PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between big hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hardon comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno. Evans has chosen Cryin' Like a Bitch as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ryan Evans enters the cage!

hardon
vs
Evans

190 cm
22
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, big hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryan Evans!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores with a nice strike.

It looks like big hardon has been cut.

hardon has managed to clinch.
hardon lands a right hand.

It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Evans looking to stall.
hardon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
hardon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
hardon swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
hardon misses with a short punch on the inside.
hardon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from hardon fails to land.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans wants to stall.
hardon can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans lands with a right to the head.
Evans wants to stall.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
hardon lands a nice elbow.
hardon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardon lands a hook to the side of the head.
hardon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
hardon landing knees to the head.
hardon looking for a takedown.
hardon tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
hardon working aggressively here.
Evans stalling.
Evans is trying to stall.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
hardon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
hardon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
hardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
hardon misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Evans takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
hardon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to maintain a safe position but hardon gets an underhook and turns Evans into the cage.
hardon tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing hardon back against the cage.
hardon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
hardon misses with the head strike.
hardon lands a hook that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
hardon can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
hardon working aggressively here.
hardon misses with the head strike.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
hardon scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from hardon.
A head punch on the inside from hardon fails to land.
hardon misses with a punch to the body.
hardon misses with the head strike.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by hardon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for hardon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from hardon.
hardon stalling against the cage.
hardon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.

hardon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
hardon stands up over Evans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
hardon won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Evans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from hardon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hardon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.
Evans is looking to stand up but hardon won't let him.
hardon looking to control.
hardon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
hardon is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hardon keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
hardon is trying to keep Evans in close.
hardon wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Evans looks to throw the jab but hardon is out of range.
Nice jab there from Evans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for hardon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
hardon throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
hardon tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

big hardon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Evans looks to land a right hand but hardon moved out of range.
Evans misses with the combination.
hardon throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Evans throws a predictable looking body shot

and hardon counters with a single leg into guard. Evans didn't expect that.
hardon thows a big elbow that misses.
hardon landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans wants to stand and escape but hardon is having none of it.
hardon lands a couple of digs.
hardon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
hardon prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hardon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans keeping full guard, as hardon tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to stand up but hardon is controlling him.
Evans keeping moving, preventing hardon from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
hardon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
hardon won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
hardon won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.

hardon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, hardon has managed to get both his arms back between Evans's legs - danger averted.
Evans is breathing heavily.
hardon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
hardon trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
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.
hardon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
hardon prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
hardon lands a couple of digs.
hardon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Evans's guard.
hardon is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans tries to get to full guard but hardon has control of the leg.
Evans wants to stand back up but hardon manages to pass into side control.
hardon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
hardon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Evans will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Evans tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hardon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Evans knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
hardon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Evans is trying to buck hardon off.
hardon looks up at the clock and then as Evans takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, hardon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Evans tries to escape but hardon is in control.
hardon trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans is trying to buck hardon off.
hardon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Evans some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hardon lands an elbow.
hardon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Evans tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but hardon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
big hardon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans really wants to buck hardon off and get back to his feet.
Evans working to try and regain half guard.
Evans wants to hold on but hardon pushes him away.
hardon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
hardon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans can't escape the position.
hardon wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Evans's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

big hardon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Evans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
hardon misses with a hook.
Evans throws a shot from downtown. hardon moves away and avoids it.
hardon throws a leg kick but Evans checks it.
hardon misses with a straight right.
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
hardon slips a jab from Evans.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
hardon moves out of range as Evans strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from hardon.
Evans throws a right hand that hardon ducks under and follows up with a left that hardon also avoids with ease.
hardon blocks a jab.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Some wild striking there from hardon.
hardon throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Ryan Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans takes a swing at hardon's ribcage but misses.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
hardon blocks a jab.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
hardon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
hardon throws a front kick aimed at Evans's knee but Evans avoids it well.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
hardon throws out a powerful jab.
hardon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.

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.
hardon throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
hardon misses with a straight left.
hardon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
hardon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
big hardon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Evans.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
hardon misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hardon moves out of range of the strikes.
hardon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but hardon manages to avoid it.
hardon tries to land a leg kick but Evans saw it coming and moves away.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Evans misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with an uppercut that bounces hardon off the cage and back into rage.
A cross from Evans lands.
hardon ducks right into an uppercut from Evans.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hardon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Evans will feel that in the morning.
hardon throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
hardon throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Evans misses with a shot to the body
and hardon counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from hardon.
Evans missing with a left hand there. hardon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans misses with a body shot
letting hardon counter with a right hand.
Ryan Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans throws a sloppy body shot
and hardon counters with a solid body kick.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from hardon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hardon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
hardon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ryan Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
hardon slips under a jab from Evans.
hardon lands a nice looking body shot.
hardon thows a leg kick but Evans checks it
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
hardon misses with an uppercut.
hardon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evans is out of range.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from hardon.
big hardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hardon moves forwards but Evans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but hardon ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think hardon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... big hardon!