Published Aug 2, 2026
Irakli and Devon Larratt pulled almost as soon as East vs West 25 ended. The first exchange barely had time to develop.
Irakli climbed over Devon’s hand, opened the wrist, and flash pinned him with a toproll. That was the cleanest moment in the session. It also gave the rest of the pulling a clear question.
Could Irakli keep control once Devon settled into the king’s move and made the finish ugly?
Irakli Took the Hand Immediately
The first pin started in the fingers. Irakli rose through the grip and kept his knuckles above Devon’s. His back pressure then pulled through a hand that was already opening.
The pin landed before Devon could stretch the exchange and make Irakli hold pressure.
That quick hit carries a specific warning. A strong hand still needs height and direction. Irakli had both before Devon could turn the strap into a longer fight.
Devon Forced a Longer Pull
The next part looked more familiar. Devon dropped low, opened his arm, and kept pronation through the strap. Irakli still owned the better hand position, but the pin stopped being automatic.
The king’s move gave Devon somewhere to wait. His wrist bent back, but the strap let him keep pronation and force Irakli to finish against a long open arm.
Devon’s wrist can look compromised while the pronation stays alive. Reaching the last few inches demands another kind of connection.
Irakli stayed patient. He kept pressure through Devon’s fingers without throwing away his hand to reach the pad.
They reset by feel and pulled without a referee controlling the grip or fouls. Arm Wrestling Insider has already treated Devon’s afterpulls as diagnostic work. This one showed Irakli’s answer to the low lane.
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Irakli Changed the Finish
The toproll created control. The press finished the job.
Once Devon settled deep into the king’s move, Irakli brought his shoulder forward and drove through the hand with a flop press. Irakli changed the pressure after the outside finish slowed down.
That gave the clip its real value. Irakli showed a fast route over Devon’s hand, then found a second finish when Devon survived the first lane. The combination asks a better question than the practice score.
A regulation match would give Devon a referee’s grip and repeated starts. Irakli would have to win the hand again every round.
The afterpull still left a clear warning. Irakli can take Devon’s hand, and he can change the finish when Devon drops low. A real match would decide how often he can do it.
I was born in the 1980s, so like a lot of fans, Over the Top was my first introduction to pro arm wrestling. Years later, Devon Larratt’s YouTube channel pulled me back in, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Rewatching classic matches, following the modern supermatch hype, and keeping up with the personalities, rivalries, and culture that make arm wrestling so addictive.