PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Devito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and throwthem bows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). throwthem bows has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Devito
vs
bows

188 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
24
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Devito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, throwthem bows!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bows keeps the fight on the outside.
bows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Devito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devito tries to close the distance and clinch but bows swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bows closes the distance but Devito moves to the side

and Devito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
bows avoiding damage as Devito throws knees to the body.
bows managing to block the knees to the body from Devito.
Devito landing knees to the body.
Devito avoiding damage as bows throws knees to the body.
bows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devito.
Devito avoiding damage as bows throws knees to the body.
Devito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devito lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
bows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
bows unloads a knee to the mid-section.
bows lands an elbow just above Devito 's eye.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Devito scores a nice knee to the body.
bows looks gassed!
bows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devito blocks an elbow strike.
Devito lands a knee to the head.
Devito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
bows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devito blocks it with crossed arms.
Devito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Devito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
bows letting Devito take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Devito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Devito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but bows blocks it with crossed arms.
Devito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Devito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devito is looking to clinch.
bows circles away from the clinch attempt.

Devito has managed to clinch.
bows misses with an elbow over the top.
Devito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Devito avoids the elbow strike from bows, against the cage.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devito avoids the elbow strike from bows, against the cage.

Devito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bows swats away the attempt to clinch by Devito.
bows is looking to clinch.
bows wants to clinch but Devito slips to the side

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bows with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows lands a knee to the head.
Devito tries to stall but bows uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Devito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bows tries to clinch up

and Devito moves into the clinch.
bows tries a knee to the head but Devito blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, bows throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Devito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
bows misses with a knee to the head.
Devito connects with a nasty looking knee right to bows's face.
Devito lands a knee to the head.
Devito takes an elbow to the temple.
bows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bows tries a knee to the head but Devito blocks it.
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devito avoiding damage as bows throws knees to the body.
Devito avoiding damage as bows throws knees to the body.
Devito avoids a wild elbow strike from bows.
bows trying to land knees to the body.
Devito connects with a nasty looking knee right to bows's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devito with a knee to the head.
bows avoiding damage as Devito throws knees to the body.
bows unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devito lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Devito blocks an elbow strike from bows.
Devito lands a good knee to the midsection. bows won't want to take too many of those.
bows lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Devito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Devito moves into range and clinches up with bows.
bows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devito's defenses.
Devito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devito throws a knee to the head but misses.
bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Devito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Devito blocks an elbow strike.
Devito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bows is defending well for now.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but bows blocks with his arms.
Devito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
bows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Devito tries to land knees in the clinch but bows avoids the damage to the body.
Devito managing to block the knees to the body from bows.
Devito missing with knees to the body.
Devito takes a knee right on the jaw!
bows misses with an elbow strike.
Devito displaying some good clinch control by pressing bows up against the cage.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Devito takes a knee right on the jaw!
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devito looking to stall.
bows with a knee to the head.
Devito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bows misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by bows.
Devito lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, bows throws an elbow but misses.
Devito avoiding damage as bows throws knees to the body.
Devito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
bows lands a nice elbow.
Devito blocks the elbow strike.
Devito blocks an elbow strike from bows.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bows landing knees to the body.
Devito takes an elbow to the temple.
Devito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and bows avoids it.
Devito is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for bows.
bows managing to block the knees to the body from Devito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Devito dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Devito rushes bows and presses him up against the cage.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
bows tries to land a knee to the head but Devito blocks with his arms.
bows misses with a knee to the head.
bows lands a nice knee to the body.
bows lands a damaging elbow.
Danny Devito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Devito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Devito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devito looking to stall.
Devito blocks an elbow strike from bows.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
bows blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devito connects with a nasty looking knee right to bows's face.
Devito takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devito blocks an elbow strike from bows.
Devito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
bows with a knee to the head.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
bows tries to land a knee to the head but Devito blocks with his arms.
bows trying to land knees to the body.
bows pushes off an throws an elbow but Devito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Devito landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
bows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows takes a knee to the side of the body.
Devito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
bows lands an elbow inside.
Devito looking to throw knees to the head but bows is blocking nicely.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
Devito tries to stall but bows uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
bows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and bows avoids it.
Devito takes a knee right on the jaw!
bows lands a damaging elbow.
Devito dodges an elbow strike from bows.
Devito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bows is defending well for now.
Devito blocks an elbow strike from bows.
bows tries a knee to the head but Devito blocks it.
bows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by bows as Devito tries to tie him up.
bows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
bows scores with a knee to the head.
bows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
bows using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Devito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
bows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Devito manages to break the clinch.
bows circles away from the clinch attempt.
bows tries to clinch

