PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trey DeVell (ranked 4220 p4p, 356 weight class) and Kamenashi Razan (ranked 5750 p4p, 405 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

DeVell
vs
Razan

172 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey DeVell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kamenashi Razan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Razan clinches up against the cage.
Razan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeVell backwards.
Razan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Razan prevents DeVell from breaking the clinch.
Razan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeVell's efforts to push away.
DeVell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Razan is keeping busy.
DeVell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Razan has him pressed against the cage.
Razan lands a hook that snaps the head of DeVell backwards.
Razan scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razan slowing the pace effectively.
DeVell takes a shot to the head.
Razan slows down the pace here.
Razan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeVell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeVell has had enough of the clinch but Razan keeps him there for the moment.
DeVell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Razan lands with a light punch inside.
DeVell blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
DeVell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Come on Razan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on DeVell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Razan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Razan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning DeVell up against the cage.
Razan lands with a right to the head.
Razan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeVell stalling in the clinch but Razan improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razan has a couple of punches blocked by DeVell.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Razan works on DeVell's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Razan.
DeVell letting Razan take a breather here.
DeVell being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kamenashi Razan.
Razan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVell manages to avoid it.
As Razan looks to move away, DeVell throws a big counter combo but Razan just gets out of the way.

Razan closes the distance and pushes DeVell back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Razan as DeVell tries to tie him up.
Razan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeVell backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razan gets through DeVell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Razan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeVell backwards.
Razan effectively controlling the action here.
Razan stalling in the clinch.
DeVell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Razan tries to throw a body punch but DeVell avoids it by throwing Razan back against the cage.
Razan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Razan lands a right hand.
Razan letting DeVell take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamenashi Razan 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.

Nice cross by Razan.
DeVell throws a series of punches but Razan moves out of range.
Kamenashi Razan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Razan counters with a straight right hand.
Razan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeVell throws a poor cross that misses
and Razan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeVell misses with a left hand
and Razan counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVell misses with an uppercut. Razan saw that one coming.
Razan staying out of range there.
Razan looks to throw the jab but DeVell is out of range.
It looked like DeVell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Razan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeVell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Razan.

Razan closes the distance and pushes DeVell back into the cage.
Razan has DeVell pressed against the cage.
DeVell is trying to push Razan away but Razan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Razan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Razan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Razan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeVells head.
DeVell is trying to break the clinch but Razan has him pressed against the cage.
Razan lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Razan.
Razan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Razan tries to work over DeVell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Razan working aggressively here.
Razan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Razan tries to work over DeVell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Razan.
Razan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Razan has DeVell pressed against the cage, preventing DeVell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Razan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razan leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Razan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
DeVell is trying to break the clinch but Razan has him pressed against the cage.
Razan lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kamenashi Razan.
DeVell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Razan to counter with a crisp jab.
DeVell misses with a hook
and DeVell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeVell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Razan circles away quickly and effectively.
DeVell throws a right hand that misses
and Razan counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Razans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Razan connects with a body shot.
DeVell misses with a hook.
Razan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
DeVell misses with a double jab
and Razan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVell looks to land a combination. Razan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
DeVell slips a jab and a cross from Razan.
It looked like DeVell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trey DeVell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Razan lands with a hook. DeVell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamenashi Razan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Razan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from DeVell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamenashi Razan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Razan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DeVell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
DeVell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Razan.
DeVell misses with a series of wild punches.
Razan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DeVell on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
DeVell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Razan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Razan instigates a clinch.
Razan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeVells head.
Razan taking a breather.
Razan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Razan pushes DeVell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Razan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Razan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Razan stalling against the cage.
Razan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on DeVell's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Razan scores with a shoulder strike.
Razan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeVell looking to stall.
DeVell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Razan digs a right hand into DeVell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeVell's gas tank.
Razan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Razan lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeVell backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeVell taking a breather.
DeVell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Razan is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee is keeping an eye on Razan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Razan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Razan.
DeVell is trying to push Razan away but Razan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Razan keeps control of DeVell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Razan misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVell is trying to force a seperation but Razan has the dominant position.
DeVell looking to slow down the pace here.
Razan taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Razan just leaning against DeVell, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kamenashi Razan.
DeVell throws a hook but Razan avoids it easily.
Razan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kamenashi Razan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
DeVell scores with a punch to the head.
Razan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
DeVell lands a nice shot that snaps Razan's head back.

Razan clinches with his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeVell struggles to land a body shot inside as Razan controls his hands.
DeVell takes a shot to the head.
Trey DeVell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeVell taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenashi Razan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Razan 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 James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamenashi Razan!
Kamenashi Razan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.