PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kean Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Larios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larios has chosen Sige Lang - Quest as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Calvin Larios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Devlin
vs
Larios

187 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kean Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Larios!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Devlin tries to avoid it but Larios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Devlin to the ground. Devlin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Devlin slips a jab and a cross from Larios.
An attempted straight right counter from Devlin misses the target.
Devlin slips a jab and a cross from Larios.
An attempted straight right counter from Devlin misses the target.
Larios shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Devlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Devlin misses the shot to the body.
Devlin stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Devlin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kean Devlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Larios.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larios will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larios misses with a combination
and Devlin counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin catches Larios with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kean Devlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larios misses with a double jab
and Devlin counters with a straight right hand.
Larios walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A combination from Larios does no damage.
Devlin throws a big counter combination but Larios scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Devlin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larios eats them both and turns towards Devlin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Calvin Larios has been cut.
Devlin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Devlin with a nice cross.
Larios tries to clinch but Devlin is having none of it.
Devlin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Devlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Devlin lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larios tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Devlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devlin throws a big counter combination but Larios scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Devlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larios tries to bum rush Devlin with a series of wild strikes but Devlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larios throws a combination that misses
and Devlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Devlin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Larios at a distance.
Devlin misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Larios or perhaps it was just good defense by Devlin, which made it look bad.
A punch combination from Larios misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Devlin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Devlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Devlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devlin throws a series of punches but Larios avoids them all with ease.
Larios lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Devlin throws a one two combo.
Calvin Larios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devlin misses with a few strikes there.
Larios is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Devlin misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larios.
No joy there for Larios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Devlin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Larios has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Larios throws a low kick, looking for Devlin's leg but Devlin calmly moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devlin cracks Larios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Devlin misses with an uppercut.
Larios misses with a takedown attempt
letting Devlin counter with a right hand.
Devlin lands with a nice combination. Larios backs away looking to recover.
Devlin lands a nice shot that snaps Larios's head back.
Larios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Devlin throws a big counter combination but Larios scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kean Devlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Larios's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Devlin throws a right and a left that Larios avoids nicely.
Larios changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A combination from Larios does no damage.
Kean Devlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larios tries to clinch up but Devlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Devlin looks to land a combination but Larios avoids it well.
Larios walks into a straight right hand from Devlin.
Devlin throws a series of punches but Larios avoids them all with ease.
Larios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Devlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Larios might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Devlin has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larios scores with a one two! Devlin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larios tries to clinch up but Devlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Larios misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larios. Devlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Devlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Larios swinging wildly here.
Devlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larios can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Larios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Devlin appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larios misses with a body shot.
Devlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larios counters with a two punch combo.
Devlin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larios on the side of the head.
Devlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larios throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Devlin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Devlin, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devlin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Devlin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Devlin scores with a shot to the body.
Larios tries to clinch but Devlin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larios misses with a double jab
and Devlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Devlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Larios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Larios rushes Devlin and presses him up against the ropes.

Larios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larios shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Devlin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larios wants to clinch up but Devlin keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Larios is predictable there
and Devlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larios is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Larios misses with a combination
and Devlin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larios tries to close the distance and clinch but Devlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Devlin misses with an uppercut. Larios saw that one coming.
Devlin lands a jab-cross combination.

That has opened up Calvin Larios's cut even more.
Larios misses the body punch
and Devlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Devlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kean Devlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Larios's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Devlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larios circles away quickly and effectively.
Devlin missing with a left hand there. Larios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Devlin backs off Larios throws a huge counter combo but Devlin manages to avoid it all.
Devlin misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Larios's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Devlin moves out of range as Larios strikes.
As Larios looks to move away, Devlin throws a big counter combo but Larios just gets out of the way.
Larios lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Larios does no damage.
Larios misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Larios.
Larios tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Devlin blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Larios.
Devlin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Larios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larios slips under a jab from Devlin.
Larios lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Larios misses with a takedown
enabling Devlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Larios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Devlin misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larios moves into the clinch.

Larios breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Larios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larios is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Larios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devlin.
Larios misses with a wild combination.
Devlin throws a big counter combination but Larios scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Devlin throws a right hand that Larios ducks under and follows up with a left that Larios also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Larios misses.
Devlin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Larios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Devlin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Larios is rocked!
Kean Devlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Devlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larios circles away quickly and effectively.
Calvin Larios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larios takes one on the button.
Larios is still on wobbly legs! Can Devlin finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larios seems to have recovered his senses.
Devlin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larios under the eye.
Larios walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devlin looks to land a combination but Larios avoids it well.
It seemed like Larios was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Devlin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larios on the side of the head.
Larios throws a right and a left that Devlin avoids nicely.
Larios misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Devlin misses the target.
Kean Devlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larios.
As Larios looks to move away, Devlin throws a big counter combo but Larios just gets out of the way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kean Devlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Devlin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kean Devlin!