PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toro's choice of entrance music: Te Dejo Madrid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Travis
vs
Toro

195 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Toro!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jose Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Travis takes a swing at Toro's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Toro misses its intended target.
Toro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Travis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Travis.
Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toro misses with a looping left.
Toro staying out of range there.

Toro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Travis was covering up waiting for the punch and Toro finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Toro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Toro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Travis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Toro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toro won't allow Travis to get back to his feet.
Toro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis is pulling down on Toro's head to control his posture.
Travis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Toro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toro.

It looks like Justin Travis has been cut.
Toro ducks right into an uppercut from Travis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travis moves out of range of the body kick from Toro.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Toro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Travis circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Toro misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro tries to clinch up but Travis circles away and keeps his distance.
Toro throws a hook but Travis avoids it easily.
Toro misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Travis misses.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toro moves away.
A big left from Travis misses.
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toro ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
Toro stalks Travis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Travis's face. Travis staggers backwards, shaken.
Toro misses with the combination.
Travis scores with a jab to the head.
Toro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Toro shoots in but no luck this time.
Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toro slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis misses with a wild body shot.
Travis throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Travis misses.
Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toro throws a hook but Travis blocks it.
Toro throws out a loose jab but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Toro.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toro.
Toro takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travis missing with a left hand there. Toro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toro misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
Toro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Travis thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toro throws a series of punches but Travis avoids them all with ease.
Toro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toro fails to land the takedown.
Justin Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Toro.
Toro misses with a hook.
Toro misses with a wild combination.
Travis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Travis lands.
Toro looks gassed!

Travis cracks Toro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Toro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Travis finish him?

Toro is rocked!
Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.
Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Travis finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toro tries to clinch up but Travis circles away and keeps his distance.
Toro seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Travis lands a beautiful left hook that drops Toro. Toro tries to recover but Travis is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Toro lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Travis!