PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travadera Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Rawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fernandes
vs
Rawson

180 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travadera Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PJ Rawson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawson with a jab.
Rawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rawson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fernandes shoots in looking for a takedown. Rawson tries to sprawl out of it but Fernandes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rawson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fernandes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rawson won't be happy with that.
Travadera Fernandes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PJ Rawson.
Fernandes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fernandes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rawson turns into him and now he's in Fernandes's guard.
Rawson won't allow Fernandes to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes striking off his back but it's not causing Rawson any problems.
Rawson wanted to stand there but Fernandes had control of the position.
Fernandes wants to sweep here but Rawson controlling him for the moment.

Fernandes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rawson has gone for a leg lock! Fernandes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rawson's guard.
Rawson looking to control.
Rawson wants to improve his position but instead Fernandes has moved into half guard.
Rawson wants to control but Fernandes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Rawson actively working from the bottom here.
Fernandes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rawson's head.

Fernandes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rawson sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandes is breathing heavily.
Rawson trying to control here.
Rawson gets full guard.
Rawson is trying to control the position but Fernandes postures up.
Rawson is adopting a defensive guard.
Rawson is trying to control the position but Fernandes postures up.
Fernandes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rawson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fernandes blocking the ground and pound.
Rawson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fernandes is looking to escape.
Rawson looking to ground and pound but Fernandes is blocking nicely.
Fernandes is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Rawson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rawson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

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.
Rawson misses with a head shot.
Rawson throws some wild stikes that Fernandes manages to avoid easily.
Fernandes taking shots to the head.
Rawson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rawson looking to finish with strikes here!
Rawson landing strikes from the mount and Fernandes is in trouble!

Rawson has control of Fernandes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fernandes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rawson controlling from mount.

Rawson working for a submission but Fernandes is keeping him at bay.
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 Travadera Fernandes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rawson lands a jab to the nose.
Rawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fernandes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rawson's waist but Rawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fernandes off to one side.
Rawson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rawson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rawson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horrible takedown by Fernandes or perhaps it was just good defense by Rawson which made him look bad.
Rawson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fernandes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson throws a leg kick

and Fernandes counters with a single leg into guard. Rawson didn't expect that.
Fernandes stops Rawson from standing up.
Rawson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fernandes thows a big elbow that misses.
Rawson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rawson looking to control.
Fernandes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rawson is looking for a triangle but Fernandes pushes his legs off easily.
Rawson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fernandes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fernandes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rawson throws a leg kick but Fernandes sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawson lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Rawson.
Rawson shoots and misses

and Fernandes counters with a takedown into side control.
Rawson is looking to regain half guard here but Fernandes keeps moving and retains side control.

Fernandes tries for a kimura but Rawson is defending well.
Rawson struggling a bit here.

Fernandes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rawson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travadera Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Rawson.
Rawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rawson scores with a jab to the body.
Rawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rawson tries for a takedown but Fernandes circles away easily

and Fernandes counters with a shoot takedown. Rawson fights it but they end up in guard.

Fernandes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fernandes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawson keeping moving, preventing Fernandes from controlling successfully.
Rawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rawson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fernandes!
Fernandes regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawson is trying to control. Fernandes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travadera Fernandes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rawson with a poor takedown

and Fernandes moves into the clinch.

Fernandes breaks from the clinch.
Rawson throws a right and a left that Fernandes avoids nicely.
Rawson blocks a head kick by Fernandes.
Rawson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fernandes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rawson!

Fernandes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fernandes lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Fernandes gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fernandes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fernandes checks a leg kick.
Rawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rawson.
Rawson looks to land a right hand but Fernandes moved out of range.
Fernandes has a takedown stuffed.
Rawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Travadera Fernandes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PJ Rawson.
Rawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Rawson.
Horrible takedown by Rawson or perhaps it was just good defense by Fernandes which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fernandes shoots in but Rawson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rawson throws a leg kick

and Fernandes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rawson won't be happy with that.
Rawson struggling a bit here.

Fernandes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rawson to his feet.
Rawson scores with a nice right hand.
Rawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandes shoots in for a double leg but Rawson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A cross from Rawson lands.
Rawson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson lands a jab.
Rawson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fernandes.

Fernandes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fernandes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fernandes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fernandes prevents Rawson from getting the reversal.
Rawson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rawson wants to get back to full guard.
Travadera Fernandes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rawson is trying to control but can't.
Fernandes trying to control from half guard but Rawson is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes prevents Rawson from improving his position.
Fernandes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Fernandes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rawson sees it coming and defends easily.
Rawson is trying to maintain the position but Fernandes is very close to passing his half guard.
Rawson is controlling Fernandes's trapped leg to prevent Fernandes from advancing to side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rawson misses with a takedown

and Fernandes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rawson!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes trying to control but Rawson is having none of it.

Fernandes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travadera Fernandes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fernandes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travadera Fernandes!