PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trey DeVell (ranked 4591 p4p, 358 weight class) and Leonardo Dos Santos (ranked 25033 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

DeVell
vs
Dos Santos

172 cm
23
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey DeVell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Dos Santos !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from DeVell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeVell lands the left hand.
DeVell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but DeVell circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like DeVell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
DeVell throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but DeVell pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVell lands with a straight right. Dos Santos didn't see that one coming.
DeVell fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonardo Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVell misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeVell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeVell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick
enabling DeVell to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from DeVell misses.
DeVell slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeVell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Trey DeVell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Dos Santos .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from DeVell misses.
DeVell looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and DeVell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeVell throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from DeVell misses.
Dos Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and DeVell counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeVell avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeVell throwing a counter right hand but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but DeVell sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos shoots and misses
letting DeVell counter with a right hand.
DeVell throws a body shot but no joy.
Trey DeVell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
DeVell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DeVell as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but DeVell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but DeVell pushes him off.
DeVell looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
DeVell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeVell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from DeVell misses.
DeVell misses with a wild body shot.
DeVell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by DeVell.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by DeVell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey DeVell dominated that 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.

DeVell misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos unleashes a big counter combination but DeVell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but DeVell is out of range and Dos Santos settles back down.
DeVell is looking for a counter combo.
Dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Santos there.
Dos Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeVell defends well and Dos Santos ends up having to push DeVell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
DeVell moves out of range as Dos Santos throws a body kick.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling DeVell to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dos Santos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, DeVell has got the better of the exchanges.
DeVell stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos . Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
DeVell is looking for a counter combo.
Trey DeVell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Dos Santos .

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVell throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos flicks out a counter leg kick but DeVell steps away.
DeVell misses with a series of wild punches.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from DeVell.
DeVell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
DeVell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dos Santos .
Trey DeVell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from DeVell lands.
Dos Santos darts in looking for a takedown but DeVell gets double underhooks and turns Dos Santos into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVell misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeVell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
DeVell lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeVell defends well and Dos Santos ends up having to push DeVell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
DeVell avoids the head kick by Dos Santos .
A little feinted left hand from DeVell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeVell scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
DeVell clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeVell throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush DeVell with a series of wild strikes but DeVell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeVell misses with a straight right.
DeVell misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
DeVell throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeVell slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos , before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeVell lands with a cross.
DeVell throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
DeVell throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from DeVell misses.
Dos Santos fails with the takedown.
It looked like DeVell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
DeVell looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
DeVell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeVell misses with the combination.
DeVell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos defending well as DeVell loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from DeVell misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVell throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey DeVell dominated that second round.
That's time! DeVell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dos Santos wants to clinch.
DeVell stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos . Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
DeVell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but DeVell circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for DeVell. That snapped Dos Santos 's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos moves out of range as DeVell strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by DeVell.
DeVell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeVell misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
Trey DeVell is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and DeVell counters with a nice uppercut.
DeVell misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from DeVell.
Dos Santos throws a push kick but DeVell slaps the foot to one side.
No luck for Dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
DeVell closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and DeVell wants it to stay on the feet.
Trey DeVell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonardo Dos Santos .
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DeVell throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but DeVell defends well and Dos Santos ends up having to push DeVell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but DeVell is having none of it.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos slips a jab from DeVell.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? DeVell is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, DeVell circles away and we're back to standing.
As Dos Santos looks to move away, DeVell throws a big counter combo but Dos Santos just gets out of the way.
DeVell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from DeVell. Those never looked like landing.
DeVell misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as DeVell sprawls well. DeVell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
DeVell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
DeVell misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs DeVell's left leg, looking for a takedown. DeVell pushes down on Dos Santos 's head and hops out.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown but DeVell sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey DeVell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well DeVell 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey DeVell!