PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Stephan Evurts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Coton
vs
Evurts

190 cm
26
278 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

201 cm
32
276 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Coton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coton misses with a hook
and Evurts counters with a nice uppercut.
Coton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evurts was well out of range. Poor timing from Coton.
Evurts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Evurts. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Evurts misses.
Coton is looking to slow Evurts down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Evurts.
Decent striking displayed by Coton there.
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!
Coton is looking to clinch.
Coton leaves Evurts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coton with a hook.
Coton wants to clinch up but Evurts keeps it at a distance.
Evurts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coton.

Evurts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Coton tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coton can't do much from the bottom here.
Coton is looking to regain half guard here but Evurts keeps moving and retains side control.
Coton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Coton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Coton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evurts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evurts.

Coton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Coton actively working from the bottom here.
Evurts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evurts has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Evurts lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evurts cracks Coton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Coton tries to hold on but Evurts pushes him away.
Evurts working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evurts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Coton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Coton wants to control but Evurts is having none of it.
Coton is trying to escape the mount.

Evurts jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Coton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Evurts scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton struggling a bit here.
Evurts moves into full mount!
Evurts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Evurts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evurts avoids the attempt from Coton to control.
Evurts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coton working to try and regain half guard.
Evurts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coton is looking to escape.
Evurts avoids the attempt from Coton to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Coton is working to get back to half guard.
Coton is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coton sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Coton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evurts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coton trying to control from the bottom.

Coton actively working from the bottom here.
Coton is looking to escape.
Evurts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coton defending well though.
Coton tries to roll over but Evurts keeps him under control.
Coton is pressing down on Evurts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Coton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evurts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Evurts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coton's guard.
Evurts prevents Coton from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Evurts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Evurts swings for the body but Coton moves out of range.
Evurts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Coton misses.
Coton swings widly with a right hand
and Evurts counters with a nice body shot.
Evurts scores with a shot to the body.
Coton misses with a double jab.
Coton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coton lands a jab to the head.
Coton misses with a hook
and Evurts counters with a series of strikes. Coton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evurts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evurts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evurts lands a nice shot that snaps Coton's head back.
Evurts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evurts moves away.
Coton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evurts.
Evurts dodges the punch combination from Coton.
Evurts lands with a straight right. Coton didn't see that one coming.
Evurts takes a swing at Coton's ribcage but misses.
Stephan Evurts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coton throws a leg kick
and Evurts counters with a stiff right hand.
Coton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evurts manages to avoid it.
Jamie Coton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coton throws a lazy right hand but Evurts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evurts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Evurts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coton misses with a straight left.
Coton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evurts moves away.

Coton closes the distance and pushes Evurts back into the cage.
Evurts blocks the elbow strike.
Coton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evurts has Coton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evurts is trying to push Coton away but Coton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Coton tries to break free but Evurts pushes him back against the cage.

Coton manages to break the clinch.
Coton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evurts.
Evurts misses with a two punch combination.
Evurts connects with a body shot.
Coton throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evurts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evurts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Evurts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick lands from Coton.
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch but Evurts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coton is looking to clinch.
Coton misses with a head kick.
Coton scores with a decent looking hook.
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch but Evurts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evurts tries to bum rush Coton with a series of wild strikes but Coton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evurts lands with a nice combination. Coton backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coton misses the shot to the body.
Coton throws a right hand that misses
and Evurts counters with a two punch combo.
Evurts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coton moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Evurts. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evurts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coton defends it nicely.
Jamie Coton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Evurts.
Coton throws a series of punches but Evurts moves out of range.
Coton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evurts.
Evurts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Coton misses.
Evurts keeps the fight on the outside.
Coton throws out a leg kick but Evurts moves out of range and Coton only half commits.
Evurts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evurts walks into a stiff left hand from Coton.
Coton lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Evurts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Evurts.
Coton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evurts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coton cracks Evurts with a good jab.
Coton is looking to clinch but Evurts is avoiding it.
Evurts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evurts.
Coton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coton connects with a body shot.
Evurts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coton tries to avoid it but Evurts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coton to the ground. Coton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evurts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coton.
Coton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coton. Evurts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evurts ducks under a wild hook from Coton.
Coton looks to land a combination. Evurts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Evurts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stephan Evurts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coton lands a head shot.
Coton misses with a right hand
letting Evurts counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Evurts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evurts.
Evurts slips under a jab.
Evurts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coton throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coton throws a hook to the side of Evurts's head but Evurts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamie Coton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coton.
Evurts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Evurts.
Coton tries to clinch but Evurts is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coton. That's going to slow Evurts down.
Evurts misses with a few strikes there.
Evurts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evurts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Evurts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evurts stalks Coton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coton's face. Coton staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Coton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Coton.
Coton misses the jab.
Coton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evurts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coton's waist but Coton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evurts off to one side.
Jamie Coton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Evurts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coton dodges the punch combination from Evurts.
Evurts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evurts at a distance.
Coton cracks the inside of Evurts's front leg.
The fighters circling - Coton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coton tries to clinch up but Evurts circles away and keeps his distance.
Evurts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Coton.
Coton looks to land a combination. Evurts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Coton.
Coton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evurts was well out of range. Poor timing from Coton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coton misses with a looping left.
Evurts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coton cracks the inside of Evurts's front leg.
Evurts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coton misses with a looping left.
Evurts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coton.
Evurts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Evurts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coton circles away quickly and effectively.
Stephan Evurts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coton looks to throw the jab but Evurts is out of range.
Coton throws a leg kick but Evurts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evurts just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coton.
Evurts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coton.
Jamie Coton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coton is looking to clinch but Evurts is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Coton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evurts 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Evurts!
A very excited looking Stephan Evurts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.