PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Evansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Foxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foxx is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freedom. Django Foxx told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Evansen
vs
Foxx

170 cm
18
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Evansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Django Foxx!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foxx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Evansen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foxx works Evansen's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Foxx as Evansen shoots in.
Evansen misses with a takedown
and Foxx counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Evansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foxx controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Evansen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foxx doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evansen.
Foxx wants to get back to full guard.
Foxx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Foxx is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Foxx is defending against the submission attempts here by Evansen.

Evansen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Foxx tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Evansen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Evansen!