PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hungus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hungus
vs
Deveraux

186 cm
28
183 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

186 cm
28
176 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Deveraux!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deveraux swings widly with a right hand

and Hungus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hungus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deveraux looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hungus wants to control from the top but Deveraux keeps moving.
Deveraux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hungus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hungus looking to pass the guard.
Hungus throwing strikes from guard but Deveraux blocks nicely.
Hungus throws a big elbow that misses.
Deveraux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hungus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hungus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hungus wants to control from the top but Deveraux keeps moving.
Deveraux looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hungus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hungus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hungus with a poor takedown
and Deveraux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deveraux. Hungus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hungus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hungus gets a double leg takedown into Deveraux's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hungus!
Deveraux looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hungus is squirming around, avoiding Deveraux's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deveraux prevents Hungus from getting the reversal.
Hungus tries to hold on but Deveraux postures up.
Deveraux wants to get back to his feet but Hungus is holding on tight.
Hungus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hungus throwing hammer fists to the chest of Deveraux. What's that going to do exactly?
Hungus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hungus tries to hold on but Deveraux pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deveraux sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Deveraux avoids the attempt from Hungus to control.

Deveraux is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Deveraux misses with a hook. Hungus ducked under it nicely.
Hungus fails with the takedown.
Hungus lands a right hook to the body.
Deveraux jabs at Hungus's body.
Hungus avoids the body shot from Deveraux.
Deveraux with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hungus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hungus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
Hungus shoots in for a double leg but Deveraux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hungus scores with a takedown into Deveraux's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deveraux pulls Hungus in close to his closed guard and prevents Hungus from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Deveraux scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Hungus.
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 Karl Hungus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hungus.
Hungus ducks under a wild hook from Deveraux.
Hungus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deveraux.
Deveraux looks to land a right hand but Hungus moved out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hungus.

Deveraux sneaks out the side door and pushes Hungus away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Deveraux slaps away a takedown attempt from Hungus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Deveraux looks to score with a jab to the body but Hungus is just out of range.
Deveraux throws a right and a left that Hungus avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deveraux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hungus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Deveraux feints and as Hungus raises his hands in defense, Deveraux changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hungus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deveraux would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Deveraux looking to pass the guard.

Hungus looking for a guillotine here but Deveraux defends easily.

Hungus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deveraux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hungus has his feet on Deveraux's thighs here. He's pushed Deveraux off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Deveraux screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karl Hungus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Karl Hungus thanked Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).