PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Revilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Revilla will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

The Devil
vs
Revilla

170 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mathew The Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ramon Revilla!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from The Devil misses.
Revilla fails to land the takedown.
The Devil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Revilla sprawls and moves away.

The Devil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Devil showed some decent athleticism there.

Revilla kicks off The Devil and gets to his feet.
Revilla fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Devil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Revilla defends it nicely.
The Devil works Revilla's body with a nice hook.
Revilla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mathew The Devil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Revilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revilla fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Revilla is defended easily by The Devil.
Revilla closes the distance and clinches up with The Devil, looking for a takedown. Revilla pushes The Devil against the cage but The Devil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Revilla looks winded!

The Devil bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Devil controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Devil is trying to get an arm triangle but Revilla is defending well.
The Devil has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Revilla!
The Devil throws some wild stikes that Revilla manages to avoid easily.
The Devil tries to control but Revilla wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Devil sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Devil breaks from Revilla's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Devil content just to control the position here.
Revilla wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The Devil punching from mount but Revilla doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Revilla is squirming around, avoiding The Devil's attempts to control the action.
The Devil controlling his opponent.
The Devil tries to control but Revilla wriggling away.
The Devil unloads with some shots from mount but Revilla bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Revilla is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew The Devil dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Revilla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The Devil looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Revilla!

Revilla sneaks out the side door and pushes The Devil away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Revilla dives in and scores a takedown into The Devil's guard.
We've been informed that Revilla has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Revilla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Devil escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Revilla gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Revilla drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Devil dives on top into guard.
The Devil looking to sit in guard and control but Revilla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The Devil working for a triangle but Revilla defends it easily.
Revilla landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Devil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The Devil looking for a guillotine here but Revilla defends easily.
Revilla throws an elbow that misses. The Devil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Revilla's guard. Nice move by The Devil!
Revilla wants to stand up but The Devil is controlling him.
Revilla keeping moving, preventing The Devil from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Devil throwing strikes but missing.
Revilla keeping moving, preventing The Devil from controlling successfully.
The Devil postures up in Revilla's guard and throws a big left but Revilla blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Devil throwing strikes but missing.
The Devil showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Devil wants to control from the top but Revilla keeps moving.
The Devil tries to free his leg and advance position but Revilla is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Devil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Devil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Revilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Devil controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Devil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Revilla has his takedown stuffed

and The Devil counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Revilla!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew The Devil dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Devil.
A lull in the action here.
The Devil throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Revilla managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Devil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Devil content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The Devil wants to control but Revilla is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Revilla will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Devil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revilla can do to turn this around?
The Devil seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Revilla for as long as he can get away with.
The Devil sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Revilla is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Devil tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Devil misses with the ground and pound.
Revilla is trying to escape the position but The Devil is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Revilla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Devil looks to land a left hand but Revilla moved out of range nicely.
Revilla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Devil pinned against the cage. The Devil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Revilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Revilla tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Devil defends well and Revilla ends up having to push The Devil into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Devil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mathew The Devil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Revilla.
Revilla shoots for a takedown but The Devil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Devil shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Devil throwing shots but Revilla is blocking nicely.
The Devil throwing shots but Revilla is blocking nicely.
The Devil takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Devil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Devil is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The Devil 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.
The Devil looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Devil continues to stall.
The Devil throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The Devil content just to control the position here.
The Devil sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Devil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramon Revilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathew The Devil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew The Devil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Devil 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew The Devil!