PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Devins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

James
vs
Devins

175 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

155 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Devins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a right hand that Devins ducks under and follows up with a left that Devins also avoids with ease.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Devins.
James keeps the fight on the outside.

James drives through with a takedown into Devins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
James postures up.
James advances to half guard.
James is controlling the pace.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to advance position but Devins won't allow it.
Devins looks gassed!
James trying to control from Devins's half guard. Devins has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
James trying to control but Devins is working from the bottom.
James lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Devins keeps moving.
James landing with the ground and pound.
James throwing strikes from guard but Devins blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
James is in close to Devins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Devins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Devins is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is working hard here to advance position.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Devins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James wants to sweep here but Devins controlling him for the moment.
James throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Devins's guard.
James is in close to Devins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James 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.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Devins won't allow James to pass to mount.
James moves into full mount! Devins won't be happy about that!
James working Devins over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Devins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin James 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.

James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Devins!
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James dominating with strikes here.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
Devins is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James with good strikes from the mount here!
Devins tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
James controlling the pace for now.
Kevin James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James with a couple of short strikes.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Devins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Devins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James working Devins over with strikes here.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James raining down shots from the mount!
James working the ground and pound effectively.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Devins is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by James.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands a heavy elbow.
James unloading with bombs!
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands a nice shot to the head.
James raining down shots from the mount!
James cracks Devins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Devins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James lands a big elbow.
James landing strikes from the mount.
James lands a heavy elbow.
James breaks from Devins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
James with shots to the head and body - Devins looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working the ground and pound effectively.
Devins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
James with a couple of short strikes.
Devins is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James lands a big elbow.
Devins is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James lands a big elbow.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James scoring with strikes but Devins is staying in there.
Devins taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James working Devins over with strikes here.
James landing strikes from the mount and Devins is in trouble!
James looking to control but Devins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James is landing with some decent strikes but Devins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Devins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
James with shots to the head and body - Devins looks very uncomfortable down there.
James working the ground and pound effectively.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Devins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Devins?
The referee warns Devins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin James dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

James 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.
Devins has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
Devins keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Devins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James is pushing down on Devins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Devins is fighting to maintain full guard but James has managed to sneak the leg through.
James is keen to just control but Devins is a slippery customer.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Devins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James wants to control but Devins is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James slips a nice elbow through Devins's hands, connecting with Devins's forehead.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Devins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Devins is staying active underneath James, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
James passes to side control.
James in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James is chipping away with strikes.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devins can do to turn this around?
James scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Devins to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Check out the look on James's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Devins with a big right hand but Devins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
James wants to control but Devins is keeping him busy.
Devins being controlled for a moment.
James trying to control the position but Devins is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devins is working to avoid the ground and pound but James connects with a decent elbow.
James looks up at the clock and then as Devins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, James smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
James scores with punches from side control.
James wants to control but Devins is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working the body and head with strikes.
James trying to control the action but Devins is working from the bottom.
James lands a nice forearm strike.
James creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Devins is not content to let James control the position.
James is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Devins is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
James in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kevin James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James controls the position.
James's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kevin James just wasn't active enough.
James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bobby Devins 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.

James fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Devins to the ground. James is now in Devins's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin James!
An out of breath Kevin James thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.