Devon Larratt swept Ivan Matyushenko 4-0 at East vs West 26. The score looks brutal. The way Devon reached it was worse for Ivan.

Matyushenko came to turn the left-arm match inside. Devon never gave him a wrist sturdy enough to build that attack. Once the hand belonged to Larratt, every later choice became his.

He could stay outside, test the hook, or bring his shoulder forward for the press. Ivan kept receiving different problems through the same damaged connection.

Ivan Never Secured His Cup

The first round held the most resistance. Devon worked the setup until he found a grip he trusted, then began taking position instead of chasing the pad.

That patience mattered. The pre-match danger lived in Matyushenko’s cup and inside drive. Ivan needed his wrist closed so his drag could pull Devon toward a hook. A loose hand left all that arm power waiting behind the problem.

Devon kept the pressure on Ivan’s fingers and made him carry the round from a weaker shape. The match grew easier after that opening exchange because Ivan had already shown where his connection would fail.

Round two ended on fouls, which makes the score line a little untidy. The technical read stayed clean. Devon left the round talking about Ivan’s wrist. He had found the part of the chain that kept giving way.

Variety Came After Control

Round three supplied the clearest picture of the gap. Devon moved from an outside lane toward the hook and tested a press transition. That range can look like showboating when the opponent has no answer. It also reveals who owns the grip.

A puller changes lanes safely only when the hand remains connected during the move. Devon could rotate his shoulder, alter his arm angle, and bring the match inside without handing Ivan the cup he wanted.

That part tracks with Larratt’s roots as an inside puller. His mature outside game can hide how comfortable he still feels when a match folds inward. Against Ivan, both versions showed up in the same round.

Matyushenko faced the opposite problem. He had power in the arm, yet every useful route demanded a better wrist first. More side pressure from the same open hand would only send effort into Devon’s control.

The Press Closed the Argument

Devon finished round four with a press. That choice mattered because Matyushenko had arrived as the inside threat. By the end, Larratt could bring his shoulder forward and finish through the lane Ivan needed for himself.

The sequence also fits Devon’s habit of giving ground while protecting the useful parts of his position. Center matters less when his pronation survives and the other man’s wrist keeps opening. Ivan spent more as the rounds passed while Devon gained simpler finishes.