PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tough Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tough Guy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

D
vs
Guy

182 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, tough Guy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Guy scores with a four punch combination!
D swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.
D dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guy.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
D dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy lands a nice shot that snaps D's head back.
Guy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but D moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Guy clinches.
Guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy displaying some good clinch control by pressing D up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Guy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by D as Guy tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
D's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Guy.
Guy working aggressively here.
D's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D is trying to drag Guy to the mat but Guy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of D backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Guy to work.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
D can't get the takedown.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of D backwards.
D is working for takedown but Guy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guy leaves D with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D avoids a punch combination nicely.
D fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
tough Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck D on the side of the head.

D drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

D tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no D has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
D trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on D's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
D wants to take a breather but Guy is having none of it.
D stops Guy from getting back to his feet.
Guy looks gassed!
D seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tough Guy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

D is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Guy's half guard.
D is thwarting Guy's attempts to control the position.
D sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guy defending well though.

D is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time D.
D wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.

D looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with D. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

D is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Guy is pressing down on D's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two 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.
D slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
D trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy wants to sweep here but D controlling him for the moment.
D sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guy's guard.
D trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.
D takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D uses his free foot to push down on Guy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guy.
D misses with a head shot.
D trying to control but he's not successful this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Evan D just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy is breathing heavily.
D misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
D showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
D gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guy.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
D shoots in and drives through. Guy sprawls well.
D shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan D dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

D shoots in and drives through. Guy sprawls well.
Guy misses with the combination.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but D bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D fails with the takedown.
D fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy throws a right hand that D ducks under and follows up with a left that D also avoids with ease.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for D with that takedown attempt.
Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
tough Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D shoots in looking for a takedown. Guy tries to sprawl out of it but D keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
D shoots in but no luck this time.
Guy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
D shoots in and drives through. Guy sprawls well.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by D.
D closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guy circles away.
D takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Guy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
D shoots for a takedown but Guy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Guy misses.

D shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Guy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. D stacks Guy 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 D!

D is trying to get an arm triangle but Guy is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guy can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.

D is trying to get an arm triangle but Guy is defending well.
D trying to control the action but Guy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guy holds on to D's head and controls the position momentarily.
Guy tries to buck D off but D is having none of it.
D moves into full mount!
D controlling from the full mount.

D is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Guy is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evan D!