PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan has chosen set it off as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Evans
vs
Ryan

178 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

185 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans misses the jab.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Evans jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Evans - just one landing.
A jab from Evans misses.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan dodges the punch combination from Evans.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Ryan slips under a jab from Evans.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans works Ryan's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan slips under a jab from Evans.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan walks into a jab.
Evans works Ryan's body with a nice hook.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans with a nice cross.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Rashad Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Ryan defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans connects with a nice looking jab.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans works over Ryan's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Evans throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Evans throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Evans lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ryan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Evans has got the better of the exchanges.
Evans cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Rashad Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Evans.
Ryan takes one to the side of the head.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Evans.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan needs to keep his hands up - Evans had a free shot at his head there.
Evans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ryan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans connects with a jab.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Evans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ryan scrambles back to his feet.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Evans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Evans.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Ryan slips a straight right by Evans.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left and a right from Evans both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
A shot to the body from Evans misses

and Ryan counters with a single leg into guard. Evans didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans has momentary wrist control but Ryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan stands and throws Evans's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ryan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Evans works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Evans dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A left lands for Evans.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Evans.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans lands with an uppercut that bounces Ryan off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Evans swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but Ryan moves his leg out of the way.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Ryan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Evans motions for Ryan to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Rashad Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evans misses with a low kick as Ryan jumps back.
Evans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Evans misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Jackson Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan slips a straight right by Evans.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
A pretty intense looking Rashad Evans took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.