PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinker Evers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinker Evers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan King's chin.

Evers
vs
King

189 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
255 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tinker Evers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
King tries to bum rush Evers with a series of wild strikes but Evers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King blocks a head kick by Evers.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Tinker Evers has been cut.
Evers misses with a series of wild punches.

Evers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Evers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!

Evers stands up and waves to King to follow him.
Ryan King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evers dodges the punch combination from King.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Evers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Evers is in King's guard.
Evers throws a big right hand that misses.
Evers stops King from standing up.
Evers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Evers wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Evers trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Evers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

King pushes Evers off and scrambles back to his feet.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Evers to counter with a crisp jab.
Evers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evers gets slowly back to his feet.
King tries to bum rush Evers with a series of wild strikes but Evers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King throws a combination that misses
and Evers counters with a left and a right that stings King.

Evers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Evers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King prevents Evers from moving into mount.
King gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Evers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evers.
Evers blocks the strikes from King.
King throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Evers wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.

Evers wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evers lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to escape.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Evers sits in half guard.

Evers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Evers eventually gives up the hold.

Evers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evers.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evers is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evers not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King manages to get to full guard.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King striking off his back but it's not causing Evers any problems.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Evers is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King throwing short punches from the bottom.
King keeping moving, preventing Evers from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Evers gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Evers manages to get an easy takedown there - catching King on his heels. He'll look to pass King's guard now, I'm sure.

King pushes Evers off and gets back to his feet.
Evers shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinker Evers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinker Evers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.

Evers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King wants to get back to his feet.

Evers is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
Evers blocks the strikes from King.

Evers is working for a submission of some sort.
King scores with a few weak punches.
King tries to kick Evers off but Evers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

King is defending against the submission attempts here by Evers.
King is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evers.
King landing rabbit punches to the side of Evers's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Evers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evers wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evers scores with a couple of nice shots.

Evers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Evers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. King is trying to defend but Evers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Evers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evers working the head and body with strikes.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Evers is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evers stops King from getting back to his feet.
Tinker Evers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evers is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.

Evers is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evers to get the leverage.
Evers wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connecting with a few gentle strikes.
King throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
King is trying to stand.

Evers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.

Evers is looking for a kimura here.
Evers blocks the strikes from King.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

King has one foot on Evers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Evers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Ryan King has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evers lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King 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.
Evers is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tinker Evers is winning the standup battle so far.
Evers shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tinker Evers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Evers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Evers wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.

Evers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evers wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evers's guard.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinker Evers dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Evers shoots in and gets a takedown into King's guard.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evers's guard.

Evers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Evers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King trying to control but Evers is working from the bottom.
Evers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Evers's brow.
Evers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evers tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King cracks Evers with a solid left hand.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Evers looking to control.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evers's head.
Evers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

King stands up from Evers's guard - King perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evers avoids the head kick by King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evers shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
Evers slips a jab and a cross from King.
Evers shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tinker Evers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King blocks a head kick by Evers.
Evers dodges the punch combination from King.
A good leg kick by Evers.
Evers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evers gets slowly back to his feet.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King misses with a wild combination.

Evers closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

King makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Evers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Evers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tinker Evers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King throws a right and a left that Evers avoids nicely.
King falls off balance throwing a combination

and Evers counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
King is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Evers is controlling him well.
King striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Evers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
King tries to strike but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Evers is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
King is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Evers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Evers prevents King from escaping the position.
Tinker Evers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King is looking for a sweep.
Evers wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evers is really struggling to control King but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ryan King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan King.
Well Evers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinker Evers!
Tinker Evers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.