PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 4299 p4p, 5523 weight class) and Artie DeVanzo (ranked 99 p4p, 123 weight class). DeVanzo has chosen Renée & Renato - Save Your Love as his entrance music. Yeshua Immanuel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Artie DeVanzo's chin.

Immanuel
vs
DeVanzo

181 cm
40
190
16 - 17 - 0

182 cm
53
192
42 - 32 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 32 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

DeVanzo gets tackled into the cage by Immanuel. Immanuel maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
DeVanzo is working for takedown but Immanuel is calmly controlling the position for now.
DeVanzo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
DeVanzo blocking some punches.
DeVanzo tries to work over Immanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeVanzo jumps guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

DeVanzo jumps into guard, dragging Immanuel to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immanuel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
DeVanzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Immanuel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel is trying to get back to full guard.
Immanuel punching from the bottom.
Immanuel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
DeVanzo blocks the strikes from Immanuel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel is looking to improve his position.
DeVanzo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Immanuel throws a strike from the bottom but DeVanzo passes into side control!
DeVanzo blocks the strikes from Immanuel.
Immanuel wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
DeVanzo is looking to take a break and control but Immanuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Immanuel misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Immanuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Immanuel tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Immanuel throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
DeVanzo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Immanuel!
Immanuel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Immanuel is squirming around, avoiding DeVanzo's attempts to control the action.
Immanuel throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
DeVanzo is trying to stick to Immanuel's back but Immanuel is turning into DeVanzo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in DeVanzo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Immanuel.
Immanuel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
DeVanzo looking to control.
DeVanzo controlling the position.

DeVanzo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Immanuel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Immanuel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Immanuel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Immanuel being controlled here momentarily.
DeVanzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DeVanzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DeVanzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
DeVanzo working a defensive guard here.
DeVanzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Immanuel.
DeVanzo looking to control.
Immanuel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Immanuel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

DeVanzo is rocked!
DeVanzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
DeVanzo is still in real trouble! Can Immanuel finish him?
Immanuel postures up in DeVanzo's guard and throws a big left but DeVanzo blocks it.
DeVanzo seems to have recovered his senses.
DeVanzo is trying to keep Immanuel in close.
DeVanzo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Immanuel is in close to DeVanzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Immanuel gets to his feet and stands over DeVanzo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! DeVanzo felt that one! Immanuel unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save DeVanzo from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeshua Immanuel!
Yeshua Immanuel thanked the fans post fight for their support.