PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Travinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordamen Bast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travinski comes to the cage accompanied by Hungry Like the Wolf. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Travinski
vs
Bast

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Travinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mordamen Bast!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Travinski there.

Bast takes the fight into the clinch.

Bast drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Travinski throws a big right hand that misses.
Travinski throws a strike but Bast rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Travinski trying to keep a closed guard but Bast is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travinski wants to get back to his feet but Bast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Travinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Travinski, not yet.
Bast postures up.
Travinski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Travinski tries to get out of the position.
Bast forces his way into half guard.

Bast is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bast trying to control from half guard but Travinski is working away.
Travinski tries to get to full guard but Bast has control of the leg.
Travinski is looking to control Bast's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Travinski avoid being mounted?
Travinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Travinski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Travinski.
Travinski keeping moving, preventing Bast from controlling successfully.
Travinski wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travinski trying to control the position.
Travinski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Travinski throws the kick towards the body but Bast avoids it.
Travinski thows a leg kick but Bast checks it
and Bast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bast takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Travinski.
With the fighters up against the cage, Travinski throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bast jumps guard but Travinski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Travinski.
Travinski pushes off an throws an elbow but Bast leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bast backwards.
Travinski tries a body shot but Bast blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Travinski.
Bast avoids the elbow strike from Travinski, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Travinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bast is trying to drag Travinski to the mat but Travinski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bast looks winded!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Travinski leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Travinski.
Bast goes for a takedown attempt but Travinski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Xavier Travinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordamen Bast.
Bast with a poor takedown

and Travinski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Travinski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travinski is in close to Bast's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Travinski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Travinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travinski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bast on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travinski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Travinski lands a couple of elbows.
Travinski distracts Bast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Travinski postures up and lands a big shot to Bast's brow.
Travinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bast's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Travinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Travinski scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Travinski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Travinski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Travinski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bast napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bast wants to control but Travinski postures up.

Travinski stands up.
Bast throws a body kick that misses.

Travinski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Travinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Travinski throwing strikes but missing.
Travinski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bast is breathing heavily.
Travinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bast's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Travinski wants to control from the top but Bast keeps moving.
Travinski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bast's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travinski works over Bast with some ground and pound from guard.
Travinski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Travinski stops Bast from standing up.
Bast keeping moving, preventing Travinski from controlling successfully.
Travinski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travinski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Travinski is in close to Bast's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Xavier Travinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Travinski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Travinski landing with the ground and pound.
Travinski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bast can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travinski distracts Bast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Travinski working some strikes from top position.
Travinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bast's head.
Travinski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Travinski lands a couple of elbows.
Travinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Travinski postures up and lands a big shot to Bast's brow.
Travinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Travinski trying to control but Bast is working from the bottom.
Travinski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Travinski working some strikes from top position.
Travinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bast has a closed guard, preventing Travinski from standing up.
Travinski looking to pass the guard.
Travinski is working Bast over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Travinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bast is keeping the position for now.
Travinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Travinski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Travinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Bast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travinski lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Travinski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Travinski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Travinski landing with the ground and pound.
Travinski wants to control from the top but Bast keeps moving.
Travinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Travinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bast's head.
Travinski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Travinski lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Travinski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Bast avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bast with a lazy takedown attempt

and Travinski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Travinski is working Bast over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Travinski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Travinski landing with the ground and pound.
Travinski content to stall in guard here.
Travinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bast swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Travinski working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Travinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bast's head.
Travinski landing with the ground and pound.
Bast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travinski distracts Bast with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Travinski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Travinski with a nice head shot there.
Travinski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bast's head.
Travinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Travinski tries to free his leg and advance position but Bast is retaining full guard.
Travinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Travinski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Travinski landing some decent shots from guard.

Bast is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travinski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bast's head.
Bast is still in real trouble! Can Travinski finish him?
Travinski gets to his feet and stands over Bast, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bast felt that one! Travinski unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bast from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Travinski!
Xavier Travinski decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.