PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Nemesis by Arch Enemy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Evans
vs
Karlsson

190 cm
29
215 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

195 cm
28
209 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Evans darts in and clinches Karlsson up against the cage.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Karlsson blocks an uppercut.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson won't allow it.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karlsson tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Karlsson as the two fighters clinch.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short left from Karlsson.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Karlsson.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans misses with some punches.
Karlsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Karlsson digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Karlsson controls the action.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson lands with a right to the head.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Evans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlsson walks away with a smile on his face. Evans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Evans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the head.
Karl Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans walks into a left hand.
Karlsson takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Karlsson lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karlsson. That's going to slow Evans down.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Karlsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 throws out a leg kick but Karlsson moves out of range and Evans only half commits.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.

Karlsson clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Karlsson gets underhooks to prevent Evans's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans misses with some punches.
Karlsson tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Karlsson blocking some punches.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans misses with some punches.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Evans.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a right hand.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Evans jumps into guard, dragging Karlsson to the mat.
Karlsson wants to stand but Evans is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Karlsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Evans looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Karlsson takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Evans tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans slips a straight right by Karlsson.
Evans takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Evans wants to clinch.
Karlsson scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Evans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Evans's body.
Evans misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Evans misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Evans finds it's way round the side to connect with Karlsson's head.
Karlsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans connects with the punch.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Karlsson walks into a left hand.
Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karlsson thinking.

Evans has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans jumps guard but Karlsson stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but Karlsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Karlsson.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Evans misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson won't allow it.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Evans jumps guard but Karlsson stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans jumps guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Nice body punch from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a right hand.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working aggressively here.
Karlsson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Karlsson.
Karlsson scores with a shot to the side of Evans's head.
Karlsson lands a nice uppercut.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Karlsson.
A short left from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Karlsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karlsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson cracks Evans with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
Evans prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Karlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karlsson throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Evans defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Karlsson lands a high kick!
Karlsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karlsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karlsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karlsson lands with a slapping head kick.

Evans is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
It seemed like Karlsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karlsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.

Karlsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the cage.
Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Evans.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Evans jumps guard and drags Karlsson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Evans wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karlsson tries to stand but Evans is controlling from the bottom.

Evans is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Evans gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evans or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Karlsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson is working Evans over against the cage.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlsson walks away with a smile on his face. Evans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karlsson connects with a single shot there.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Karlsson throws a shot to the body.
Karlsson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karlsson jabs Evans right on the nose. Evans blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Karlsson with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Evans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Evans takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Karlsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Evans misses with a hook.
Karl Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Karlsson. Those never looked like landing.
Donald Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karlsson connects with an inside leg kick.

Evans forces Karlsson back against the cage and clinches.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Karlsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson won't allow it.
Evans blocks a body shot from Karlsson.
Evans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from Karlsson.
Evans tries to pull guard but Karlsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
Karlsson lands with a left to the head.
Evans is looking for a takedown.
Evans is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karlsson to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karlsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Karlsson lands a body shot.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Karlsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlsson just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Karlsson!
After the fight, Karl Karlsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.