PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cantwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Devaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cantwell
vs
Devaney

170 cm
20
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cantwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rory Devaney!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cantwell has closed the distance and engaged Devaney in a clinch.
Devaney tries to break the clinch but Cantwell is controlling the position.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.
Cantwell landing knees to the head.
Cantwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Cantwell.

It looks like Rory Devaney has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Devaney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cantwell.
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!
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devaney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cantwell landing knees to the head.
Devaney takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cantwell lands an elbow inside that Devaney shrugs off.
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into Devaney's ribcage.
Devaney looks gassed!
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
Cantwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devaney's defenses.
Devaney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cantwell landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney tries to circle away but Cantwell has him pinned against the cage.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cantwell has Devaney pushed against the cage.
Cantwell landing knees to the body.
Cantwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.
Cantwell stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Cantwell.
Devaney cracks Cantwell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cantwell tries to clinch but Devaney moves out of range.

Cantwell clinches.
Cantwell stalls.
Cantwell keeps control of Devaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cantwell obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devaney tries to circle away but Cantwell has him pinned against the cage.
Devaney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
Devaney wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantwell won't allow it.
Cantwell lands an elbow that stopped Devaney in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Cantwell.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cantwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cantwell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cantwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cantwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devaney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell is controlling him.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow.
Cantwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cantwell looking to throw knees to the head but Devaney is blocking nicely.
Cantwell lands an elbow that stopped Devaney in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Devaney wants to get back to striking at distance but Cantwell won't allow it.
Devaney wants to break free but Cantwell has control.
Devaney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Devaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cantwell lands a knee to the body.
Cantwell prevents Devaney from breaking the clinch.
Cantwell lands a good knee to the midsection. Devaney won't want to take too many of those.
Cantwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Devaney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Devaney working hard to break the clinch.
Devaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Devaney is trying to force a seperation but Cantwell has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into Devaney's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cantwell prevents Devaney from breaking the clinch.
Cantwell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cantwell landing knees to the head.
Cantwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.
Devaney tries to circle away but Cantwell has him pinned against the cage.
Cantwell tries to land a knee to the head but Devaney blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantwell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cantwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Devaney is trying to break free.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Cantwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Devaney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Devaney misses with a straight right.
Devaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Devaney is looking to clinch but Cantwell is avoiding it.
Cantwell is looking to clinch but Devaney is avoiding it.
Cantwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cantwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Cantwell moves into the clinch successfully.
Devaney being controlled against the cage.
Devaney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cantwell obliges.
Cantwell lands a good knee to the midsection. Devaney won't want to take too many of those.
Devaney is breathing heavily.
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devaney is trying to break free.
Cantwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cantwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devaney can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cantwell.
Cantwell has Devaney pushed against the cage.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head.
Cantwell working Devaney over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Devaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Devaney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cantwell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Devaney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantwell.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devaney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cantwell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Devaney is looking to break free of the clinch but Cantwell has double underhooks.
Cantwell connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell lands a knee to the body.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cantwell.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Devaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
Devaney is trying to break free.
Cantwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devaney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Devaney tries to break the clinch but Cantwell is controlling the position.
Devaney avoids a wild elbow strike from Cantwell.
Devaney wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Cantwell.
Devaney is looking to break free of the clinch but Cantwell has double underhooks.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cantwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Devaney is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Devaney manages to break the clinch.
Devaney connects with a crisp jab.
Cantwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Devaney circles away.
Cantwell tries to clinch up.
Cantwell moves in looking to clinch but Devaney pushes him off.
Cantwell is looking to clinch.
Cantwell is looking to clinch but Devaney is avoiding it.
Cantwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Devaney misses the target.
Cantwell tries to clinch up.
Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Devaney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devaney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cantwell tries to clinch up.
Devaney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Cantwell gets tackled into the cage by Devaney. Devaney maintains the clinch.
Devaney dodges an elbow strike from Cantwell.
Steve Cantwell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Devaney working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Devaney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devaney misses with a wild combination.
Cantwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Devaney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Devaney pushes Cantwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Cantwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cantwell keeps control of Devaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devaney working hard to break the clinch.
Cantwell lands a nice elbow.
Cantwell misses with a knee to the head.
Cantwell is looking to control Devaney's arms but Devaney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cantwell has his back to the cage.
Cantwell'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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Devaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Cantwell keeps control of Devaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Cantwell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rory Devaney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cantwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devaney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantwell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Cantwell moves into range and clinches up with Devaney.
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
Cantwell keeps control of Devaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Devaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cantwell landing knees to the head.
Devaney is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Devaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Devaney tries to break the clinch but Cantwell is controlling the position.
Cantwell misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cantwell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cantwell lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cantwell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cantwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Devaney is trying to force a seperation but Cantwell has the dominant position.
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cantwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
Cantwell lands an elbow just above Devaney 's eye.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Devaney is looking to break free of the clinch but Cantwell has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Devaney as Cantwell tries to tie him up.
Devaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cantwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell with a knee to the head.
Devaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Cantwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Devaney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cantwell tries to stall but Devaney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Devaney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Devaney managing to block the knees to the body from Cantwell.
Devaney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devaney's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Devaney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cantwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cantwell looking to slow down the pace here.
Devaney tries to break free but Cantwell pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devaney working hard to break the clinch.
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into Devaney's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cantwell crunches a lovely knee into Devaney's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Devaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cantwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Devaney avoids it.
Devaney tries to circle away but Cantwell has him pinned against the cage.
Devaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Devaney wants to break free but Cantwell has control.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell is controlling him.
Cantwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Devaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cantwell lands a knee to the head.
Devaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Devaney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cantwell scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cantwell lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantwell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Devaney up against the cage.
Devaney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Devaney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Devaney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rory Devaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantwell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cantwell slows down the pace here.
Devaney wants to break free but Cantwell has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devaney is trying to break the clinch but Cantwell has him pressed against the cage.
Cantwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Devaney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cantwell's elbow.
Cantwell trying to stall but Devaney improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Cantwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cantwell, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Cantwell!