PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 154 p4p, 803 weight class) and Damian Tonon (ranked 23 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duvernay
vs
Tonon

176 cm
23
155
9 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
167
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay throws a series of punches but Tonon avoids them all with ease.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tonon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Duvernay swings widly with a right hand

and Tonon counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Duvernay wriggles free and stands up.
Duvernay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tonon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Tonon clinches up with Duvernay and pushes him back against the cage.

Tonon has picked Duvernay up - he's going for a ride! Tonon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duvernay keeps working.

Tonon is looking for a kimura here.
Tonon trying to control from half guard but Duvernay is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tonon is looking for a kimura here.
Tonon wants to control but Duvernay is keeping him busy.
Duvernay wants to control but Tonon is keeping busy.

Tonon seems to be working for a kimura but Duvernay defends the submission attempt.
Tonon stalling away here and it's allowed Duvernay to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duvernay can't keep his opponent in guard - Tonon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tonon is pressing down on Duvernay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duvernay is holding on for now.

Tonon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Tonon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tonon seems to be working for a kimura but Duvernay defends the submission attempt.

Tonon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duvernay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tonon.

Tonon is trying to work for a kimura but Duvernay is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Duvernay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tonon is working away from the top position though.
Tonon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tonon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Duvernay reverses the position - he's now on top in Tonon's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tonon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duvernay stacks Tonon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duvernay!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tonon moves to clinch but Duvernay breaks away
enabling Duvernay to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonon tries to clinch but Duvernay is having none of it.
No luck for Tonon with that takedown attempt.
Tonon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Damian Tonon has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duvernay misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Duvernay - that landed with a thud.
Duvernay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonon's defenses.
Tonon is looking for a takedown.
Duvernay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
Tonon can't get the takedown.
Evan Duvernay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Tonon.
A hook to the body from Duvernay.
Duvernay lands an elbow inside that Tonon shrugs off.
Tonon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duvernay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Duvernay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Duvernay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Duvernay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duvernay connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay misses with a wild body shot.
Tonon darts in trying to clinch
and Duvernay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tonon thinking.
Tonon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duvernay. That one must have hurt.
Duvernay looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonon is just out of range.
Tonon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Duvernay defends it well.
Tonon tries to clinch up.
Duvernay lands a slapping body shot.
Tonon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a kick to the body

and Tonon counters with a shoot takedown. Duvernay fights it but they end up in guard.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Duvernay is keeping the position.
Duvernay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonon can do to turn this around?
Tonon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duvernay manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Tonon controlling Duvernay's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tonon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duvernay is aware though and is defending well.
Duvernay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Tonon working for a triangle but Duvernay defends it easily.
Tonon is looking to sweep but instead, Duvernay has passed into half guard.
Tonon is looking to control Duvernay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tonon avoid being mounted?

Tonon looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Duvernay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damian Tonon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Duvernay misses with a wild body shot.
Tonon feints the counter takedown.
Tonon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tonon wants to clinch.
Tonon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonon tries for a takedown but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonon staying out of range there.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a lunging right hand

and Tonon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duvernay won't be happy with that.
Tonon working away.
Duvernay prevents Tonon from improving position.
Duvernay tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Tonon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tonon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tonon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duvernay, who protects the arm well.

Tonon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duvernay, who protects the arm well.
Damian Tonon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Tonon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Duvernay has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tonon but great work by Duvernay.
Duvernay is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tonon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tonon looking for a sweep but Duvernay has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tonon is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Duvernay is thwarting Tonon's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Duvernay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tonon wants to control the action here but instead Duvernay manages to pass to full mount!
Duvernay looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is looking to get to half guard.
Tonon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Duvernay tries to control but Tonon wriggling away.
Tonon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Duvernay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duvernay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duvernay 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
Our winner, Evan Duvernay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.