PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Pond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pond has chosen Stick To Your Guns - Agianst Them All as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

DeVanzo
vs
Pond

182 cm
22
181 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
176 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanner Pond!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVanzo connects with a right hand. Pond shakes it off.
Pond throws a hook to the side of DeVanzo's head but DeVanzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick
enabling Pond to counter with a crisp jab.
DeVanzo throws a series of punches but Pond avoids them all with ease.
Pond missing with a left hand there. DeVanzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVanzo throwing a counter right hand but Pond manages to avoid it.
Pond throws a leg kick but DeVanzo checks it.
Pond lands a nice looking body shot.
Pond throws a sloppy head kick and DeVanzo moves out of range easily.
DeVanzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

DeVanzo clinches with his opponent.
Pond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pond lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeVanzo or not.
Pond prevents a body shot from DeVanzo.
A right hand to the body from Pond.
Pond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pond wants to get back to striking at distance but DeVanzo won't allow it.
Pond digs a right hand underneath DeVanzo's ribcage. DeVanzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeVanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pond has a couple of punches blocked by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo pushes Pond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pond swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
DeVanzo lands with a light punch inside.
Pond lands a hook that snaps the head of DeVanzo backwards.
DeVanzo is working Pond over against the cage.
Pond'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.
Pond blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pond.
Pond lands with a light punch inside.
Pond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Pond.
Good body shot from Pond.
DeVanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVanzo tries a body shot but Pond blocks it.
DeVanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeVanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVanzo tries to throw a body punch but Pond avoids it by throwing DeVanzo back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pond misses with the head strike.
Pond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeVanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pond.
DeVanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pond misses with a punch to the body.
DeVanzo gets through Pond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pond lands a shot to the body.
Pond managing to block the knees to the body from DeVanzo.
A head punch on the inside from DeVanzo fails to land.
DeVanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pond swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.

DeVanzo jumps guard and drags Pond to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pond throwing strikes from guard but DeVanzo blocks nicely.
Pond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pond throws a strike but DeVanzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
DeVanzo distracts Pond with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DeVanzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
DeVanzo lands a couple of elbows.
Pond wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
DeVanzo lands a couple of digs.
Pond is controlling DeVanzo's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pond is trying to control the position but DeVanzo postures up.
DeVanzo looking to pass the guard.
DeVanzo trying to control but Pond is working from the bottom.
Pond trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
DeVanzo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pond cracks a nice hook into DeVanzo's ribs.
Pond blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Artie DeVanzo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pond will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeVanzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeVanzo on the side of the head.
DeVanzo slips under a jab from Pond.
Pond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeVanzo's head backwards.

Pond feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends DeVanzo sprawling to the canvas! DeVanzo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pond finish him?!

DeVanzo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVanzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Oh DeVanzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeVanzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pond.
DeVanzo throws the left hand but Pond avoids the punch easily.
DeVanzo seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanner Pond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeVanzo.
Pond staying out of range there.
Pond misses with a wild body shot.
Pond misses with an uppercut. DeVanzo saw that one coming.
Pond tried to score with a low kick but DeVanzo checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pond misses the shot to the body.
DeVanzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from DeVanzo misses the target.
DeVanzo lands the left hand.
DeVanzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pond has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
DeVanzo throws a wild body kick that Pond sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pond.
Pond looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
Artie DeVanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pond throws a hook but DeVanzo avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pond misses with an uppercut. DeVanzo saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo missing with a left hand there. Pond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeVanzo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
DeVanzo defending well as Pond loads up on a big left hand.
Pond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
DeVanzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pond throws a hook but DeVanzo blocks it.
DeVanzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeVanzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pond misses with a straight left.
DeVanzo throws an off balance right hand
and Pond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanner Pond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeVanzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeVanzo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pond digs a good hook to DeVanzo's body.
Pond looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
DeVanzo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pond sprawls and moves away.
DeVanzo slips a jab from Pond.
Pond connects with a jab.
Pond feints and then cracks DeVanzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeVanzo down.
Pond defending well as DeVanzo loads up on a big left hand.
DeVanzo misses with a hook. Pond ducked under it nicely.
DeVanzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pond.
Pond avoids the body shot from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
DeVanzo connects with a leg kick. Pond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeVanzo blocks a head kick by Pond.
Pond moves forwards but DeVanzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeVanzo throws a chopping leg kick but Pond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pond misses with a hook
and DeVanzo counters with a two punch combo.
Pond stuns DeVanzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeVanzo misses with a few strikes there.
Pond checks a leg kick.
Pond looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeVanzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pond's calf.
DeVanzo tries to score with a low kick but Pond moves his leg out of the way.
DeVanzo dodges the punch combination from Pond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tanner Pond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

DeVanzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pond swings for the body but DeVanzo moves out of range.
DeVanzo feinted with a counter takedown.
DeVanzo takes one on the button.
DeVanzo goes for a double leg but Pond avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pond continues to drive forward.
Pond takes one to the side of the head.
DeVanzo thuds his right hand into Pond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
DeVanzo goes for a double leg but Pond avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pond continues to drive forward.
Pond 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.
DeVanzo throws an off balance right hand
and Pond counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by DeVanzo.
Pond misses with a hook. DeVanzo ducked under it nicely.
DeVanzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

DeVanzo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pond to the mat! Pond manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeVanzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Pond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeVanzo's guard.

Pond is looking to work some ground and pound but DeVanzo has wrist control.
DeVanzo controls Pond momentarily but Pond frees himself.
Pond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeVanzo keeping full guard, as Pond tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pond wants to stand and escape but instead DeVanzo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Pond controlling the position.
Pond is trying to control the position but DeVanzo postures up.
Pond managing to control the position.
Artie DeVanzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pond's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pond looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
Pond misses with an uppercut. DeVanzo saw that one coming.
DeVanzo misses with a straight right.
DeVanzo throws an off balance right hand
letting Pond counter with a right hand.
Pond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeVanzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeVanzo is looking to chop away at Pond's legs.

DeVanzo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pond on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pond controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pond wants to control but DeVanzo is keeping busy.

DeVanzo wants to work for an arm triangle but Pond is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DeVanzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeVanzo passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVanzo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DeVanzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie DeVanzo!
Artie DeVanzo took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hey, are we done here? 'Cause I'm losing my buzz. '.