PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staton comes to the cage accompanied by Puff, The Magic Dragon. Evurts has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Stephan Evurts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeremy Staton's chin.

Staton
vs
Evurts

195 cm
25
265 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

201 cm
30
276 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Staton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evurts dives in and grabs Staton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Staton pushes down on Evurts's head and hops out.
Staton lands a glancing blow to the side of Evurts's head.
A combination from Evurts does no damage.
Staton throws a lazy head kick

and Evurts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Staton's guard.
Staton wants to sweep but no luck.
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!
Staton has control of Evurts's left arm, preventing Evurts from doing any damage.
Staton wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeremy Staton just wasn't active enough.
Evurts throws a series of strikes that have Staton backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton scores with a decent looking hook.
Evurts tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evurts.
No joy there for Evurts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evurts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evurts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evurts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Staton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton throws a leg kick which misses Evurts's front leg but catches the back leg as Evurts tries to avoid it.
Staton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staton scores with a hook to the body. Evurts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Staton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evurts moves away.
Evurts misses with a double jab
and Staton counters with a nice body shot.
Evurts looks gassed!

Staton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Staton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Evurts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evurts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Staton is controlling him.
Staton's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeremy Staton just wasn't active enough.
Staton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Staton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Staton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staton controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Evurts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evurts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Staton.
Evurts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jeremy Staton is winning the standup battle so far.
Staton thows a body shot but no joy.

Evurts gets the takedown into side control.
Jeremy Staton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Staton throws Evurts to one side and escapes!
Staton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evurts as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts wants to clinch.
Staton throws a leg kick
and Evurts counters with a straight right hand.
Staton misses with a wild body shot.
Evurts moves in looking to clinch but Staton pushes him off.

Evurts has Staton up against the cage in a clinch.
Evurts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Staton breaks from the clinch.
Evurts avoids the body shot from Staton.
Evurts throws a sloppy head kick and Staton moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts misses with a low kick.

Evurts gets caught flat footed, as Staton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staton stays in close to Evurts's body and controls the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Jeremy Staton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Evurts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton throws a jab but it's blocked by Evurts.
Staton is looking to wear down Evurts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Staton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staton thumps Evurts with a low kick.

Staton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Staton lands in his opponent's guard.
Staton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Staton trying to control but Evurts is working from the bottom.
Staton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeremy Staton.
Staton throws an overhand right that lands on Evurts's shoulder, as Evurts tries to avoid the shot.
Evurts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Staton is fending him off so far but Evurts persists. Nope, Staton circles away and we're back to standing.
Stephan Evurts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evurts misses with a double jab.
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!
Evurts blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Staton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Evurts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Staton with a jab.
A left lands for Staton.
Staton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Staton lands a nice looking body shot.
Staton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staton looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
Staton scores with a shot to the body.
Evurts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Staton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staton cracks Evurts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
Staton scores with a shot to the body.
Evurts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Staton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Staton showed some decent athleticism there.
Staton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Staton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Staton stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeremy Staton.
Evurts swinging wildly here.
Evurts tries to close the distance and clinch but Staton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evurts staying out of range there.
Staton throws an overhand right that lands on Evurts's shoulder, as Evurts tries to avoid the shot.
Evurts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staton throws a right hand that misses
and Evurts counters with a left and a right that stings Staton.
Stephan Evurts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evurts tries a head kick but it misses.

Staton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Evurts's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Evurts working for a triangle but Staton defends it easily.
Evurts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evurts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Staton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Staton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Staton won't allow Evurts to get back to his feet.
Staton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Staton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Staton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Staton!
An out of breath Jeremy Staton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.