PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Devon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kareem Devon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Devon
vs
Snooka

182 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kareem Devon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Snooka!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snooka.
Snooka closes the distance and clinches up with Devon, looking for a takedown. Snooka pushes Devon against the cage but Devon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snooka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Devon's waist but Devon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snooka off to one side.
Kareem Devon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snooka.

Devon scores with a takedown into Snooka's guard.
Devon trying to control but Snooka is working from the bottom.
Devon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Devon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Devon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Devon tries to free his leg and advance position but Snooka is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Devon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Snooka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snooka tries to close the distance and clinch but Devon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Devon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Snooka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Devon is in Snooka's guard.
Devon looking to sit in guard and control but Snooka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Devon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Snooka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Devon is pulling down on Snooka's head. It's preventing any offense from Snooka, at least for the moment.
Devon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Snooka on the ground.

Snooka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devon fails with the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snooka fails with an attempt to clinch.

Devon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snooka tries to get to full guard but Devon has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devon slows the pace down in half guard.
Devon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snooka tries to get to full guard but Devon has control of the leg.
Devon wants to pass to mount but Snooka is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Devon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snooka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kareem Devon.
Devon tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Devon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snooka, pushing him back against the cage.

Devon pulls guard.
Devon pulls Snooka in close to prevent any damage.
Snooka stopping the sweep attempt from Devon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devon keeping moving, preventing Snooka from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snooka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Devon dominated that 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.

Nice sprawl there from Devon as Snooka shoots in.

Devon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Snooka is not content to let Devon control the position.
Snooka is looking to control Devon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snooka avoid being mounted?
Devon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snooka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Devon content to control rather than advance.
Devon wants to take a breather but Snooka is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kareem Devon just wasn't active enough.
Snooka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snooka.
Snooka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snooka moves in looking to clinch but Devon pushes him off.
Devon looks to throw a body kick
and Snooka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snooka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snooka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Devon circles away.
Kareem Devon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snooka.
Snooka with a lazy takedown attempt

and Devon counters by clinching up.
Snooka is breathing heavily.
Snooka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snooka is trying to stall.
Devon has Snooka pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devon tries to score a body lock takedown but Snooka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snooka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Devon avoids it.
Snooka managing to block the knees to the body from Devon.
Devon is trying to pull guard but Snooka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Devon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snooka has him pressed against the cage.
Snooka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Snooka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Devon tries to pull guard but Snooka holds him up against the cage and eventually Devon drops back down to his feet.
Devon stops a takedown attempt from Snooka.
Devon fails to pull guard.
Devon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snooka walks away with a smile on his face. Devon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devon tries to clinch but Snooka moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snooka doesn't manage to clinch there - Devon circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Devon is defended easily by Snooka.
Devon wants to clinch
and Snooka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Devon's knee momentarily.
Devon slaps away a takedown attempt from Snooka, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Devon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Snooka tries to roll over but Devon keeps him under control.
Devon controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devon wants to stand but Snooka has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Devon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Devon escapes and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devon throws a right and a left that Snooka avoids nicely.
Snooka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Devon circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snooka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Devon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Devon closes the distance and clinches up with Snooka, looking for a takedown. Devon pushes Snooka against the cage but Snooka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Devon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Snooka to the ground. Devon is now in Snooka's guard.
Devon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Devon wanted to stand there but Snooka had control of the position.
Devon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snooka is keeping the position for now.

Snooka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Devon defends it easily.
Devon is stalling in the full guard.
Snooka wants to sweep here but Devon controlling him for the moment.
Snooka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devon looking to sit in guard and control but Snooka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Devon trying to control the position.
Snooka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snooka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Devon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devon looking for a sweep. Not yet Devon, not yet.
Devon scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Devon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snooka wants to control from the top but Devon keeps moving.
Devon trying to keep a closed guard but Snooka is proving a slippery customer.

Devon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Snooka escapes and throws Devon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Devon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devon wants to control but Snooka postures up.
Devon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Montreal Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snooka is looking to take a break and control but Devon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Snooka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snooka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Devon is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kareem Devon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snooka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Devon keeps working.
Devon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Devon tries to get out of the position.
Snooka working away.
Devon tries to buck Snooka off but Snooka is having none of it.
Jimmy Snooka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kareem Devon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snooka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Devon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Devon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Devon, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Devon!