PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Longfellow Deeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Dubnyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deeds might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Evils Deeds. Dubnyk has chosen Obnoxious - Immortal Technique as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Deeds
vs
Dubnyk

190 cm
28
178 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

193 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more!

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Longfellow Deeds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devan Dubnyk!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deeds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dubnyk.
Dubnyk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Deeds throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Deeds 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dubnyk missing with a left hand there. Deeds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubnyk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deeds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Deeds closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deeds lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Deeds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Deeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubnyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deeds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dubnyk is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Longfellow Deeds has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Deeds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Devan Dubnyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dubnyk throws an overhand right that lands on Deeds's shoulder, as Deeds tries to avoid the shot.
Dubnyk lands a nice looking body shot.
Dubnyk throws a series of strikes that have Deeds backpedaling.
No joy there for Dubnyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dubnyk misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dubnyk.
Deeds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dubnyk throws a combination that misses
and Deeds counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk misses with a hook. Deeds ducked under it nicely.
Devan Dubnyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Dubnyk.
Deeds avoids the head kick by Dubnyk.
Deeds throws an overhand right that lands on Dubnyk's shoulder, as Dubnyk tries to avoid the shot.
Dubnyk lunges at Deeds with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deeds's hand.
Dubnyk misses with a combination
and Deeds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dubnyk works the jab nicely.
Deeds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dubnyk throws a left and a right that both miss

and Deeds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Deeds with the ground and pound but Dubnyk uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Deeds 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds wants to control from the top but Dubnyk keeps moving.
Deeds stops Dubnyk from standing up.
Deeds trying to control but Dubnyk is working from the bottom.
Deeds throwing strikes but missing.
Dubnyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dubnyk wants to stand and escape but Deeds is having none of it.

Deeds is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dubnyk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dubnyk has escaped and now he's on top!

Deeds is looking for a triangle here but Dubnyk uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk trying to control the action but Deeds is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deeds is trying to improve his position.
Dubnyk landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deeds is trying to get back to half guard.
Deeds is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Devan Dubnyk will probably get the nod.
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.

Dubnyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deeds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Dubnyk. Those never looked like landing.

Deeds closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dubnyk did well to prevent Deeds getting side control.
Dubnyk wants to control but Deeds is keeping busy.
Dubnyk wants to get back to his feet.
Deeds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dubnyk trying to hold on to Deeds's head to control him but Deeds postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Deeds is looking for a kimura but Dubnyk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Deeds to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubnyk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deeds is trying to control. Dubnyk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deeds stalling away here and it's allowed Dubnyk to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Deeds drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dubnyk dives on top into guard.
Longfellow Deeds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dubnyk wants to control from the top but Deeds keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dubnyk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Deeds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dubnyk looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deeds is looking for a triangle but Dubnyk pushes his legs off easily.

Deeds throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Deeds isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dubnyk stacks Deeds on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dubnyk!

Dubnyk decides to stand back up. Dubnyk steps back and let's Deeds get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deeds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Deeds or perhaps it was just good defense by Dubnyk which made him look bad.
Deeds slips a jab and a cross from Dubnyk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk throws a hook but Deeds avoids it easily.
Dubnyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deeds moves away.
Dubnyk walks into a stiff left hand from Deeds.
Devan Dubnyk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dubnyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Deeds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dubnyk misses with a left hand
and Deeds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dubnyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Dubnyk looks to land a combination but Deeds avoids it well.
Dubnyk throws a lazy head kick
and Dubnyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deeds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Deeds misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dubnyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deeds circles away quickly and effectively.
Dubnyk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dubnyk tries to land a leg kick but Deeds saw it coming and moves away.
Dubnyk scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Dubnyk there.
Dubnyk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deeds misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubnyk throws a right hand that Deeds ducks under and follows up with a left that Deeds also avoids with ease.
Dubnyk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deeds dodges the punch combination from Dubnyk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devan Dubnyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dubnyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deeds throws a lazy right hand but Dubnyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dubnyk misses with a hook.

Deeds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dubnyk's guard.
Dubnyk trying to keep a closed guard but Deeds is proving a slippery customer.
Dubnyk wants to sweep but no luck.
Deeds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubnyk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dubnyk keeping moving, preventing Deeds from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Dubnyk.
Deeds shoots in looking for a takedown. Dubnyk tries to sprawl out of it but Deeds keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dubnyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Deeds misses.
Dubnyk misses with a lunging right hand
and Deeds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deeds shoots and misses
and Dubnyk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dubnyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deeds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Longfellow Deeds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dubnyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deeds circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Dubnyk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dubnyk.
Dubnyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deeds throws out the jab.
Dubnyk lands a jab to the head.
Dubnyk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deeds in his tracks.
Devan Dubnyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deeds walks into a jab.
Deeds dives in and grabs Dubnyk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dubnyk pushes down on Deeds's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubnyk throws a lazy right hand but Deeds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dubnyk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deeds's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubnyk leaves Deeds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deeds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dubnyk lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Dubnyk there.
Dubnyk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dubnyk scores with a sloppy right hand. Deeds should have avoided that one.
Deeds throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dubnyk to counter with a crisp jab.
Deeds fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Deeds with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Devan Dubnyk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubnyk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deeds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dubnyk finds it's way round the side to connect with Deeds's head.
Deeds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dubnyk sprawls well. Dubnyk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deeds gets slowly back to his feet.
Dubnyk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Longfellow Deeds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubnyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deeds.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devan Dubnyk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dubnyk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devan Dubnyk!
Devan Dubnyk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.