PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sproles
vs
Evans

168 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Poweful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Sproles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Evans!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles cracks a nice hook into Evans's ribs.
Sproles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
Sproles cracks Evans with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sproles throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Sproles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sproles scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Sproles scores with a jab.
Sproles lands with a hook. Evans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sproles.
Sproles connects with a nice looking jab.
Sproles misses with a few strikes there.
Sproles lands a right hook to the body.
Evans needs to keep his hands up - Sproles had a free shot at his head there.
Sproles digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Sproles lands the left hand.
Sproles throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Sproles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sproles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sproles lands with an uppercut that bounces Evans off the cage and back into rage.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Sproles, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Sproles against the cage but Sproles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sproles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sproles lands a right hook to the body.
Sproles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sproles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sproles scores with a hook.
Sproles lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Sproles misses with a body shot.
Sproles misses with a looping right.
Evans walks into a jab.
Sproles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sproles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Evans on the side of the head.
Sproles looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Sproles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sproles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sproles duly obliges.
Sproles scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Evans is rocked!
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brian Sproles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Evans.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Sproles could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Sproles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice combination there by Sproles.
Sproles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Evans tries to clinch but Sproles is having none of it.
Evans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sproles misses with the combination.

Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sproles is breathing heavily.

Sproles working for submissions but it's allowed Evans to get to half guard.
Sproles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sproles is trying to control but Evans passes into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sproles looks calm but he's in trouble here. Evans gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sproles is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Evans lets go of the hold and Sproles can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Evans!