PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos has chosen Thundercats as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bickle
vs
Athos

176 cm
28
184 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

180 cm
33
181 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nemean Athos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle tries to land a leg kick but Athos saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Athos. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Athos tried to score with a low kick but Bickle checks it.
Athos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Athos moves out of range of the leg kick from Bickle .
Athos moves out of range of the body kick from Bickle .
Bickle connects with the punch.
Bickle throws out a leg kick but Athos moves out of range and Bickle only half commits.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bickle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Athos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Athos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Athos stopping the sweep attempt from Bickle .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos prevents Bickle from getting back to his feet.
Athos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bickle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Athos tries to free his leg and advance position but Bickle is retaining full guard.
Bickle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Athos won't allow Bickle to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bickle scores with a nice right hand.
Athos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Athos.
Bickle throws a looping overhand right but Athos ducks down to avoid it.
Athos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Athos lands with a shot to the body.
Athos throws a wild body kick that Bickle sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Athos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bickle is just out of range.
Athos missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle .
Bickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bickle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Athos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Athos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Athos misses with a body shot.
Athos misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Bickle .
Good leg kick by Bickle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Athos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bickle .
Bickle digs a good hook to Athos's body.
Bickle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Athos is out of range and Bickle settles back down.
Athos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nemean Athos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Athos.

Bickle rushes Athos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bickle keeps control of Athos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Athos taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Athos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Bickle pushes Athos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Athos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Athos misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Athos's ribcage. Athos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Athos blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle dominated that round.
That's time! Bickle 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Athos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bickle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Athos.
Athos scores with a shot to the body.
Athos throws a leg kick that misses.

Bickle takes the fight into the clinch.
Bickle digs a right hand into Athos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Athos's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Athos lands a left hand.
Bickle pushes off an throws an elbow but Athos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Athos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Athos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Athos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Athos controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Athos is trying to push Bickle away but Bickle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Bickle lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bickle .
Bickle tries to work over Athos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Athos.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Bickle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Athos can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Bickle .
Bickle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle is working Athos over against the cage.
Bickle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is working Athos over against the cage.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle lands a good knee to the midsection. Athos won't want to take too many of those.
Bickle tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
Bickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Athos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Athos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bickle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Athos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Athos takes a shot to the head.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Athos.
Athos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Athos controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos wants a takedown.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Athos.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Athos lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Athos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bickle .
Athos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle .
Bickle prevents Athos from breaking the clinch.
Athos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Athos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bickle is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Athos is breathing heavily.

Athos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Athos is defended easily by Bickle .
Travis Bickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nemean Athos.
Bickle connects with a single shot there.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle throws the left hand but Athos avoids the punch easily.
Athos misses with a right hand

and Bickle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bickle .
Athos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Athos's elbow.
Travis Bickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
Athos is looking to control Bickle 's arms but Bickle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Athos has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bickle scoring well with a low kick there.
Athos slips under a jab.
Bickle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Athos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Athos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bickle rather than just go for the knockout.
Good work by Bickle as he checks the leg kick.
Athos throws a leg kick but Bickle moved away.
Bickle throws a hook but Athos avoids it easily.
Bickle wants to clinch but Athos slips to the side
and Athos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Athos moves out of range as Bickle throws a body kick.

Bickle closes the distance and clinches.
Athos lands a nice uppercut.
Athos misses with a punch to the body.
Athos misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos blocking some punches.
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Athos.
Bickle lands a nice elbow.
Athos misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle lands a damaging elbow.
Athos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Athos.
Athos tries to work over Bickle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Athos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Athos looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bickle as Athos tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nemean Athos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Athos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Athos throws a lazy uppercut

and Bickle counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Bickle .
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Athos avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Athos wants to get back to striking at distance but Bickle won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Bickle .
Bickle misses with an elbow over the top.
Athos blocks a body shot from Bickle .
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bickle lands a nice elbow.

Athos is rocked!

It looks like Nemean Athos has been cut.
Athos looking for a takedown.
Athos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bickle lands a nice knee to the body.
Bickle misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos avoids a wild elbow strike from Bickle .
A short body shot lands from Bickle as the two fighters clinch.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Bickle .
Bickle works on Athos's body with a couple of short punches.
Athos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Athos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Athos controls his hands.
Athos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle .
Athos misses with some punches.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Athos blocks it with crossed arms.
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Athos avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Athos taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle lands a body punch.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle .
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Bickle is working Athos over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bickle .
Bickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Athos is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?
Bickle pushes Athos against the cage. Bickle is working some dirty boxing. Bickle pushes off with a quick right hook! Athos goes down! Athos tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bickle moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle !
A very excited looking Travis Bickle rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.