PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Conway
vs
Evans

194 cm
22
244 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conway moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Conway leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conway's calf.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans lands with a kick to the temple. Conway shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Conway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Evans.
Conway misses with a series of wild punches.
Conway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conway throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evans!
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Conway lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evans is looking to slow Conway down with leg kicks.
Conway is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Conway looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Evans working the body and head with strikes.
Conway is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evans working away.
Evans tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Conway is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Conway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Evans.
Conway tries to escape but Evans is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway dodges the ground and pound from Evans.
You can see the frustration on Conway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans prevents Conway from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.
Conway is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.
Conway on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Evans scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Conway to see if he's OK.

It looks like Ryan Conway has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Conway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a few punches from side control.
Evans with the ground and pound but Conway regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Conway is looking to improve his position.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Conway is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Conway is rocked!

Evans decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Oh Conway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Conway seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Conway enables Evans to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Conway manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Conway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Conway jabs at Evans's body.
Conway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Conway misses with a wild body shot.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Conway.
Some wild striking there from Conway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Evans closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Conway's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looking to sit in guard and control but Conway gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Conway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Conway throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Conway is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Conway working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws an elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Conway's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans stops Conway from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rob Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conway controlling the position.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Conway is keeping the position.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conway wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Evans trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Conway not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Conway wants to get back to his feet but Evans passes into half guard.
Evans winds up and cracks Conway with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Conway regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Conway's brow.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Conway has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans cracks Conway with a solid left hand.
Conway is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Evans trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Evans cracks Conway with a solid left hand.
Evans postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Conway uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Conway!
Conway won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Conway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Evans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Conway catches Evans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conway blocks a low kick nicely.
Conway takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Conway down.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Conway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conway. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Rob Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Conway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conway steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evans. That one must have hurt.
Conway throws a sloppy body shot
and Evans counters with a low kick, right behind Conway 's knee.
Conway blocks a low kick nicely.
Conway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Evans lands a big head kick that sends Conway tumbling to the mat! Evans takes a step backwards and waves Conway back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ryan Conway's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into Conway's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway being controlled here, momentarily.

Conway has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conway's head.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conway is keeping the position for now.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Conway bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryan Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conway preventing the sweep.
Conway throwing strikes but missing.
Conway throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Evans scoring with strikes but Conway is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Conway bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Evans and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Evans!