PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey comes to the cage accompanied by Bitches Brew. Evans has chosen j as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Harvey
vs
Evans

188 cm
30
220 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

180 cm
30
220 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harvey feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Evans misses with a lunging right hand

and Harvey moves into the clinch.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but Harvey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harvey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harvey wants a takedown.
Harvey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harvey misses with a body punch.
Harvey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harvey prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Evans wants a takedown.
Doug Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harvey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harvey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harvey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Harvey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey stalling in the clinch but Evans improves position.
Harvey misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling him.
Harvey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
Evans has Harvey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harvey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Harvey on the inside.
Evans is looking to take this one to the mat.

Evans gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Evans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harvey gets full guard.
Harvey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
Evans tries to hold on but Harvey postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey with a couple of short strikes.
Evans can't escape the position.
Harvey working Evans over with strikes here.
Evans bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harvey trying to control the position.
Harvey is controlling Evans's posture.
Harvey tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harvey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harvey controlling Evans's posture.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Harvey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Harvey!

Evans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harvey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harvey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Harvey is not content to let Evans control the position.
Harvey tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Harvey defends it.
Harvey gets full guard.
Evans throws a strike but Harvey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Harvey throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans is controlling Harvey's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Evans is trying to keep Harvey in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Harvey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvey.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Harvey throws a front kick aimed at Evans's knee but Evans avoids it well.
Evans lands with a good body shot.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Harvey's belly button to the back.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Harvey tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harvey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans misses the jab.
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a good low kick that Evans was not able to check.
Doug Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harvey.
Harvey throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harvey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans throws a leg kick but Harvey checks it.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense.
Evans misses with a body shot
and Harvey counters with a one-two to the body.
Evans is breathing heavily.
A combination from Evans does no damage.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey throws a nice head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Evans misses with a hook
and Harvey counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Doug Harvey is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans misses with a left hand
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Harvey catches Evans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evans misses with a right hand

and Harvey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harvey.
Evans tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Harvey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harvey gets underhooks to prevent Evans's takedown attempt.
Evans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harvey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harvey obliges.
Harvey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Harvey.

It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling the position.
Harvey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harvey has Evans pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harvey.
Harvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Harvey is controlling him.

Harvey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harvey landing strikes.
Evans tries to improve position but can't.
Harvey lands some shots froms side control.
Harvey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Evans!
Harvey trying to control but Evans is having none of it.
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!
Harvey lands a big shot there that rocks Evans but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harvey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harvey wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
Harvey controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Evans?
Evans bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Evans wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Harvey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans trying to move into half guard but instead Harvey has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Harvey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harvey looks for a takedown but Evans sprawls well.
Evans throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Evans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Evans cracks Harvey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Evans throws a right hand that Harvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Harvey also avoids with ease.
Harvey throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Evans throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harvey shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Evans closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Evans seems to be looking for submissions.
Evans is thwarting Harvey's attempts to control the position.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey trying to control but Evans postures up.
Harvey gets full guard.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Harvey 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 throwing strikes but missing.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
Harvey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evans gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey wants to free his trapped foot but Evans is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Evans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harvey distracts Evans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Evans pushes Harvey off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans checks a low kick from Harvey.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Evans dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Harvey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harvey swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Harvey or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Evans closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harvey quickly recovers to half guard.
Harvey tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
Harvey has his hands clasped together around Evans's back. He's all about the action.
Harvey wants to control but Evans is keeping busy.
Doug Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to pass the guard but Harvey defending well.
Rashad Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans thows a huge punch but Harvey dodges it nicely.
Harvey keeping control of the position.
Harvey is looking to improve his position.
Harvey is pressing down on Evans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans stands and throws Harvey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Evans throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Harvey!
Doug Harvey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.