PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Evurts has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hovi
vs
Evurts

200 cm
25
244 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

201 cm
36
276 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Cynical Truth Vegas (steel penn)

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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Evurts as he checks the leg kick.
Evurts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hovi's head backwards.
Hovi cracks Evurts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Evurts throws a good cross that connects.
Evurts throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hovi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hovi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evurts is staying active underneath Hovi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Hovi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Evurts gets back to full guard.
Hovi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hovi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hovi advances to half guard.

Evurts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi wants to pass the guard but Evurts is defending well.
Hovi lands with a punch from half guard.
Hovi controlling the pace.
Evurts is trying to get back to full guard.
Evurts gets back to full guard.
Evurts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hovi manages to get himself to full guard.
Evurts slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts trying to control the action but Hovi is working from the bottom.
Hovi 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.
Hovi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hovi regains half guard.
Evurts trying to control from half guard but Hovi is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evurts.
Evurts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hovi keeps working.

Hovi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evurts pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Evurts jumps into side control!
Hovi tries to buck Evurts off but Evurts is having none of it.
Hovi struggling a bit here.

Evurts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evurts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Evurts working away.
Evurts wants to control but Hovi is keeping him busy.
Hovi wants to control but Evurts postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evurts's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hovi wants to improve his position but Evurts is controlling well.
Evurts with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hovi is looking to improve his position.
Evurts trying to control the action but Hovi is working from the bottom.
Hovi is trying to maintain the position but Evurts is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hovi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evurts pulls his head out easily.
Evurts prevents Hovi from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hovi catches Evurts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evurts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Evurts.
Hovi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evurts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evurts misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Hovi both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evurts loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Hovi sizes up Evurts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Hovi is looking to chop away at Evurts's legs.
Evurts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hovi.
Evurts loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Evurts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hovi misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi misses with a lunging right hand
and Evurts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evurts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi connects with the punch.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi cracks the inside of Evurts's front leg.
Evurts loads up on a big right hand but Hovi slips the punch.
Tarmo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hovi scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi doesn't manage to clinch there - Evurts circles away.
Evurts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.

Hovi closes the distance and clinches.
Hovi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi lands an uppercut.
Hovi digs a right hand underneath Evurts's ribcage. Evurts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hovi working aggressively here.

Evurts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evurts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hovi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evurts misses with a looping left.
Evurts falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hovi counters with a shoot takedown. Evurts fights it but they end up in guard.
Hovi trying to control the position from guard on top but Evurts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hovi is really struggling to control Evurts but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hovi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hovi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Evurts manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hovi has Evurts in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hovi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evurts looking to pass the guard.
Evurts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hovi is on top in guard.
Evurts keeping moving, preventing Hovi from controlling successfully.
Evurts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hovi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evurts trying to control the position.
Hovi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hovi wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hovi wants to pass the guard but Evurts is keeping the position.
Hovi wants to control from the top but Evurts keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evurts is trying to keep Hovi in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Hovi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi lands a front kick.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Hovi misses.
Hovi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evurts.
Hovi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Evurts is out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hovi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hovi dodges the punch combination from Evurts.
Hovi scores with a jab.
Evurts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evurts misses with a looping right.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hovi throws a right hand that Evurts ducks under and follows up with a left that Evurts also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi scores with a nice right hand.
Hovi tries to score with a low kick but Evurts moves his leg out of the way.

Hovi has closed the distance and engaged Evurts in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evurts.
A short left from Hovi.
Hovi tries a body shot but Evurts blocks it.
A short left from Hovi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evurts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hovi misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Evurts.
Evurts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hovi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Evurts just stands there and leans against the cage.

Evurts breaks from the clinch.
Stephan Evurts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Evurts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stephan Evurts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts fails to land with a series of punches.
Hovi throws out a leg kick but Evurts moves out of range and Hovi only half commits.
Hovi tries to land a front kick but Evurts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hovi looks to throw the jab but Evurts is out of range.
Hovi tries to clinch but Evurts moves out of range.
Hovi cracks Evurts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hovi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evurts.
Hovi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Evurts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hovi connects with a jab.
Evurts swinging wildly here.
Evurts walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Evurts misses with a series of wild punches.
Hovi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tarmo Hovi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hovi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Evurts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evurts falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hovi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evurts won't be happy with that.
Hovi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evurts can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hovi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evurts taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hovi controlling from side mount.
Hovi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evurts is not content to let Hovi control the position.
Hovi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Evurts tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hovi tries to score with some ground and pound. Evurts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Evurts is trying to control Hovi's posture but Hovi avoids it.
Evurts tries to bench press Hovi off him but Hovi keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Hovi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hovi 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Hovi!
After the fight, Tarmo Hovi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.