PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Durrant
vs
Devlin

170 cm
33
148 lbs
19 - 20 - 0

172 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin tries to clinch up.
Devlin lands with a nice combination. Durrant backs away looking to recover.
Durrant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Devlin drops his hands momentarily and Durrant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Durrant throws a right and a left that Devlin avoids nicely.
Durrant throws a series of punches but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Durrant. Beautiful body shot.
Durrant misses with a straight left.
Devlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durrant.
Durrant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Durrant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durrant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durrant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durrant lands a glancing blow to the side of Devlin's head.
Durrant thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durrant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devlin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durrant lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Durrant. That snapped Devlin's head back.
Durrant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Devlin.
Durrant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Devlin.

Devlin is rocked!
Durrant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Devlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Durrant finish him?
Durrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durrant lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durrant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Devlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durrant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devlin dodges the punch combination from Durrant.
Durrant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Devlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Durrant misses.
Devlin seems to have recovered his senses.
Durrant is breathing heavily.
Devlin wants to clinch.
Durrant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Devlin tries to clinch up but Durrant circles away and keeps his distance.
Durrant takes a swing at Devlin's ribcage but misses.
Durrant misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant keeps the fight on the outside.
Devlin tries to clinch up.
Devlin tries to clinch there but Durrant circles away.
A punch combination from Durrant misses.
Devlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Durrant misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Durrant.
Durrant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Durrant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durrant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durrant misses with the combination.
Devlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Durrant circles away.
Durrant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Devlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devlin swings for the body but Durrant moves out of range.
Devlin is looking to clinch.
Durrant is pawing at Devlin, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Devlin's nose. Devlin is badly hurt! Durrant pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Devlin tries desperately to hold on but Durrant is relentless in his assault! As Devlin receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Durrant away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iain Durrant!