PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander 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.

Draft
vs
Evans

188 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Evans!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Louey Draft has been cut.

Draft throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Evans was covering up waiting for the punch and Draft finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Draft stands up from Evans's guard - Draft perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evans lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans stuffs the takedown.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Draft circles away.
Evans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans tries to clinch but Draft moves out of range.
Draft tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draft fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Evans scores with a head kick.
Draft scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evans looks gassed!

Evans tries to keep at a distance but Draft has taken the fight into the clinch.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Evans breaks from the clinch.

Draft forces Evans back against the cage and clinches.

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Draft looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Draft from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draft.
Evans wants to stand up but Draft is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draft accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draft pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draft accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Draft counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Evans's guard now.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draft.
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Draft gets to his feet - Evans follows without any prompting.

Draft moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans lands a body punch.
Evans is pressed up against the cage. Draft has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Evans down to the mat. Evans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Evans misses.
Evans bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Draft's head.
Evans wants to clinch.
Draft keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draft moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Draft scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Draft working the ground and pound from side control.
Draft lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft working the ground and pound from side control.
Draft cracks Evans with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft tries to advance to mount but Evans denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louey Draft dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louey Draft's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Draft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draft shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Evans throws a right hand that Draft ducks under and follows up with a left that Draft also avoids with ease.
Evans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Draft momentarily.

Draft shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Evans manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draft throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Draft postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Evans wants to stand up but Draft is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draft manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Draft is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evans trying to control but Draft is working from the bottom.
Evans wants to get up but he can't break Draft's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Evans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Draft, up you get!
Draft gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Draft closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evans did well to prevent Draft getting side control.
Draft trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draft.
Draft stops Evans from getting back to his feet.
Evans trying to control here.
Draft missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draft is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Draft's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans throws a head kick but Draft moves out of range.

Draft shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Evans napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Evans is looking for a sweep.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evans on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Draft stands up.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Draft counters by moving into the clinch.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draft prevents it.

Evans manages to pull guard.
Draft throwing strikes but missing.
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Draft is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louey Draft dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Louey Draft's cut.
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!

Draft is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Evans's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draft is pressing down on Evans's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evans is holding on for now.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans is looking to escape.
Louey Draft overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Draft's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Draft's back!

Evans has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Evans missing with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draft controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Evans throws a strike but Draft avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Draft working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draft is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans wants to stand but Draft has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans being controlled here momentarily.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Draft is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans prevents Draft from getting back to his feet.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans scores with a nice head shot.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draft circles away.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draft moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to clinch

and Draft counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Draft.
Draft has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Draft manages to pull guard.
Draft utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.

Draft pushes Evans off and scrambles back to his feet.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans misses with the combination.
Louey Draft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans thuds a left hand into Draft's body.
Louey Draft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draft fails to land the takedown.
Draft shoots and misses
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Draft sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a hook to the side of Draft's head but Draft sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans swinging wilding here.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Draft sprawls well.
Louey Draft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Evans.

Draft shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Draft slows the pace down in half guard.
Alexander Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louey Draft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draft, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louey Draft!