PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Supreme court hymn. A fine choice. 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.

King
vs
Deveraux

185 cm
27
170 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

186 cm
35
176 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

VIRAL COMBAT
Cage Star

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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Deveraux!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Deveraux.
Deveraux just misses with a punch to the body.
Deveraux throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
Deveraux misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King checks a low kick from Deveraux.
Deveraux throws a leg kick but King moved away.
Deveraux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deveraux throws a hook but King blocks it.
Deveraux connects with a jab.
Deveraux misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sebastien Deveraux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deveraux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deveraux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Deveraux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Deveraux.
Deveraux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deveraux throws a big shot that misses.
Deveraux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
Deveraux just misses with a punch to the body.
Deveraux swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deveraux.
Deveraux misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
Deveraux misses with a head kick.
King avoids the body shot from Deveraux.
Deveraux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deveraux misses with a left hand
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Deveraux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deveraux throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux misses with a kick to the body.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deveraux misses the shot to the body.
Deveraux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Deveraux looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Deveraux misses with a shot to the body
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deveraux throws a head kick but King moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deveraux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deveraux lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deveraux. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deveraux just misses with a punch to the body.
Deveraux thows a body shot but no joy.
Deveraux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deveraux misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Deveraux 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.

Deveraux throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Deveraux throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deveraux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King avoids the head kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Deveraux.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Deveraux thows a left - swing and a miss!
King avoids the body shot from Deveraux.
Deveraux throws a head kick but King moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Deveraux misses with a few strikes there.
Deveraux swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Deveraux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deveraux throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Deveraux stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King staying out of range there.
Deveraux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deveraux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the head kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Deveraux swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a good low kick that Deveraux was not able to check.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Deveraux.
Deveraux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Deveraux is looking to land body kicks.
Deveraux misses with a right hand
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Sebastien Deveraux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deveraux misses the shot to the body.
Deveraux misses with a hook
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Deveraux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deveraux swings away with a body shot that misses
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deveraux takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Deveraux misses with a body shot.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deveraux.
Deveraux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Deveraux misses with a low kick.
Deveraux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a leg kick.
Deveraux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King blocks a head kick by Deveraux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
Jab from Deveraux.
Deveraux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Deveraux misses with a body shot.
Deveraux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deveraux misses with a combination
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deveraux misses with a hook to the body
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deveraux's knee momentarily.
Deveraux misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a good low kick that Deveraux was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Deveraux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Deveraux does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Deveraux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a leg kick.
Deveraux throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Deveraux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a leg kick.
Deveraux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by Deveraux.
Deveraux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Deveraux throws a head kick that misses.
Deveraux misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Deveraux throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a leg kick.
Deveraux scores with a nice right hand.
Deveraux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deveraux throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Deveraux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deveraux swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Deveraux 's knee.
Deveraux just misses with a punch to the body.
Deveraux throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Deveraux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Deveraux.
Deveraux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Deveraux.
Deveraux misses the body punch
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Deveraux connects with a jab.
Deveraux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deveraux misses the shot to the body.
Deveraux misses with a combination
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether King might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deveraux misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Deveraux throws a lazy head kick
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Deveraux throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Deveraux misses
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Deveraux misses with a body punch
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
Deveraux throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deveraux's knee momentarily.
Deveraux misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a slapping leg kick.
Deveraux misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Deveraux.
Deveraux looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Deveraux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Deveraux.
Deveraux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deveraux misses with a head kick.
Deveraux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deveraux.
Deveraux misses with a hook
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Renato King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Deveraux misses
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Deveraux 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Deveraux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deveraux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Deveraux!
Sebastien Deveraux gave a mention to Cage Star in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).