild combination.
Kiuga misses with a body punch
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Kiuga blocks the low kick.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiuga throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiuga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Kiuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Kiuga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga misses with a wild combination.
Kiuga misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiuga off the cage and back into range.
Kiuga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evans.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans thuds his shin into the meat of Kiuga's side.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiuga.
Evans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evans throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kiuga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kiuga's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Kiuga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evans sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rob Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans works over Kiuga with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiuga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans throws a strike but Kiuga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiuga trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiuga throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kiuga connects with a crisp jab.
Evans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Kiuga misses.
Toa Kiuga is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiuga throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiuga's sensitive parts.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Kiuga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Evans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evans slips a jab from Kiuga.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evans, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evans tries to work over Kiuga's front leg with a kick but Kiuga checks it.
Kiuga throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Evans.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Kiuga thuds his right hand into Evans's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab lands there for Kiuga.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Kiuga.
Kiuga takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga misses with the combination.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiuga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Evans finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiuga's head.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiuga.
Evans thumps Kiuga with a low kick.
Kiuga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiuga looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kiuga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kiuga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans stands up over Kiuga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans wants to control from the top but Kiuga keeps moving.
Kiuga keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans works over Kiuga with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Toa Kiuga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiuga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kiuga is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans throws a strike but Kiuga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rob Evans.
I've got Evans winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Evans!