PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinker Evers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evers comes to the cage accompanied by Call Me from Shinedown. Henry Davis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Evers
vs
Davis

189 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

200 cm
24
258 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tinker Evers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Davis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Evers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Evers wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evers throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evers throwing strikes but missing.
Evers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Davis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Evers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Evers has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evers looking to pass the guard.
Evers preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evers throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evers's guard. Nice move by Davis!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Evers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Evers!
Evers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evers.
Evers throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Evers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Evers has wrist control.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evers controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Evers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Evers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Evers!
Evers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Davis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Evers goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Evers's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
Evers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Davis stands up from Evers's guard - Davis perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinker Evers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Evers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Evers won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evers manages to get himself to full guard.

Davis stands up and waves to Evers to follow him.
Evers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evers wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evers walks into a jab.

It looks like Tinker Evers has been cut.
Evers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Evers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davis to the mat! Davis manages to get full guard.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
Evers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evers throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Davis stands up and waves to Evers to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Evers counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis is trying to pull guard but Evers has him pressed against the cage.
Tinker Evers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Davis.
Evers tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Evers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evers as he jumps to the side.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt

and Evers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Evers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.

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

Evers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.
Evers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Evers.
Evers passes into half guard.
Tinker Evers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evers is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Davis manages to get to full guard.
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 trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evers throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tinker Evers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tinker Evers's cut.
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 from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Evers throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evers's guard. Nice move by Davis!

Davis has gone for a leg lock! Evers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.

Evers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Davis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Evers, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Evers with the ground and pound but Davis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Evers is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evers to get the leverage.
Evers misses with a head shot. Davis uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evers drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Evers has Davis in his guard.

Davis gets to his feet. Evers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt

and Evers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evers tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evers.
Evers throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evers's guard. Nice move by Davis!

Davis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Evers fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evers closes the distance and clinches.

Evers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tinker Evers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Evers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Evers tries to advance to mount but Davis instead regains half guard.
Evers is looking to stall here but Davis recovers full guard.
Henry Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evers advances to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tinker Evers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evers, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinker Evers!
During a confident post fight interview, Tinker Evers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.