PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Houston Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen Superman - Soulja boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warren
vs
Evans

177 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Houston Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Evans!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.

Evans closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Warren quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Evans is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Warren has managed to free his arm - good work.
Warren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans wants to take a breather but Warren is having none of it.
Evans keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Warren trying to control but Evans postures up.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warren keeps working.
Warren wants to get back to full guard but Evans has mounted him!
Warren wants to hold on but Evans pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans has control of Warren's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Warren regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Evans controlling his opponent.
Warren sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Evans seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Evans content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Warren is concentrating on defense, preventing Evans from advancing position.
Warren is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyler Evans hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Warren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Warren is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warren cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans controlling Warren's posture.

Evans kicks Warren off and gets to his feet.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Warren counters with a series of strikes. Evans will be more careful next time no doubt.
Warren fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Evans clinches.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans is looking to clinch but Warren is avoiding it.

Evans drives through with a takedown into Warren's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Warren wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.

Evans stands up and waves to Warren to follow him.
Warren closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Evans instigates a clinch.

Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Warren closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Evans looks winded!
Evans is staying active underneath Warren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Warren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Warren is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Evans has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Evans dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Evans.

Evans working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Warren is looking for a sweep.

Evans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Warren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Warren is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyler Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Evans seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warren keeps working.
Warren gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Evans moves into full mount! Warren won't be happy about that!
Warren sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warren keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Evans is controlling the pace.
Warren tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyler Evans.
Warren doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Evans shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Warren manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Warren is trying to keep Evans in close.

Evans stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Evans is breathing heavily.
Warren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warren misses with a jab, cross combination.

Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans won't allow Warren to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Warren is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Warren wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Evans misses with the combination.
Warren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warren tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Tyler Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Warren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans wants to stand but Warren is controlling the position.
Evans pulls Warren in close to his closed guard and prevents Warren from doing any damage or advancing position.
Evans wants to stand and escape but Warren is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren throws an elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warren's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Warren keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Warren wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warren 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 trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyler Evans hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Warren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
Warren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warren crunches a lovely knee into Evans's ribcage.
Warren tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evans smiles and moves away.
Evans wants to clinch
and Warren counters with a series of strikes. Evans will be more careful next time no doubt.
Evans wants to clinch but Warren slips to the side

and Warren moves into the clinch.

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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Warren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Warren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Evans stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Evans feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Evans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Warren, up you get!

Evans pushes Warren up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans is pressed up against the cage. Warren 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Houston Warren. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Evans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warren is not content to let Evans control the position.
Warren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Evans wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Evans wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Warren, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans in the domination position with Warren hanging on.
Houston Warren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Evans is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren is looking to regain half guard here but Evans keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Evans!
Tyler Evans bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.