PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between henry one (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis has chosen The Dragon as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

one
vs
Travis

150 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, henry one!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Travis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis fails with an attempt to clinch.
one misses with a body shot.
one fails to land with a series of punches.
Travis fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Travis misses.
Travis blocks a low kick nicely.
one misses with a few strikes there.
Travis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson Travis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
one slaps away a takedown attempt from Travis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
one throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis shoots in but no luck this time.
henry one has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Travis.
Travis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as one throws out the jab.
Travis works over one's head and body with a nice combination.
one leaves Travis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

one shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
one stops Travis from getting back to his feet.
one seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
one scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
one looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Travis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
one controlling the pace.
one seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
one prevents Travis from improving his position.
Travis wants to get back to his feet.
Travis looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
one not doing much here.
one is nestled in close to Travis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
one working over Travis with some ground and pound. Travis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, one seems content to control.
one missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
one seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Travis trying to hold on to one's head to control him but one postures up.
Travis tries to kick one off but one keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. one lands a nice short elbow.
Travis has hold of one's hands but one slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
one keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
one lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
one content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
one lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if one is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
one lands strikes from half guard.
one working the head and body with strikes.
one looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
one landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
one slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. one connects with a nice short shot to Travis's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry one dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

one looks to land a right hand but Travis moved out of range.
one throws a leg kick but Travis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Travis misses with a looping left.

one scores with a takedown into Travis's guard.
Travis trying to control the position.
Travis being controlled here, momentarily.
one trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
one slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. henry one just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Travis connects with a nice looking jab.

one shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Travis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
one cracks Travis with a big right hand but Travis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Travis is trying to escape the position but one is controlling the position.
Travis is looking to reverse the position.
Travis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Travis is breathing heavily.
one trying to control the pace.
one scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
one lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, one seems content to control.
one is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
one throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
one is taking a breather. Travis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Travis has hold of one's hands but one slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
one controlling the pace.
Travis wants to control but one is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Travis taking some punishment here, with one in his half guard.
one drops an elbow to the side of Travis's head.
one is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Travis trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
one drops an elbow to the side of Travis's head.
one not landing any meaningful shots this time.
one lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
one lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, one seems content to control.
one is nestled in close to Travis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
one prevents Travis from standing back up.

Travis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Travis has hold of one's hands but one slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
one is controlling the pace.
one looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Travis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Travis has hold of one's hands but one slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
one not doing much here.
one working Travis over with strikes.
Travis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but one scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry one dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

one jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Travis tries to close the distance and clinch up but one swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Travis slips a jab from one.
Travis tries for a takedown but one circles away easily

so one counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
one scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
one might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
one is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
one landing some decent shots from guard.
one working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
one with a nice head shot there.
one content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
one is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Travis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
one seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
one working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
one thows a big elbow that misses.
one with a nice head shot there.
one is stalling in the full guard.
henry one overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
one stopping the sweep attempt from Travis.
one with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Travis keeping full guard, as one tries to pass.
one slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Travis tries to buck one off but one is having none of it.
one lands some shots froms side control.
Travis is trying to improve his position.
one remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
henry one is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
one's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Travis is looking to regain half guard here but one keeps moving and retains side control.
one advances to full mount.
one sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
one is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Travis can do to turn this around?
Travis gets back to half guard.
one controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
henry one showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for one, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... henry one!