PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Evens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sukram Suiniciv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evens comes into the arena with ac dc-Back in Black blaring out of the sound system. Josh Evens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Evens
vs
Suiniciv

162 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 2

178 cm
26
144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 5 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Josh Evens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sukram Suiniciv !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suiniciv closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Evens is looking to escape.
Evens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Suiniciv is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Suiniciv stops Evens from getting back to his feet.
Suiniciv lands strikes from half guard.
Evens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suiniciv .
Suiniciv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evens works his way to full guard. Good work.
Evens is trying to control the position but Suiniciv postures up.
Suiniciv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evens's head.
Suiniciv has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evens wants to get back to his feet but Suiniciv is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Suiniciv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suiniciv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evens keeping full guard, as Suiniciv tries to pass.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suiniciv is looking to work some ground and pound but Evens has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suiniciv defends it easily.
Evens wants to stand and escape but Suiniciv is having none of it.
Suiniciv tries to free his leg and advance position but Evens is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suiniciv is controlling him.
Suiniciv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suiniciv pushes down on Evens's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suiniciv drops an elbow to the side of Evens's head.

Suiniciv is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evens defends it well.
Evens looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suiniciv thows a huge punch but Evens dodges it nicely.

Suiniciv seems to be working for a kimura but Evens defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suiniciv is working away from the top position though.

Suiniciv is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evens sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Suiniciv is working for a submission of some sort.
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!
Suiniciv lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suiniciv thows a huge punch but Evens dodges it nicely.

Suiniciv is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evens defends it well.
Suiniciv stops Evens from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv lands strikes from half guard.
Evens is looking to escape.

Suiniciv is working for a submission of some sort.

Suiniciv is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suiniciv looks gassed!

Suiniciv is looking for a kimura here.
Evens is trying to stand back up but Suiniciv is controlling him
Evens wants to control but Suiniciv is keeping busy.

Suiniciv is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suiniciv .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suiniciv thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evens wants to control but Suiniciv is keeping busy.

Suiniciv is looking for a kimura but Evens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suiniciv to get the leverage.
Evens has hold of Suiniciv 's hands but Suiniciv slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suiniciv missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evens is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Suiniciv is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evens is just riding it out for now. Suiniciv eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evens wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sukram Suiniciv dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Suiniciv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evens pinned against the cage. Evens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suiniciv closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evens circles away.
Evens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suiniciv .
Josh Evens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukram Suiniciv .
Suiniciv misses with a takedown attempt - Evens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Suiniciv tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suiniciv somewhat.
Evens throws a leg kick which misses Suiniciv 's front leg but catches the back leg as Suiniciv tries to avoid it.
Suiniciv fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suiniciv is breathing heavily.
Suiniciv fails with the takedown
and Evens counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evens. Suiniciv does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Evens.
Suiniciv changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Evens tries to avoid it but Suiniciv manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Evens to the ground. Evens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Suiniciv gets the takedown into side control.
Evens wants to get back to his feet but Suiniciv drags him back down.

Evens throws Suiniciv to one side and escapes!
Evens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suiniciv shoots in looking for a takedown. Evens tries to sprawl out of it but Suiniciv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evens clobbers Suiniciv with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josh Evens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evens wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suiniciv shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Evens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suiniciv takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Evens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suiniciv throws a right hand that Evens ducks under and follows up with a left that Evens also avoids with ease.
Sukram Suiniciv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suiniciv dives in and grabs Evens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evens pushes down on Suiniciv 's head and hops out.
Evens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evens throws a right and a left that Suiniciv avoids nicely.
Suiniciv shoots in but Evens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suiniciv tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suiniciv somewhat.
A right-left combo lands from Evens.
Evens fails to land with a series of punches.
Suiniciv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evens is fending him off so far but Suiniciv persists. Nope, Evens circles away and we're back to standing.
Evens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Suiniciv shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Evens napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Evens is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suiniciv asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Suiniciv working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suiniciv looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Suiniciv tries to score with some ground and pound. Evens controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Evens throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Josh Evens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Evens. No joy for Suiniciv on that attempt.
Nice body punch from Evens.
Suiniciv shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evens sprawls well. Evens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suiniciv gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evens sizes up Suiniciv with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suiniciv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evens is fending him off so far but Suiniciv persists. Nope, Evens circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Evens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Evens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suiniciv looks for a takedown but Evens sprawls well.
Evens swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Suiniciv misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suiniciv .
Evens misses with a series of wild punches.
Suiniciv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Josh Evens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukram Suiniciv .
Evens lands with an overhand left.
Suiniciv fails with the takedown.
Suiniciv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evens moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens lands a nice hook to Suiniciv 's body. Suiniciv takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Evens tries to bum rush Suiniciv with a series of wild strikes but Suiniciv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Suiniciv dives in and grabs Evens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evens pushes down on Suiniciv 's head and hops out.
Danga de danga de dang - Evens scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Evens.
Suiniciv shoots in looking for a takedown. Evens tries to sprawl out of it but Suiniciv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evens tries to clinch up.
A big right from Evens misses.
Evens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv dodges the punch combination from Evens.
Josh Evens is winning the standup battle so far.
Suiniciv fails with the takedown.
Evens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suiniciv manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Evens there.
Suiniciv shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suiniciv will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evens jabs Suiniciv to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suiniciv on the side of the head.
Suiniciv avoids a punch combination nicely.

Suiniciv closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv working the ground and pound.
Evens is trying to get back to his feet.
Suiniciv working the head with strikes.
Evens wants to get back to his feet but Suiniciv drags him back down.

Suiniciv tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evens is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sukram Suiniciv has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv lands a nice forearm strike.
Suiniciv lands some shots froms side control.
Evens tries to escape but Suiniciv is in control.
Evens on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Suiniciv is controlling him well.

Suiniciv is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Evens is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Evens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Evens manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suiniciv 's best efforts.
Evens is trying to stand back up but Suiniciv is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Suiniciv is working for a submission of some sort.
Evens is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Evens.
I think Evens 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 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Evens!