PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Lati (ranked 2299 p4p, 3320 weight class) and Tom Trayans (ranked 277 p4p, 364 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lati might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ye- Burna Boy. Trayans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Non-Natty Anthem. Tom Trayans has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lati
vs
Trayans

178 cm
24
168
12 - 7 - 0

175 cm
22
160
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Lati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Trayans!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lati rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trayans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
William Lati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trayans throws a hook but Lati blocks it.
Lati misses the body punch
and Trayans counters with a nice leg kick.
Trayans jabs at Lati's body.
Lati looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trayans connects with an inside leg kick.
Trayans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trayans throws a body kick that misses.
Lati swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lati lands a really nice looking cross but Trayans seems unphased.
Trayans throws out a loose jab but Lati uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trayans throws a nice looking combination but Lati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Lati misses.
A little jabbing left from Trayans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trayans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Lati drops Trayans with a beautiful combination! Trayans stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lati is looking for the KO!

Trayans is rocked!

It looks like Tom Trayans has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trayans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trayans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trayans is still on wobbly legs! Can Lati finish him?
Lati throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lati staying out of range there.
Trayans seems to have recovered his senses.
Lati scores with a hook to the body. Trayans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trayans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trayans scores with a jab.
No joy there for Lati, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lati sizes up Trayans with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trayans has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lati swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lati lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Trayans out cold! Trayans is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Lati!
William Lati managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Alchemy, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Tom Trayans had this to say: 'Back to the gym, gotta make more games #5%'.