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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 2114 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Lawson Chandler (ranked 272 p4p, 374 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pinks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HUMBLE.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm 35 210 26 - 14 - 0 |
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203 cm 32 210 12 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer KO power |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devonte Pinks! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawson Chandler! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chandler misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Pinks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Lawson Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A telegraphed right hand from Chandler misses the target. Pinks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zombie MMA in the buildup to the fight. Chandler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Pinks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chandler to score with a decent uppercut. Pinks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chandler. Chandler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinks tried to counter with a leg kick but Chandler avoided it. Pinks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinks throws out the jab. Chandler cracks Pinks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A jab from Chandler does it's job there. Chandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chandler looks to land a right hand but Pinks moved out of range. Chandler misses with a double jab
and Pinks counters with a straight right hand. Pinks scores with a leg kick.
Chandler misses with a hook. Pinks thinks about countering with a body kick. Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pinks throwing a counter right hand but Chandler manages to avoid it. Pinks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Chandler misses with an uppercut
and Pinks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Chandler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinks. Pinks circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Pinks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Pinks throws a body shot but no joy. Chandler is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Pinks Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Chandler is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Devonte Pinks! Devonte Pinks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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55% |
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