PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Bitkit - Explode. Fauatea is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aural Psynapse. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Reed
vs
Fauatea

195 cm
30
273 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

196 cm
28
275 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fauatea !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Dominic Fauatea has been cut.
Fauatea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reed.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reed. Fauatea shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed lands with a nice body kick.
Travis Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fauatea looks gassed!
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Fauatea pushes him off.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fauatea .
Fauatea throws a head kick that misses.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fauatea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reed avoids the head kick by Fauatea .
Fauatea takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Reed closes the distance and clinches.
Reed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fauatea blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed looking to slow down the pace here.
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fauatea - that landed with a thud.
Reed taking a breather.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fauatea misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fauatea missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
Fauatea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fauatea is trying to maintain a safe position but Reed gets an underhook and turns Fauatea into the cage.
Fauatea misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Fauatea .
A short body shot lands from Reed as the two fighters clinch.
Fauatea throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fauatea blocks a body shot from Reed.
Fauatea makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Fauatea .
A body shot lands from Reed.
Fauatea throws a punch but it's blocked by Reed.
Fauatea leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Reed slows down the pace here.
Fauatea swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fauatea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reed misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Fauatea .
Reed misses with an uppercut
and Fauatea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reed's knee momentarily.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Fauatea is out of range.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed misses with a shot to the body
and Reed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Fauatea slips the punch.

Fauatea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Reed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Reed scores with a nice short uppercut.

That has opened up Dominic Fauatea 's cut even more.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fauatea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fauatea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reed is defending well for now.
Fauatea tries to stall but Reed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fauatea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fauatea lands an uppercut.
Fauatea stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reed lands a hook that snaps the head of Fauatea backwards.
Reed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fauatea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fauatea misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fauatea stalling in the clinch but Reed improves position.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Fauatea .
Reed lands with a right to the head.
Fauatea misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Fauatea 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fauatea . Fauatea obviously looking to wear him down.
Fauatea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed lands a nice shot to the body.
Fauatea moves out of range of the body kick.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Reed misses
and Fauatea counters with a body kick that stops Reed in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reed!
Reed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fauatea eats them both and turns towards Reed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
Fauatea is breathing heavily.
Fauatea takes one to the side of the head.

Fauatea is rocked!

The cut above Dominic Fauatea 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Fauatea is still on wobbly legs! Can Reed finish him?
Reed throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reed rushes Fauatea and presses him up against the cage.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fauatea can do to turn this around?
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Fauatea .
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Fauatea .
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Reed misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Fauatea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fauatea up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Fauatea uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fauatea blocks an uppercut.
Fauatea working aggressively here.
Reed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fauatea seems to have recovered his senses.
Travis Reed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reed tries to work over Fauatea 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Fauatea .
Reed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fauatea backwards.
Reed stalling against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fauatea as Reed tries to tie him up.
Fauatea is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reed is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fauatea looking to throw knees to the head but Reed is blocking nicely.
Reed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fauatea is keeping busy.
Fauatea lands a hook that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed working aggressively here.
Fauatea misses with a punch on the inside.
Fauatea can't find room to land a body shot as Reed controls the action.
Reed scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fauatea .
Fauatea blocks a body shot from Reed.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Reed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fauatea backwards.
Reed avoids a wild elbow strike from Fauatea .
Fauatea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reed blocks it with crossed arms.
Reed is trying to maintain a safe position but Fauatea gets an underhook and turns Reed into the cage.
Fauatea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fauatea throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Reed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fauatea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Fauatea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed tries to throw a body punch but Fauatea avoids it by throwing Reed back against the cage.
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but Reed blocks it.
Reed tries to work over Fauatea 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed lands with a short shot to the head.

Dominic Fauatea 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fauatea lands an uppercut.
Reed tries to stall but Fauatea uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reed blocks a body shot from Fauatea .

Reed manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fauatea staying out of range there.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Fauatea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Reed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Fauatea 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Fauatea gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Reed gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fauatea is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Reed!
Travis Reed decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.