PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Jach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Evans has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Evans
vs
Jach

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Jach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Evans as Jach shoots in.
Evans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jach defends it nicely.
Jach closes the distance but Evans moves to the side

and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.

Evans decides to pull guard.
Evans seems keen to control Jach's posture.
Jach wants to stand and escape but instead Evans has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jach wants to sweep but no luck.
Jach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans content to stall in guard here.
Jach trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jach wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Jach misses with a kick to the body

and Evans holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jach closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
Jach misses with a hook
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Jach fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jach fails with the takedown.
Sean Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Jach.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans clinches up with Jach and pushes him back against the cage.
Evans pressing his opponent against the cage.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jach avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jach avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Jach. Jach gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jach shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Evans shoots in for a takedown but Jach shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Jach with that takedown attempt.
Jach closes the distance looking to clinch

and Evans counters by moving into the clinch.
Jach drops down looking for an ankle pick but Evans pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jach tries to clinch up.
Jach shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Jach keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sean Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Jach.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jach swings away with a body shot that misses

and Evans counters by moving into the clinch.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Jach tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evans smiles and moves away.

Evans forces Jach back against the cage and clinches.
Jach looking for a takedown.
Jach looking to stall.
Evans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jach avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Evans manages to end up in side control.
Evans in side control, throwing shots but Jach defends.
Evans passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jach!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Evans is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jach has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Evans punching from mount but Jach doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jach is trying desperately to improve position.
Evans avoids the attempt from Jach to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Jach is blocking nicely.
Evans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jach is working to get back to half guard.

Evans is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jach can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Evans is landing with some decent strikes but Jach is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Evans throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jach because Evans loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jach tries to improve his position but instead Evans has taken his back!

Evans is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jach has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jach wants to control his opponent's hands but Evans gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Evans dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jach is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, Jach circles away and we're back to standing.
Jach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Sean Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jach gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans shoots in but Jach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jach sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jach wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Jach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by Jach.
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by Jach which made him look bad.
Jach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Jach. Jach gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jach's waist but Jach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Jach throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jach counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jach is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Jach shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
Jach defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Jach dives in for a single leg takedown but Evans sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jach is trying to pull guard but Evans turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jach throws a head punch that misses.
Evans is pressed up against the cage. Jach has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Evans down to the mat. Evans avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jach looks to clinch

and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jach trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.

Evans is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jach is trying to get back to full guard.
Jach wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Evans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jach doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evans.
Jach trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Evans decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jach doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.

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 Sean Evans.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Evans!