PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy West is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

West
vs
Devlin

180 cm
33
166 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

172 cm
32
160 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Devlin blocks the leg kick.
Devlin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Devlin misses with a head kick.
West fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Devlin tried to score with a low kick but West checks it.
Devlin swinging wildly here.
Devlin misses with a low kick.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Devlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Devlin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jonathan Devlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devlin throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Devlin

and West counters by clinching up.
Devlin with a knee to the head.
West dodges an elbow strike from Devlin.
West wants to stall.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devlin.
Devlin lands an elbow inside that West shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West looking to throw knees to the head but Devlin is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a right hand.
Devlin pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
West blocks a body shot from Devlin.
Devlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that West has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
West wants to stall.
Devlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Devlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Devlin.
West misses with some punches.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Devlin is defending well for now.
West landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Devlin as West tries to tie him up.
West lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devlin throws an elbow but misses.
West has Devlin pressed against the cage.
Devlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
West avoids the elbow strike from Devlin, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from West on the inside.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
Devlin lands a nice elbow.
West landing knees to the head.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West swings wildly with an uppercut but Devlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
West misses with a knee strike.
Devlin working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
Devlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
West looks to throw an elbow but misses.
West landing knees to the head.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from West on the inside.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
West is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
West takes a shot to the head.
Devlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Devlin.
Devlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Devlin tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Devlin.
Devlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West is trying to maintain a safe position but Devlin gets an underhook and turns West into the cage.
Devlin tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West lands a nice elbow.
Devlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West blocks a body shot from Devlin.
Devlin has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Devlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Devlin misses with a knee strike.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.
West dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
West wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Randy West will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
West cracks the inside of Devlin's front leg.
Devlin looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
As Devlin tries to get set, West tries to push him back and clinch up but Devlin manages to avoid the attempt.
Devlin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from West finds it's way round the side to connect with Devlin's head.
A slow jab from Devlin misses its intended target.
West lands with a slapping head kick.
West misses with a body shot.
Devlin misses with a body kick.
Devlin connects with a single shot there.
Devlin lunges at West with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by West's hand.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Devlin misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devlin tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
Devlin walks into a stiff left hand from West.
A good leg kick by West.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Devlin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! West scrambles back to his feet.
West defending well as Devlin loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Devlin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Devlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West scores with a three punch combo!
Devlin wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
Devlin works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
Devlin avoids the head kick by West.
West tries to score with a low kick but Devlin moves his leg out of the way.
West punishes Devlin's body with a nice straight punch.

West rushes Devlin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Devlin misses with a knee strike.
Devlin managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Devlin looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devlin lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
Devlin trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from West.
Devlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West connects with a nasty looking knee right to Devlin's face.
Devlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Devlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Devlin struggles to land a body shot inside as West controls his hands.
West is looking to control Devlin's arms but Devlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the cage.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Devlin controls the action.
Randy West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Devlin.
Devlin working West over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
West takes a knee to the side of the body.
Devlin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Devlin tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Devlin back against the cage.
Devlin lands a left hand.
West tries to throw a body punch but Devlin avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
Devlin working West over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Devlin.
Devlin blocks an elbow strike from West.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
West avoiding damage as Devlin throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Devlin blocks a body shot from West.
West misses with a body punch.
Devlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West avoids a wild elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West tries a body shot but Devlin blocks it.
Devlin lands a right hand.
Devlin pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
Devlin throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West blocking some punches.
Devlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devlin lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Devlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
Devlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Devlin fails to land.
West digs a right hand underneath Devlin's ribcage. Devlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Devlin misses with an elbow strike.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Devlin avoids it.
Devlin lands a nice elbow.
West is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Devlin tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
Devlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devlin lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
West landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Devlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

West thumps Devlin with a low kick.
Devlin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Devlin tries a head kick but it misses.
West blocks a low kick nicely.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for West.
Devlin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Devlin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. West checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Devlin throws a push kick but West slaps the foot to one side.
Devlin misses with a low kick.
Devlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devlin throws a big shot that misses.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Devlin tries to get set, West tries to push him back and clinch up but Devlin manages to avoid the attempt.
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Randy West is winning the standup battle so far.
Devlin tries a head kick but it misses.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Devlin. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
West scores with a hook to the body. Devlin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Devlin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Devlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Devlin misses with a double jab

and West moves into the clinch.
Devlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Devlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
West is struggling to control the position.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Devlin lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Devlin digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
Devlin lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Devlin throws a head punch that misses.
West misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Devlin blocking some punches.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devlin's defenses.

Devlin is rocked!
West leaning his opponent against the cage.
Devlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Devlin tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West dodges an elbow strike from Devlin.
Devlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
West softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Devlin is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
West blocks the elbow strike.
West pushes Devlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
West has Devlin pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Devlin is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from West - that's hurt Devlin badly! Oh, another knee lands and Devlin is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Devlin doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Randy West!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy West thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.