PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tom booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyreke Evans (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.

booker
vs
Evans

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

KnockOut Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, tom booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyreke Evans!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
booker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - booker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for booker with that takedown attempt.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with booker, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes booker against the cage but booker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
booker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evans shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Evans shoots and misses
and booker counters with a nice body kick.
tom booker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyreke Evans.
Evans shoots and misses

and booker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Evans's guard now.
Evans looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
booker stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position.

booker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evans has momentary wrist control but booker slips an elbow through the middle.
booker wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
booker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Evans sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
booker trying to control the pace.
Evans is looking for a sweep. booker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if booker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
booker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Evans wants to sweep but booker has passed to side control!
Evans is letting booker control him for a moment.
Evans is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
booker controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. tom booker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and booker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

booker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evans to the mat! Evans manages to get full guard.
booker content to stall in guard here.
booker wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
booker wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but booker is one step ahead there.
booker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

booker stands and steps away. Evans gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
booker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and booker moves into the clinch.

booker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Evans clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Evans with a lazy takedown attempt

and booker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

booker is working for a submission of some sort.
Evans is trying to control but can't.

booker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
booker stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
booker has a takedown stuffed.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt

and booker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Evans's guard now.

Evans working for a triangle but booker defends it easily.
booker won't allow Evans to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to control the position but booker postures up.
booker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but booker is proving a slippery customer.
booker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
tom booker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from booker.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt

and booker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
tom booker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyreke Evans.
Evans slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with booker in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute booker jumps into side control!
Evans is looking for a sweep.
Evans being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a sweep.
booker has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Evans!
booker controlling his opponent.
Evans keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tom booker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Evans tries for a takedown but booker circles away easily

and booker moves into the clinch.
Evans can't break the clinch.
booker controlling the action here for a moment.
booker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
booker working some nice short punches in the clinch.

booker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
booker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
booker won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
booker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
booker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Evans for as long as he can get away with.

Evans isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. booker stacks Evans on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by booker!
Evans takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
booker tries to advance to mount but can't.
booker slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Evans is looking to regain half guard here but booker keeps moving and retains side control.
booker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Evans is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but booker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

booker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Evans working to try and regain half guard.
booker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to get to half guard.
Evans tries to lock up and control but booker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
booker controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice elbow there by booker.
Evans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
booker raining down shots from the mount!
Tyreke Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
booker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
tom booker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
tom booker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well booker 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tom booker!