PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Deavon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Dominguez (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.

Deavon
vs
Dominguez

180 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Asphyxiation Ltd. 14.99-24.99 (CBK)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Deavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Silva Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deavon thows a body shot but no joy.
Deavon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deavon wants it to stay on the feet.
Deavon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Dominguez.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominguez misses the target.
Dominguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deavon to score with a decent uppercut.
Deavon wants to clinch up but Dominguez keeps it at a distance.

Deavon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Deavon blocks it.
Dominguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Deavon controls his hands.
Deavon scores with a hook to the body.
Dominguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deavon or not.

Deavon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Deavon has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Deavon as the two fighters clinch.
Deavon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch but Deavon improves position.
Deavon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Deavon avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Dominguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deavon blocks the elbow strike.

Deavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deavon tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deavon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dominguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Deavon.
Deavon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deavon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Deavon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dominguez.
Dominguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deavon can pounce on him.
Deavon sizes up Dominguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Deavon throws a shot to the body.
Deavon is looking to score with low kicks.
Dominguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deavon tries to avoid it but Dominguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deavon to the ground. Deavon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dominguez misses the jab.
Deavon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deavon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Deavon.
Dominguez checks a leg kick.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Deavon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deavon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dominguez.
Deavon lands a glancing blow to the side of Dominguez's head.
Deavon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deavon moves in looking to clinch but Dominguez pushes him off.
Deavon connects with a solid leg kick.
Dominguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deavon throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Deavon throws out a powerful jab.
Deavon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.

Deavon has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deavon cracks Dominguez with a nice body shot.
Deavon pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deavon breaks the clinch.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
Dominguez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deavon.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deavon was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Deavon throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Deavon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deavon scores with the left hand. Dominguez knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Deavon does no damage.
Dominguez takes one to the side of the head.
Dominguez scores with a one two! Deavon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dominguez wants to clinch up but Deavon keeps it at a distance.
Deavon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dominguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Deavon doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominguez circles away.
Evan Deavon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deavon tries to land a leg kick but Dominguez saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deavon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Deavon has managed to clinch.
Deavon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Deavon.

Deavon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deavon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dominguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deavon trying to keep a closed guard but Dominguez is proving a slippery customer.
Deavon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Deavon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Deavon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Deavon has Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Deavon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.

Deavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Deavon drives through and clinches with Dominguez against the cage.
Deavon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Deavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deavon scores with a one two! Dominguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dominguez throws a sloppy body shot

and Deavon counters by moving into the clinch.

Deavon manages to break the clinch.
Deavon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deavon drops his hands momentarily and Dominguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Dominguez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dominguez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Deavon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deavon manages to get back to half guard.
Deavon is looking to improve his position.
Dominguez tries to pass to full mount but Deavon defends it.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Deavon is working from the bottom.
Dominguez is thwarting Deavon's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dominguez takes one to the side of the head.
Evan Deavon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Deavon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dominguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deavon slips a straight right by Dominguez.
Deavon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Deavon is having none of it.
Evan Deavon is winning the standup battle so far.
Deavon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dominguez in his tracks.
Dominguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deavon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Deavon is avoiding it.
Dominguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deavon.
Deavon is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Deavon tries a low kick but Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Deavon.
Deavon fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Dominguez.
Deavon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Dominguez does no damage.
Deavon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Deavon moves into range and clinches up with Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deavon digs a right hand underneath Dominguez's ribcage. Dominguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deavon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dominguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Deavon scores with a hook to the body.
Deavon is leaning against Dominguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deavon blocks an uppercut.
Deavon working Dominguez over with knees to the body.
Deavon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dominguez.
Nice body punch from Deavon - that landed with a thud.
Dominguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Deavon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deavon.

Deavon breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deavon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deavon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Deavon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deavon blocking some punches.

Deavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Deavon has Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Deavon.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Deavon lands a nice knee to the body.
Deavon lands a body shot in the clinch.

Deavon manages to break the clinch.
Deavon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Evan Deavon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Deavon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Deavon is looking to slow Dominguez down with leg kicks.
Dominguez throws a combination that misses
and Deavon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dominguez's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Deavon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dominguez misses with a hook.
Deavon throws a combination that misses
and Dominguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Deavon misses with a few strikes there.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Deavon is having none of it.
Deavon thows a body shot but no joy.
Deavon lands a nice shot to the body.
Deavon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Deavon is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Deavon tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dominguez misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deavon darts in trying to clinch
and Dominguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deavon lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deavon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Deavon throws a looping overhand right but Dominguez ducks down to avoid it.
Dominguez tries to land a front kick but Deavon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dominguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Deavon closes the distance and clinches.
Deavon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.

Deavon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deavon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dominguez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Deavon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deavon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deavon.
Dominguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deavon pinned against the cage. Deavon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deavon misses with a two punch combination.
Deavon throws a low kick, looking for Dominguez's leg but Dominguez calmly moves out of range.
Deavon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a leg kick
and Deavon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Deavon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deavon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dominguez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.

Deavon manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Deavon is just out of range.

Deavon darts in and clinches Dominguez up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Deavon.
Deavon prevents the takedown attempt.
Deavon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Deavon lands a shot to the body.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Deavon breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Deavon misses

and Dominguez moves into the clinch.

Deavon manages to break the clinch.
Deavon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dominguez throws out a loose jab but Deavon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deavon throws a leg kick but Dominguez moved away.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Deavon is out of range.
Dominguez misses with the combination.
Deavon lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deavon looks to land a right hand but Dominguez moved out of range.
Evan Deavon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deavon lands a jab to the nose.
Deavon throws a low kick, looking for Dominguez's leg but Dominguez calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Deavon. That snapped Dominguez's head back.
Deavon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez walks into a straight right hand from Deavon.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dominguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deavon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dominguez is out of range.
Deavon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deavon missing with a left hand there. Dominguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Deavon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deavon, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Deavon!