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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarte Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demarte Pena will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Evans! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demarte Pena! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pena gets in close and instigates a clinch. Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Evans could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pena takes the fight into the clinch. Pena lands a hook that snaps the head of Evans backwards. Evans jumps guard.
Pena stopping the sweep attempt from Evans. Evans will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet. Evans doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Evans seems keen to control Pena's posture. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters are working up against the cage. Evans manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. A short left from Pena. Evans jumps guard and drags Pena to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Evans wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.
Pena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Evans prevents Pena from getting back to his feet. 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 is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Evans throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely. Evans throws a big elbow that misses. Evans gets to his feet. Pena looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Pena avoids the head kick by Evans.
Pena fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the cage. Evans breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pena has managed to clinch.
Evans manages to pull guard.
Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pena's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans landing some decent shots from guard. Evans with a nice head shot there. We've been informed that Pena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Evans throws a big elbow that misses. Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Pena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Pena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely. Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Pena wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him. Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Evans dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pena closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the cage. A knee to the head by Pena.
It looks like Stan Evans has been cut. Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around? Pena is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy. Evans is trying to pull guard but Pena turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Pena gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Evans decides to pull guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evans stands up over Pena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pena works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Evans chips away with some ground and pound. Evans throws a big elbow that misses. Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Pena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Pena utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Stan Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Evans throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely. Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Pena's brow. Evans working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Evans throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pena tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Evans is in Pena's guard. Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him. Evans with a nice head shot there. Evans landing some decent shots from guard. Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Evans stands up over Pena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Evans gets to his feet - Pena follows without any prompting. Pena moves into the clinch. Evans tries to pull guard but Pena holds him up against the cage and eventually Evans drops back down to his feet.
Evans pulls guard effortlessly. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Evans throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Evans is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Pena is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Evans dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Stan Evans's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pena clinches up against the cage. Pena is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Evans pulls guard successfully.
Evans controlling Pena's posture. Evans doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Evans controlling Pena's posture. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Evans 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Pena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pena wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Pena is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy. Evans blocks the elbow strike.
Pena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demarte Pena seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Evans manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Evans is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pena with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Demarte Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pena taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard. Evans working over Pena with some ground and pound. Pena looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Pena has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Evans throwing shots but Pena is blocking nicely. Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Evans working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Evans there. Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Evans working the head and body with strikes. Pena has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Pena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Pena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight! Stan Evans showed his dominance in that final round. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Evans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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