PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Prepolec (ranked 4037 p4p, 4587 weight class) and Rory Devaney (ranked 373 p4p, 395 weight class). Kyle Prepolec is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Prepolec
vs
Devaney

178 cm
21
155
8 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
163
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Prepolec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rory Devaney!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prepolec rushes Devaney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prepolec misses with some punches.
Prepolec is pushing Devaney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prepolec controlling the action here for a moment.
Devaney stalling in the clinch.
Prepolec misses with a punch on the inside.
Prepolec misses with a punch on the inside.
Prepolec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prepolec swings wildly with an uppercut but Devaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prepolec swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Devaney stalling in the clinch but Prepolec improves position.
Prepolec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devaney is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Prepolec fails to land.
Prepolec's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Devaney tries to break the clinch but Prepolec is controlling the position.
Devaney working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Prepolec.
Prepolec misses with the head strike.
Devaney trying to stall but Prepolec improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Prepolec.
Prepolec misses with the head strike.
Devaney is trying to maintain a safe position but Prepolec gets an underhook and turns Devaney into the cage.
Prepolec lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devaney backwards.
Devaney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Devaney is looking to break free of the clinch but Prepolec has double underhooks.
Devaney can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prepolec.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prepolec.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Prepolec manages to break the clinch.
Devaney misses with a body punch
and Prepolec counters with a left and a right that stings Devaney.
Nice shot by Devaney.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devaney loads up on a big right hand but Prepolec slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Devaney.
Devaney lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prepolec looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Devaney throws a hook but Prepolec blocks it.
Devaney misses with a few strikes there.
Prepolec is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney misses with a jab to the body
and Prepolec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Devaney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prepolec moves away.
Prepolec gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Devaney.
Nice uppercut there from Devaney.
Prepolec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prepolec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prepolec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Devaney scores with the left hand. Prepolec knows he should have avoided that one.
Devaney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prepolec.
Prepolec displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devaney throws out the jab.
Devaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Devaney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Prepolec's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney misses with a head kick.
Prepolec appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prepolec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prepolec thinks about countering with a head kick.

Prepolec gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prepolec swings wildly with an uppercut but Devaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prepolec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prepolec works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Devaney is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prepolec creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prepolec lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Prepolec breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Devaney.
Devaney swats away the attempt to clinch by Prepolec.
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 Kyle Prepolec will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice uppercut lands for Devaney. That snapped Prepolec's head back.
Prepolec tries to clinch up but Devaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Devaney thuds his right hand into Prepolec's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Devaney tries a head kick but it misses.
Devaney misses with a hook
and Prepolec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Devaney.

Prepolec forces Devaney back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Devaney tries to break free but Prepolec pushes him back against the cage.
Devaney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prepolec has a couple of punches blocked by Devaney.
Prepolec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prepolec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyle Prepolec has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Devaney is trying to force a seperation but Prepolec has the dominant position.

Prepolec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devaney misses the jab.
Prepolec has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Prepolec walks into a jab.
Devaney swings widly with a right hand
and Prepolec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Devaney misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prepolec checks a leg kick.
Prepolec throwing a counter right hand but Devaney manages to avoid it.
Devaney throws a right and a left that Prepolec avoids nicely.
Devaney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Devaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prepolec manages to avoid it.
Devaney misses the body punch
and Prepolec counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Devaney.
An attempted straight right counter from Prepolec misses the target.
The fighters circling - Prepolec throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Devaney scores with the left hand. Prepolec knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prepolec fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Devaney. Prepolec does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Prepolec misses the target.
Devaney throws a body punch but Prepolec moves out of range.
Prepolec seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Prepolec moves into the clinch successfully.
Devaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prepolec throws a punch but it's blocked by Devaney.
Devaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prepolec prevents Devaney from breaking the clinch.
Prepolec prevents Devaney from breaking the clinch.

Prepolec manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prepolec throws a counter high kick but Devaney was just alert enough to avoid it.
Devaney lands a slapping body shot.
Devaney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Devaney misses with a double jab
letting Prepolec counter with a right hand.
Prepolec checks the leg kick nicely there.

Prepolec drives through and clinches with Devaney against the cage.
Devaney is trying to push Prepolec away but Prepolec has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prepolec misses with some punches.

Prepolec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Devaney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prepolec circles away quickly and effectively.
Prepolec uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Devaney.
Prepolec is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prepolec slips a jab from Devaney.
Devaney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prepolec at a distance.
Devaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prepolec thinks about countering with a head kick.
Prepolec closes the distance looking to clinch
and Devaney counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devaney throws a jab when Prepolec was well out of range.
Devaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Devaney throws an overhand right that lands on Prepolec's shoulder, as Prepolec tries to avoid the shot.
Devaney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prepolec checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Prepolec lands with a kick to the temple. Devaney shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Devaney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Prepolec's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Devaney throws a lazy right hand but Prepolec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devaney connects with the punch.
Devaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Devaney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prepolec.
Devaney scores with a jab to the jaw.
Devaney misses with a right hand
and Prepolec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Devaney throws a body shot but no joy.
Prepolec thinks about countering with a head kick.

Prepolec moves into range and clinches up with Devaney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prepolec's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rory Devaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devaney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prepolec displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devaney throws out the jab.
Prepolec looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A lazy left from Prepolec finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prepolec rushes Devaney and presses him up against the cage.
Prepolec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prepolec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prepolec working aggressively here.
Prepolec swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prepolec scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Prepolec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devaney throws a hook but Prepolec blocks it.
A punch combination from Devaney misses.
Prepolec looks to clinch
and Devaney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Devaney misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Prepolec on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Devaney tries a head kick but it misses.
And Prepolec counters with a quick kick to the body but Devaney blocks it.
Prepolec gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney looks to land a left hand but Prepolec moved out of range nicely.
Prepolec was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Devaney scores with a jab. Prepolec acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prepolec slips under a jab.
Devaney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Devaney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prepolec.
Devaney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Prepolec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Devaney throws the kick towards the body but Prepolec avoids it.
Devaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Devaney misses with a double jab.

Prepolec closes the distance and clinches.
Prepolec taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prepolec lands with a left to the head.

Prepolec manages to break the clinch.
Devaney misses the shot to the body.
Rory Devaney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prepolec takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Devaney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Devaney throws a body punch but Prepolec moves out of range.
Prepolec is looking to counter punch.
Devaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prepolec swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prepolec darts in trying to clinch
and Devaney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Prepolec is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Devaney. Prepolec does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Prepolec wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prepolec moves out of range as Devaney throws a body kick.

Devaney tries to keep at a distance but Prepolec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prepolec working aggressively here.
Prepolec stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Prepolec fails to land.
Devaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Prepolec's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prepolec doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devaney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prepolec is looking to counter punch.
Prepolec fails with an attempt to clinch.
Devaney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Devaney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Devaney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Devaney!