PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yu Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

DeVito
vs
Pu

176 cm
22
143 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Pu!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVito works over Pu's head and body with a nice combination.

Pu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
DeVito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeVito throws a head punch that misses.
DeVito stalling the fight.
Pu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeVito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pu lands an elbow inside that DeVito shrugs off.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
DeVito is trying to stall.
Pu looking to throw knees to the head but DeVito is blocking nicely.
DeVito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

DeVito drags the fight down to the ground.
DeVito trying to control the position here.
Pu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
DeVito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito controlling the pace for now.

DeVito has control of Pu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pu regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

DeVito wants to finish this one by submission but Pu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from DeVito.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DeVito looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny DeVito dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pu tries to clinch but DeVito is having none of it.

Pu instigates a clinch.
Pu lands a knee to the body.
DeVito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pu misses with an elbow strike.
DeVito effectively controlling the action here.
Pu lands a knee to the body.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pu lands a knee to the body.
DeVito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pu backwards.
Pu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
DeVito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
DeVito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeVito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pu throws an elbow that misses.
DeVito dodges an elbow strike from Pu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeVito's brow.
DeVito blocks an elbow strike.
DeVito throws a head punch that misses.

DeVito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pu tries to clinch up.
Pu defending well as DeVito loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pu tries to clinch but DeVito moves out of range.
Pu tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
Pu tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
Pu moves in looking to clinch but DeVito pushes him off.
Yu Pu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pu wants to clinch.
Pu tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu Pu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeVito.
DeVito dives in and grabs Pu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pu pushes down on DeVito's head and hops out.
DeVito throws a hook but Pu blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DeVito with a nice cross.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DeVito.
Pu tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
Pu tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
DeVito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pu wants to clinch up but DeVito keeps it at a distance.
Pu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeVito shoots in for a double leg but Pu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny DeVito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pu tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
Pu tries to clinch up.
DeVito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeVito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pu tries to clinch but DeVito moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu wants to clinch up but DeVito keeps it at a distance.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeVito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pu tries to clinch but DeVito moves out of range.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeVito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pu is looking to clinch.
DeVito circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeVito keeps the fight on the outside.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeVito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pu tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
DeVito keeps the fight on the outside.
Pu tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeVito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeVito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pu fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeVito circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pu tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
Pu wants to clinch.
Pu tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
Pu moves in looking to clinch but DeVito pushes him off.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circle momentarily. DeVito darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
DeVito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeVito throws out the jab.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeVito throws a hook but Pu blocks it.
Nice shot lands for DeVito.
Pu tries to clinch but DeVito is having none of it.
Pu tries to clinch up.
DeVito swats away the attempt to clinch by Pu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DeVito.
DeVito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny DeVito will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

DeVito throws a jab when Pu was well out of range.
DeVito throws a hook to the side of Pu's head but Pu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pu is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
DeVito connects with a crisp jab.
DeVito misses with a looping left.
Pu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeVito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donk. DeVito catches Pu right on the button with a cross.

Pu is rocked!
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeVito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pu moves in looking to clinch but DeVito pushes him off.
Pu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pu is still on wobbly legs! Can DeVito finish him?
DeVito works the jab nicely.
DeVito connects with a looping right hand.
Pu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeVito digs a good body shot into Pu's ribs.
Pu wants to clinch.
Pu wants to clinch.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pu seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeVito fails with a takedown attempt.
Pu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pu tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
Pu tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
Pu doesn't manage to clinch there - DeVito circles away.
DeVito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Pu. No joy for DeVito on that attempt.
The crowd cheers as DeVito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pu doesn't seem phased though.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeVito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pu wants to clinch.
DeVito throws the left hand but Pu avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pu is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
Pu tries to clinch but DeVito moves out of range.
Pu fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeVito is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pu moves in looking to clinch but DeVito pushes him off.
Danny DeVito is winning the standup battle so far.
DeVito scores with a nice head shot.
Pu fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeVito is defending well for now.
Pu stops a takedown attempt from DeVito.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny DeVito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pu tries to land a knee to the head but DeVito blocks with his arms.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
DeVito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
DeVito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pu missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards DeVito's brow.
Pu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeVito avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeVito.
Pu misses with an elbow strike.

DeVito manages to break the clinch.
Pu is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
DeVito cracks Pu with an open hand slap.
Pu wants to clinch up but DeVito keeps it at a distance.
Pu tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
Pu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVito.
Pu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
DeVito swats away the attempt to clinch by Pu.
DeVito swats away the attempt to clinch by Pu.
Pu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pu is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
Pu tries to clinch up.

DeVito drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

DeVito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no DeVito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeVito looking to control but instead Pu has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny DeVito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny DeVito!