PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Evans
vs
Macgregor

188 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan Macgregor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores with a nice body kick.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Macgregor.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Macgregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Macgregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Macgregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macgregor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Macgregor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evans fakes the leg kick and cracks Macgregor in the body.
Evans slips under a jab from Macgregor.
Macgregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans slips under a jab.
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!
Macgregor misses the shot to the body.
Evans looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Macgregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macgregor's calf.
Macgregor tried to score with a low kick but Evans checks it.
Evans thumps Macgregor with a low kick.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Macgregor.
Macgregor throws a head kick that misses.
Macgregor connects with a high kick.

It looks like Mike Evans has been cut.
Macgregor throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Macgregor blocks a head kick by Evans.
Macgregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evans.
Macgregor lands a leg kick that knocks Evans off balance momentarily.
Macgregor scores with a leg kick.
Macgregor misses with a double jab
and Evans counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Macgregor looks winded!
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans looks to land a body kick but Macgregor moved away.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans feints and then cracks Macgregor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Macgregor down.
An inside leg kick from Macgregor misses.
Macgregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans scores with a kick to the body.
Macgregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evans scores with a spinning back kick!
Macgregor moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
Macgregor blocks the body kick.
Macgregor throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Evans blocks a head kick by Macgregor.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Macgregor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Macgregor throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Evans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Macgregor moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crunch! Evans slams his shin into Macgregor's torso.
Evans throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with a body kick that stops Macgregor in his tracks momentarily.
Evans throws a head kick that half lands.
Duncan Macgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans thows a body kick. Macgregor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid body kick from Evans.
Evans lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Evans finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Macgregor moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Evans lands but Macgregor takes it in his stride.
Evans throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Macgregor's head.
Evans moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macgregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Macgregor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Macgregor settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Macgregor tries a quick counter leg kick but Evans is wise to it.
Evans could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Macgregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Macgregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans throws a nice head kick!
Macgregor looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Macgregor throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evans.
Macgregor tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans throws a head kick but Macgregor moves out of range.
Evans lands with a kick to the temple. Macgregor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Evans blocks a head kick by Macgregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Evans's cut.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Macgregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mike Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Macgregor throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans lands a high kick!
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Macgregor's front leg but catches the back leg as Macgregor tries to avoid it.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Macgregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macgregor.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Macgregor.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Macgregor.
Evans scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Macgregor is breathing heavily.
Evans looks to land a body kick but Macgregor moved away.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Macgregor blocks a head kick by Evans.
Macgregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crunch! Evans slams his shin into Macgregor's torso.
Macgregor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macgregor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Evans.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Macgregor looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
It looked like Evans was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evans!
Evans thows a body kick. Macgregor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans lands a head kick!
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Macgregor blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans is looking to counter with a body kick.
Evans goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Macgregor moves out of range of the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Macgregor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Macgregor moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
A big left from Macgregor misses.
Macgregor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
Macgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Macgregor avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Macgregor's front leg but catches the back leg as Macgregor tries to avoid it.
Macgregor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macgregor can do to turn this around?
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Evans counters with a quick kick to the body but Macgregor blocks it.
Evans scoring well with a low kick there.
Evans throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.
Macgregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Evans throws a front kick aimed at Macgregor's knee but Macgregor avoids it well.
Evans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macgregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Macgregor throws a front kick aimed at Evans's knee but Evans avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evans!
Evans lands a high kick!
Evans misses with a body kick.
Macgregor looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Evans misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks to throw a body kick
and Macgregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Macgregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Evans scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macgregor avoids a kick to the body.
Macgregor throws a counter combo.
Macgregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Evans looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Macgregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Macgregor.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Macgregor's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Evans's cut.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Evans misses with a body kick.
Macgregor throws a low kick but Evans moves out of range easily.
Macgregor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Macgregor.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Macgregor moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Macgregor 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Macgregor. Evans shrugs it off though.
Macgregor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Macgregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evans looks for the body kick but Macgregor saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macgregor throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans blocks a head kick by Macgregor.
Macgregor throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Evans throws a body kick that misses.
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Evans avoids the head kick by Macgregor.
Evans thuds his shin into the meat of Macgregor's side.
Macgregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Macgregor moves out of range easily.
Evans looks for the body kick but Macgregor saw that one coming.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macgregor. That did some damage!
Evans throws a low kick but Macgregor moves out of range easily.
Evans blocks the body kick.
Duncan Macgregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor throws a head kick that misses.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macgregor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Evans.
A clash of legs there as Evans blocks the low kick.
Evans throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macgregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Macgregor.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macgregor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evans fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macgregor scores with a push kick.
Macgregor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.
Evans scores with a kick to the body.
Macgregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans scores with a kick to the midsection.
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans slips under a jab from Macgregor.
Macgregor throws a lazy uppercut
and Evans makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Macgregor really felt that one!
Macgregor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Macgregor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Evans counters with a slapping leg kick.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Macgregor.
A lazy body kick from Evans
and Macgregor counters with a thumping low kick.
Macgregor throws a head kick that misses.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Macgregor moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Macgregor.
Macgregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Macgregor looks to move away, Evans throws a big counter combo bu Macgregor just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans thuds his shin into the meat of Macgregor's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macgregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Macgregor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Macgregor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Evans.
Good leg kick by Evans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Evans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macgregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Macgregor misses.
Evans lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans throws a front kick that sends Macgregor stumbling back into the cage.
Mike Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Evans finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Macgregor misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
Mike Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Evans thinks about countering with a head kick.
Macgregor throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
It appears Evans was looking to counter with a kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Evans!