PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Evans

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Evans!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.

Evans drives through with a takedown into Davis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davis looking to control.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Evans is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Davis looking to control.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Davis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans won't allow Davis to sweep him here.

Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.

Evans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Evans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Evans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davis looking to control.
Lee Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.

Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Davis wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.

Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Evans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
Davis controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davis trying to control the position.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.
Evans stands up over Davis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans cracks Davis with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Davis's brow.
Evans won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Davis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans is working Davis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Davis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Evans to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evans circles away.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paul Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Evans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Evans tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
A head kick misses from Evans.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis tries for a takedown but Evans manages to get underhooks.

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

Evans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Davis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Evans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Evans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans postures up.
Evans is in close to Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.
Paul Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Evans is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

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