PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Devereau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devereau has chosen Sans Pression-Territoire Hostile as his entrance music. 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.

Lui
vs
Devereau

180 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Lui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Devereau!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lui misses.
Lui drops Devereau with a left right combo! Lui follows him down to the ground into side control.

Devereau is rocked!

It looks like Desmond Devereau has been cut.
Lui lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Devereau is still on wobbly legs! Can Lui finish him?
Lui scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Devereau to see if he's OK.
Lui scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Devereau to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lui lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lui working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Devereau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Devereau being controlled for a moment.
Devereau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Devereau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lui works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Devereau taking punishment in the form of punches.
Devereau is trying to get back to half guard.
Lui controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lui working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lui lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Devereau on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Devereau is trying to get back to half guard.
Lui working the head with strikes.
Lui landing strikes.
Lui looks up at the clock and then as Devereau takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lui smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lui 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.
Devereau manages to get back to half guard.
Lui scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lui passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devereau tries to buck Lui off but Lui is having none of it.
Lui lands a few punches from side control.
Devereau tries to buck Lui off but Lui is having none of it.
Devereau looks gassed!
Devereau is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lui is putting a hurting on Devereau here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lui advances nicely into full mount.
Lui lands a big shot there that rocks Devereau but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devereau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lui lands a big shot there that rocks Devereau but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Devereau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lui working Devereau over with strikes here.
Lui with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lui working the ground and pound effectively.
Lui lands a heavy elbow.
Devereau is trying to escape the mount.
Lui dominating with strikes here.
Devereau tries to buck Lui off but he can't manage it.
Lui lands with some strikes.
Lui lands a nice shot to the head.
Lui scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Devereau?
Devereau wants to hold on but Lui pushes him away.
Devereau taking shots to the head.
Lui dominating with strikes here.
Lui scoring with strikes but Devereau is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devereau working to try and regain half guard.
Lui landing punches.
Lui working Devereau over with strikes here.
Devereau is in a horrible position here. Lui smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lui controlling the pace for now.
Devereau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Devereau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Devereau in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lui punishing his opponent with strikes.
Devereau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lui cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Devereau working to try and regain half guard.
Lui scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Devereau?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lui lands with some strikes.
Devereau is trying to escape the mount.
Lui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lui lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lui scoring with strikes but Devereau is staying in there.
Lui landing strikes from the mount and Devereau is in trouble!
Lui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Devereau working to try and regain half guard.
Lui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Devereau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lui is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lui landing strikes from the mount.
Lui postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Devereau looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Lui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Devereau's cut.
That's time! Lui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lui swinging wilding here.
Lui misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lui misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Lui or perhaps it was just good defense by Devereau which made him look bad.
Nice defenses there by Devereau.
Jeffrey Lui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Lui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lui throws a combination. Devereau tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lui fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devereau scoring well with a low kick there.
Lui looks to land a combination but Devereau avoids it well.
Devereau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lui misses with a few strikes there.
Lui cracks Devereau with an open hand slap.
Lui throws a hook to the side of Devereau's head but Devereau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lui throws a lazy right hand but Devereau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lui takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lui is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lui's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lui misses with a combination
and Devereau counters with a low kick, right behind Lui 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Devereau counters with a leg kick.
Lui looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Devereau is fending him off so far but Lui persists. Nope, Devereau circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Lui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Devereau.
Desmond Devereau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice combo by Lui! Oh, that's hurt him - Devereau falls to the canvas and Lui follows him into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Devereau takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Devereau being controlled for a moment.
Lui scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Devereau to see if he's OK.
Devereau is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lui scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Devereau to see if he's OK.
Lui happy to just control the position for now.
Devereau is trying to improve his position.
Lui controlling the position from side mount.
Devereau is trying to get back to half guard.
Devereau is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lui is chipping away with strikes.
Lui wants to control but Devereau is keeping him busy.
Lui creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Lui's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lui is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devereau is looking to regain half guard here but Lui keeps moving and retains side control.
Devereau is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lui's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lui prevents Devereau from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Lui.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lui in particular looking to stall.
Lui uses his free foot to push down on Devereau's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Devereau.
Devereau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lui sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Devereau is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lui lands a nice shot to the head. Devereau wants to control but Lui is having none of it.
Devereau is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Lui dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Devereau's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lui throws a right hand that misses
and Devereau counters with a left and a right that stings Lui.
Lui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Devereau counters with a nice leg kick.
Lui throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Devereau stumbling backwards into the cage! Devereau bounces back off the cage towards Lui, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Lui lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Lui celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeffrey Lui!