PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Saint Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jermaine Saint Claire has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Saint Claire
vs
Devil

191 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Saint Claire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Devil!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Saint Claire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Devil avoids it really well and circles away.
Devil with the counter takedown but Saint Claire avoids it easily.
Devil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saint Claire.
Saint Claire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Saint Claire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saint Claire manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Devil on his heels. He'll look to pass Devil's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil wants to sweep but no luck.
Devil keeping full guard, as Saint Claire tries to pass.

Devil escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saint Claire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saint Claire is pushing down on Devil's leg trying to pass to half guard. Devil is fighting to maintain full guard but Saint Claire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saint Claire wants to control but Devil is keeping him busy.
Saint Claire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Saint Claire is looking for a kimura but Devil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saint Claire to get the leverage.
Devil is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saint Claire is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Devil looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saint Claire prevents Devil from improving his position.
Saint Claire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Devil is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Claire blocks the strikes from Devil.

Saint Claire seems to be looking for submissions.
Devil missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Saint Claire.
Devil is not content to let Saint Claire control the position.
Devil is looking for a sweep. Saint Claire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Devil manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Devil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saint Claire doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saint Claire manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Devil looks winded!
Saint Claire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Saint Claire dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saint Claire misses with a takedown attempt - Devil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Devil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Saint Claire looking to score a takedown here. Devil is defending well but Saint Claire drives through and ends up in Devil's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Claire stands up over Devil, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jermaine Saint Claire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Saint Claire got a little sloppy there for a moment and Devil has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saint Claire has managed to get both his arms back between Devil's legs - danger averted.
Saint Claire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saint Claire's guard.

Saint Claire is looking for a triangle but Devil pushes his legs off easily.
Saint Claire looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint Claire, not yet.
Devil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint Claire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Devil wants to control from the top but Saint Claire keeps moving.
Saint Claire looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint Claire, not yet.
Devil wants to control from the top but Saint Claire keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saint Claire is on top in guard.

Saint Claire trying to control the position from guard on top but Devil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Devil has his foot on Saint Claire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saint Claire works his way back into a safe position though.

Devil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Devil is breathing heavily.
Devil keeping full guard, as Saint Claire tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devil wants to improve his position but instead Saint Claire has moved into half guard.
Saint Claire lands strikes from half guard.
Devil trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil is looking for a sweep. Saint Claire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Devil lands with a few short shots to the body.
Saint Claire lands with a punch from half guard.
Saint Claire is nestled in close to Devil, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saint Claire seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Saint Claire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saint Claire working the head and body with strikes.

Saint Claire is working for a kimura but Devil is defending it quite comfortably.
Devil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saint Claire is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devil wants to improve his position but Saint Claire is controlling well.
Saint Claire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devil can do to turn this around?
Saint Claire is looking to pass Devil's guard but actually Devil recovers to full guard.
Saint Claire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Devil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Saint Claire dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Saint Claire or perhaps it was just good defense by Devil, which made it look bad.
Devil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saint Claire throws a jab when Devil was well out of range.
Devil tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Saint Claire closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saint Claire breaks the clinch.
Saint Claire goes for a double leg but Devil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Devil continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Claire shoots in looking for a takedown. Devil tries to sprawl out of it but Saint Claire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Devil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Devil with the counter takedown but Saint Claire avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Saint Claire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Claire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Claire shoots for a double leg takedown but Devil sprawls well. He's pushed Saint Claire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Saint Claire looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Claire is trying to control. Devil wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Devil manages to get to full guard.
Saint Claire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saint Claire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Devil is looking to regain half guard here but Saint Claire keeps moving and retains side control.
Devil is still trying to improve position.
Devil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devil is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Saint Claire working the head and body with strikes.
Saint Claire not doing much here.
Saint Claire is nestled in close to Devil, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saint Claire slips a nice elbow through Devil's hands, connecting with Devil's forehead.

Saint Claire decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Claire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saint Claire shoots in for a takedown but Devil shows good takedown defense.

Saint Claire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Devil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saint Claire pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Saint Claire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saint Claire, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Saint Claire!