PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Evans is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Evans
vs
Elder

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Elder!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elder slaps away a takedown attempt from Evans, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Evans has taken the fight to the clinch.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elder unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Evans with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Elder jumps guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Evans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Elder 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.
Elder keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Elder 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.

Evans gets to his feet - Elder follows without any prompting.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Elder tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Elder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Elder pushes Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans jumps guard but Elder stands there with Evans around his waist. Evans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Elder can't fight it off and eventually Evans manages to take the fight to the floor. Elder looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Elder trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Elder has Evans pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elder lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Evans tries to hold on but Elder pushes him away.
Elder controlling from mount.
Evans suckers Elder into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Evans is now in Elder's guard!

Elder pushes Evans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elder as he jumps to the side.
Elder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans wants to clinch

and Elder counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elder is looking to take this one to the mat.
Evans can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam Elder will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Elder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Elder. Evans shrugs it off though.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Elder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Elder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elder throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Elder takes the fight into the clinch.

Elder gets control of Evans's arms and successfully pulls guard. Elder will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Elder 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Elder wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Elder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Elder is pulling down on Evans's head. It's preventing any offense from Evans, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Elder.
Elder 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.
Elder fails with an attempt to clinch.

Evans clinches up with Elder and pushes him back against the cage.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Elder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Elder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elder.
Elder connects with an inside leg kick.

Evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Elder's half guard.
Elder is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elder avoid being mounted?
Evans is controlling the pace.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Adam Elder has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elder is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Elder flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elder keeps working.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elder on the ground.
Elder keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Evans is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Elder reverses the position - he's now on top in Evans's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Elder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Evans instigates a clinch.
Elder keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Elder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Elder stops a takedown attempt from Evans.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Elder has him pressed against the cage.
Elder tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Elder landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
The referee calls for Elder to work.

Elder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Elder counters with a series of strikes. Evans will be more careful next time no doubt.
Elder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elder off to one side.
Elder keeps the fight on the outside.
Elder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans fails with the takedown.
Elder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evans circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Elder, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Elder against the cage but Elder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elder tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Elder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Elder pushes him off.
Elder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
Elder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans misses with a low kick.

Evans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Elder on his heels. He'll look to pass Elder's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Elder kicks Evans off and gets to his feet.

Evans closes the distance and clinches.

Elder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Evans misses
and Elder counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elder.
A punch combination from Elder misses.

Evans feints and as Elder raises his hands in defense, Evans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans is looking to stand up but Elder won't let him.
Elder has control of Evans's left arm, preventing Evans from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Evans has gone for a leg lock! Elder slips out almost immediately though and dives into Evans's guard.
Elder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Elder looking to pass the guard.
Evans trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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 Nick Evans.
Well Elder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Elder!