PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Weber
vs
Evans

175 cm
20
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaun Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Evans!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weber defends it nicely.
Evans is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weber shoots and misses

and Evans counters by clinching up.
Weber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Weber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Weber pulls guard successfully.
Weber wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weber is keeping the position for now.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Weber has wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Weber is keeping the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Evans shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Weber is trying to defend but Evans finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Evans looks winded!
Evans stops Weber from getting back to his feet.
Evans looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Weber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans wants to stand up but Weber has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Weber is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Weber is looking to escape.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Weber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Weber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jay Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weber has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Weber is looking to break free of the clinch but Evans has double underhooks.
Evans is trying to push Weber away but Weber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weber is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shaun Weber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Evans.

Weber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Weber closes the distance and clinches.
Weber tries to score a body lock takedown but Evans shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Evans tries to pull guard but Weber holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
Evans avoiding damage as Weber throws knees to the body.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Weber tries to break free but Evans pushes him back against the cage.

Weber breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weber avoids it really well and circles away.
Weber shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weber, pushing him back against the cage.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Evans will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Evans moves into the clinch.
Weber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but Evans is controlling him.
Weber can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans tries to pull guard but Weber holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
Weber avoiding damage as Evans throws knees to the body.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Weber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Weber is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Weber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Weber ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Weber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.
Evans is standing up over Weber. Weber looks to escape but Evans dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber is pushing Evans's head away, looking to escape. Evans manages to hold on to the position though.
Weber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans wants to stand but Weber is controlling his arm.
Weber tries to escape but Evans is in control.
Weber trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Evans throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Weber is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Weber shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Evans is trying to defend but Weber finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Weber tries to stand and escape but Evans actually recovers to full guard.
Weber tries to stand but Evans is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Weber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing Weber from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Evans has his foot on Weber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weber works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weber shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Weber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Evans misses.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shaun Weber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Evans.

Weber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Weber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evans is just riding it out for now. Weber eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Weber dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Weber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.

Evans instigates a clinch.

Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Evans misses
and Weber counters with a three punch combo that has Evans backing up. Evans nods at Weber to acknowledge the strikes.

Evans darts in and clinches Weber up against the cage.
Evans tries for a takedown but Weber manages to get underhooks.
Weber is trying to pull guard but Evans turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Evans is trying to maintain a safe position but Weber gets an underhook and turns Evans into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Weber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
A hook to the body from Weber.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weber throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Evans as Weber tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Weber.
Weber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weber is trying to force a seperation but Evans has the dominant position.
Weber tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.

Weber breaks from the clinch.
Weber stuffs the takedown.
Weber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Weber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Weber gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Weber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Weber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans clinches with his opponent.
Weber trying to land knees to the body.
Evans is trying to stall.
Weber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Weber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Evans gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaun Weber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Evans avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Evans wants the takedown. Weber is fighting it off but Evans persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Weber's guard against the cage.
Evans trying to control but Weber is working from the bottom.
Evans prevents Weber from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to stand and escape but instead Weber has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Evans has a closed guard, preventing Weber from standing up.
Weber prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Weber scoring with some ground and pound.

Evans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Weber wants to stand but Evans is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Weber slaps away a takedown attempt from Evans, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Weber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Weber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Evans.
I think Evans 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!