PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Coulson
vs
Evans

184 cm
23
203 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER
Conviction

KAISER

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Coulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Evans!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evans misses with a kick to the body.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Coulson ducks down to avoid it.
Coulson staying out of range there.
Evans throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coulson counters with a right hand to the body.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Coulson throws a push kick but Evans slaps the foot to one side.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coulson.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Evans throws the left hand but Coulson avoids the punch easily.
Coulson scores with a spinning back kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coulson slips a straight right by Evans.
Evans goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coulson loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Evans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coulson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evans looks to throw a body kick
and Coulson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coulson throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
Coulson blocks a head kick by Evans.
Coulson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coulson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Coulson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coulson.
Coulson digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
Coulson lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Coulson slips the punch.
Evans has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Coulson dives in and scores a takedown into Evans's guard.
Coulson advances to half guard.
Evans taking some punishment here, with Coulson in his half guard.
Evans regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coulson.
Coulson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coulson with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coulson won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Evans working for a triangle but Coulson defends it easily.
Coulson trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans wants to hit a switch here but Coulson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Evans there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Coulson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Coulson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Evans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Coulson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Evans holds on for dear life, controlling Coulson's posture momentarily.
Evans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Coulson working for a submission but Evans is keeping him at bay.
Coulson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Evans's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulson with shots to the head and body - Evans looks very uncomfortable down there.
Coulson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Evans tries to lock up and control but Coulson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coulson throws a strike there. Evans manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Coulson working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coulson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coulson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans looks like he's trying to stand up.
Evans is trying to maintain the position but Coulson is very close to passing his half guard.
Coulson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coulson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans misses with an uppercut. Coulson saw that one coming.
Coulson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Evans tests Coulson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Coulson.
Evans slips a jab from Coulson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Evans! But no joy.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand
and Coulson counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coulson tries to counter with a takedown but Evans is quick to defend against it.
An inside leg kick lands from Coulson.
Evans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Coulson misses with a wild body shot.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coulson throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans throws a low kick, looking for Coulson's leg but Coulson calmly moves out of range.
Evans throws a leg kick but Coulson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coulson lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coulson with a hook.
A slow jab from Coulson misses its intended target.
Coulson walks into a jab.
Evans throws a head kick that Coulson semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Coulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donald Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coulson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coulson throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Evans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coulson tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Coulson connects with the punch.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coulson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coulson connects with an inside leg kick.
Evans misses with a hook. Coulson ducked under it nicely.
Coulson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Coulson. Those never looked like landing.

Coulson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Coulson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to control the position but Coulson postures up.
Coulson connects with a couple of short punches.
Coulson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coulson lands a couple of digs.
Coulson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coulson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coulson wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Phil Coulson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coulson throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Coulson from controlling successfully.
Evans wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Coulson is now in half guard.
Coulson lands strikes from half guard.
Evans trying to control here.
Coulson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evans's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans is not content to let Coulson control the position.
Coulson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coulson is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coulson lands a nice short elbow.
Evans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coulson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coulson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Coulson landing with the ground and pound.
Coulson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coulson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Coulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coulson.
Coulson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Coulson moves away from the strike by Evans.
Coulson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coulson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coulson's sensitive parts.
Coulson misses with an uppercut.
Coulson tries a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Coulson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coulson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Coulson.
Coulson looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coulson avoids a kick to the body.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Coulson slips the punch.
Coulson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coulson.
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coulson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulson blocks a low kick nicely.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coulson.
A jab from Evans misses.

Coulson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Evans tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Coulson.
Coulson looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coulson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Coulson trying to control but Evans is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coulson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Donald Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Evans can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Coulson misses with a head shot.
Evans is looking to get to half guard.
Coulson lands a big shot there that rocks Evans but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Coulson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Evans because Coulson loaded up on that one.
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
Coulson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to control but Coulson is having none of it.

Coulson goes for an armbar but Evans turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Evans.
Coulson has a closed guard, preventing Evans from standing up.
Coulson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans tries to stand but Coulson is controlling from the bottom.
Phil Coulson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulson pulls Evans in close to prevent any damage.
Coulson looking for a sweep. Not yet Coulson, not yet.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Coulson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coulson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Coulson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coulson 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Coulson!
Phil Coulson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.