PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Eveans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgi Tomov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eveans comes to the cage accompanied by One Step Into A World. Rashad Eveans has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Eveans
vs
Tomov

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Eveans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georgi Tomov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomov tries to clinch up
and Eveans counters with a big head kick but Tomov shrugs it off.
Tomov tries for a takedown but Eveans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tomov has his takedown stuffed
and Eveans counters with a one-two to the body.
Tomov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Tomov backing up. Tomov nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.
Rashad Eveans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgi Tomov.
Tomov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eveans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tomov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomov tries to clinch up
and Eveans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tomov wants to clinch but Eveans slips to the side
and Eveans counters with a head kick.
Tomov darts in trying to clinch
and Eveans counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tomov darts in trying to clinch
and Eveans counters with a head kick. That will keep Tomov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomov misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Tomov misses.
Tomov moves to clinch but Eveans breaks away
and Eveans counters with a one-two to the body.
Tomov darts in trying to clinch
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomov misses with a takedown attempt
and Eveans counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eveans misses with a wild combination.
Tomov wants to clinch
and Eveans counters with a series of strikes. Tomov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eveans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eveans counters with a head kick. That will keep Tomov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tomov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tomov duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eveans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomov tries to clinch up
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
Eveans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eveans dodges the punch combination from Tomov.
Eveans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Eveans dominated that round.
That's time! Eveans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tomov shoots in looking for a takedown but Eveans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tomov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tomov fails with the takedown
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eveans throws a head kick that misses.
Tomov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
Tomov wants to clinch
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
Rashad Eveans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eveans throws a right and a left that Tomov avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomov tries to clinch but Eveans moves out of range.
Tomov misses with a double jab.
Eveans is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tomov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Tomov backing up. Tomov nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.
Rashad Eveans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgi Tomov.
Eveans walks into a stiff left hand from Tomov.
Eveans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tomov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eveans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tomov misses with a takedown attempt
and Eveans counters with a head kick.
Tomov looks to clinch
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Tomov backing up. Tomov nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.
Rashad Eveans is winning the standup battle so far.
Eveans misses with the combination.
Tomov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Tomov.
Tomov throws a right hand that Eveans ducks under and follows up with a left that Eveans also avoids with ease.
Tomov has his takedown stuffed
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eveans throws a one two combo.
Tomov tries to clinch but Eveans moves away
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
Eveans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
Rashad Eveans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eveans stuffs the takedown attempt from Tomov. Tomov gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomov tries to clinch
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
Tomov darts in trying to clinch
and Eveans counters with a series of strikes. Tomov will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eveans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomov fails to land the takedown.
Tomov tries to clinch but Eveans moves away
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Tomov.
Tomov wants to clinch but Eveans slips to the side
and Eveans counters with a big head kick but Tomov shrugs it off.
Tomov darts in trying to clinch
and Eveans counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rashad Eveans will probably get the nod.
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!

Tomov blocks a head kick by Eveans.
Tomov wants to clinch
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Tomov.
Tomov throws a leg kick
and Eveans counters with a head kick. That will keep Tomov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tomov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eveans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eveans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Georgi Tomov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomov looks to clinch
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Tomov.
Tomov shoots for a double leg takedown but Eveans sprawls well. He's pushed Tomov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eveans back to the cage. Tomov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Eveans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tomov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eveans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomov lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomov throws a right hand that Eveans ducks under and follows up with a left that Eveans also avoids with ease.
Tomov has his takedown stuffed
and Eveans counters with a head kick. That will keep Tomov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tomov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
Tomov looks to land a combination but Eveans avoids it well.
Tomov tries to clinch but Eveans moves away
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tomov tries to clinch but Eveans moves away
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Tomov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomov tries to clinch up
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Tomov.
Eveans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomov.
Tomov misses with a takedown
and Eveans counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tomov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rashad Eveans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgi Tomov.
Tomov misses with a combination
and Eveans counters with a head kick.
Tomov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Tomov backing up. Tomov nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomov moves to clinch but Eveans breaks away
and Eveans counters with a three punch combo that has Tomov backing up. Tomov nods at Eveans to acknowledge the strikes.
Eveans swinging wildly here.
Tomov tries to clinch there but Eveans circles away.
Tomov looks to clinch
and Eveans counters with a left and a right that stings Tomov.
Tomov shoots and misses
and Eveans counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tomov with a poor takedown
and Eveans counters with a big head kick but Tomov shrugs it off.
Georgi Tomov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rashad Eveans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Tomov. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georgi Tomov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eveans 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rashad Eveans!