and Devito holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
bows misses with a knee to the head.
bows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
bows lands a knee to the head.
bows looking to throw knees to the head but Devito is blocking nicely.
bows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devito avoids a wild elbow strike from bows.
bows misses with an elbow strike.
bows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devito managing to block the knees to the body from bows.
Devito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bows scores with a knee to the head.
bows misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, bows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Devito's brow.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bows misses with an elbow strike.
Devito unloads a knee to the mid-section. bows lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Devito landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bows scores with a knee to the head.
Devito has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice glancing elbow lands by bows.
bows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devito avoids a wild elbow strike from bows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. bows obliges.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Devito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and bows avoids it.
Devito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
bows tries to land a knee to the head but Devito blocks with his arms.
bows misses with a knee strike.
Devito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but bows blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. bows obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Devito avoiding damage as bows throws knees to the body.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devito with a knee to the head.
Devito unloads a knee to the mid-section. bows lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Devito connects with a nasty looking knee right to bows's face.
bows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Devito looking to throw knees to the head but bows is blocking nicely.
bows looking to throw knees to the head but Devito is blocking nicely.
bows lands a damaging elbow.
bows looking to throw knees to the head but Devito is blocking nicely.
bows tries a knee to the head but Devito blocks it.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
Devito lands a nice knee to the body.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows lands a nice elbow.
bows misses with a knee strike.
Devito blocks an elbow strike.
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bows misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Devito.
bows missing with knees to the body.
Devito looking to throw knees to the head but bows is blocking nicely.
bows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devito connects with a knee to the head.
Devito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Devito blocks an elbow strike.
Devito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devito's defenses.
bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Devito dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Devito is looking to clinch.
bows clinches but Devito breaks the clinch

and Devito counters by clinching up.
bows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devito blocks it with crossed arms.
bows pushes off an throws an elbow but Devito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
bows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devito's defenses.
Devito managing to block the knees to the body from bows.
Devito connects with a nasty looking knee right to bows's face.

It looks like throwthem bows has been cut.
Devito unloads a knee to the mid-section. bows lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Devito blocks an elbow strike.
Devito scores with a knee to the head.
bows throws a knee to the head but misses.
bows takes a knee to the side of the body.

Devito manages to break the clinch.

bows gets a clinch.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
Devito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devito looking to throw knees to the head but bows is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Devito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and bows avoids it.
bows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devito blocks it with crossed arms.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
Devito throws a knee to the head but misses.
bows landing knees to the body.
bows misses with a knee strike.
bows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
bows with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has bows in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Devito slows down the pace here.
bows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devito avoiding damage as bows throws knees to the body.

Devito breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Devito moves into the clinch.
bows with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devito scores with a knee to the head.
Devito tries to land a knee to the head but bows blocks with his arms.
bows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devito blocks it with crossed arms.
bows misses with an elbow strike.
Devito crunches a lovely knee into bows's ribcage.
bows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devito wants to stall.
bows lands a damaging elbow.
Devito tries a knee to the head but bows blocks it.
bows throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devito missing with knees to the body.
bows lands a damaging elbow.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
bows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
bows tries to land a knee to the head but Devito blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devito blocks it with crossed arms.
bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
bows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Devito lands a knee to the head.
bows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
bows throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devito blocks it with crossed arms.
Devito avoids a wild elbow strike from bows.
Devito avoids the elbow strike from bows, against the cage.
Devito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from bows.
Devito misses with a knee to the head.
Devito connects with a knee to the head.
bows tries a knee to the head but Devito blocks it.
bows with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devito working bows over with knees to the body.
bows managing to block the knees to the body from Devito.
bows tries a knee to the head but Devito blocks it.
bows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
bows lands an elbow inside that Devito shrugs off.
Devito connects with a knee to the head.
bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Devito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
bows misses with a knee strike.
Devito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bows lands an elbow just above Devito 's eye.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
Devito unloads a knee to the mid-section. bows lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Devito missing with knees to the body.
bows landing some nice looking knees to the body.
bows managing to block the knees to the body from Devito.
Devito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bows connects with a nasty looking knee right to Devito's face.
Devito managing to block the knees to the body from bows.
Devito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and bows avoids it.
bows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devito trying to control the position but instead, bows has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devito into the cage.
bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
bows looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
bows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Devito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
bows connects with a knee to the head.
bows lands a nice elbow.
bows misses with a knee strike.
Devito misses with a knee strike.
Devito lands a good knee to the midsection. bows won't want to take too many of those.
Devito landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danny Devito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
bows misses with a knee to the head.
bows misses with an elbow strike.
Devito lands a knee to the body.
bows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Devito looking to stall.
bows lands an elbow just above Devito 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Devito obliges.
Devito tries a knee to the head but bows blocks it.
bows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bows misses with a knee strike.
Devito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
bows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Devito scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Devito lands a knee to the head.
bows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Devito scores with a knee to the head.
throwthem bows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
bows tries a knee to the head but Devito blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Devito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Devito 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Devito!