PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gotan Wasselach (ranked 328 p4p, 369 weight class) and Gwynn Evans (ranked 49 p4p, 60 weight class). Wasselach's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Time Is On My Side by Maze. Gwynn Evans told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wasselach
vs
Evans

194 cm
36
215
13 - 10 - 0

191 cm
32
208
23 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
Hoarse Pills

Urban Fighter
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gotan Wasselach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wasselach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wasselach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Wasselach misses its target.
Wasselach blocks a jab.
It looked like Wasselach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Evans moves away from the strike by Wasselach.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a body punch but Wasselach moves out of range.
Wasselach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Wasselach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Wasselach is out of range.
Wasselach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wasselach blocks it well.
Gotan Wasselach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wasselach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wasselach misses with a wild body shot.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Wasselach slips the punch.
Wasselach throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Wasselach is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wasselach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Wasselach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evans slips under a jab from Wasselach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves to clinch but Wasselach breaks away
and Wasselach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Evans blocks the body kick.
Wasselach looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Evans throws a front kick aimed at Wasselach's knee but Wasselach avoids it well.
Evans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasselach throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Wasselach thuds a left hand into Evans's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans thows a body kick. Wasselach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Evans throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wasselach makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Evans really felt that one!
Evans tries to clinch up
and Wasselach counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Wasselach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Wasselach tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wasselach blocks an uppercut.
Wasselach misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wasselach.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Evans gets through Wasselach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wasselach misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wasselach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wasselach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasselach misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans throws a sloppy body shot
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasselach throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Wasselach lands with a hook. Evans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Wasselach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wasselach.
Wasselach lands a head kick!
Evans moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gotan Wasselach dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wasselach lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.

It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Wasselach.
Wasselach loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
Evans flicks out a counter leg kick but Wasselach steps away.
Evans defending well as Wasselach loads up on a big left hand.
Wasselach misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Wasselach misses.
Evans looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wasselach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasselach digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Wasselach jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wasselach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans throws a big shot that misses.
Wasselach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
Wasselach lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wasselach throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Wasselach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Wasselach saw that one coming.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wasselach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wasselach.
Evans throws out a counter right but Wasselach avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gotan Wasselach is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasselach moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Wasselach scores with a nice head shot.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Wasselach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Wasselach ducks down to avoid it.
Wasselach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
Wasselach keeps Evans at a distance using the push kick.
Wasselach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach misses with a hook to the body
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Wasselach to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wasselach lands a front kick.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wasselach.
Wasselach throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Wasselach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Evans.
Wasselach steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evans. That one must have hurt.
Wasselach walks into a straight right hand from Evans.

Gotan Wasselach's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Wasselach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Wasselach moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasselach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wasselach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wasselach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Wasselach takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Wasselach was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.

Gotan Wasselach's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wasselach throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gwynn Evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
That's time! Wasselach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Wasselach looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Wasselach's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasselach. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans lands a front kick.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Evans misses
and Wasselach counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wasselach. Wasselach obviously looking to wear him down.
Wasselach slips under a jab.
Wasselach moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach misses with an uppercut.
Wasselach staying out of range there.
Wasselach thuds his right hand into Evans's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wasselach staying out of range there.
Wasselach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wasselach misses with a body kick.
Wasselach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wasselach throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a nice leg kick.
Evans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Wasselach's front leg but catches the back leg as Wasselach tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Wasselach avoids it.
Wasselach is looking to counter punch.
Wasselach takes one on the button.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wasselach checks a low kick from Evans.
Wasselach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evans has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wasselach.
Evans throws a lazy right hand but Wasselach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Wasselach tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wasselach misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wasselach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but Wasselach moves his leg out of the way.
It appears Wasselach was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wasselach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Wasselach misses.
Wasselach swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Wasselach throws a looping overhand right but Evans ducks down to avoid it.
Evans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Evans staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans blocks the body kick.
Evans appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wasselach needs to keep his hands up - Evans had a free shot at his head there.
Wasselach misses with a hook. Evans ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wasselach.
Nice shot lands for Wasselach.
Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wasselach is out of range.
Evans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Evans takes one to the chin there.
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 takes a jab right on the kisser.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wasselach manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gotan Wasselach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wasselach 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotan Wasselach!
After winning the bout, Gotan Wasselach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.