PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yong Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Beleti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Travis
vs
Beleti

196 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
224 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yong Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Beleti!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beleti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Travis fails with a takedown attempt.

Beleti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Travis manages to pull guard.
Travis looking for a sweep. Not yet Travis, not yet.
Travis seems keen to control Beleti's posture.
Beleti prevents Travis from getting back to his feet.
Travis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beleti's guard.
Beleti wants to sweep here but Travis controlling him for the moment.
Beleti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis postures up in Beleti's guard and throws a big left but Beleti blocks it.
Beleti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Travis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Travis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beleti's head.
Travis landing some decent shots from guard.
Beleti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Beleti is working an open guard so Travis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Travis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Beleti moves into the clinch successfully.
Travis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beleti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beleti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Yong Travis has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beleti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beleti trying to control the position but instead, Travis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beleti into the cage.
Travis tries to circle away but Beleti has him pinned against the cage.
Beleti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Beleti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beleti lands a knee to the body.
Beleti looking to throw knees to the head but Travis is blocking nicely.
Beleti lands a hook that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Beleti taking a breather.
Beleti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Travis's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beleti missing with knees to the body.
Beleti stalling against the cage.
A short right from Beleti on the inside.
Travis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beleti looking to throw knees to the head but Travis is blocking nicely.
Beleti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beleti misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beleti throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beleti.
Beleti scores with a knee to the head.
Beleti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beleti gets through Travis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beleti lands a good knee to the midsection. Travis won't want to take too many of those.
Beleti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Beleti.
Beleti looks winded!
Travis is trying to push Beleti away but Beleti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beleti with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Travis pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Travis is on top in guard.
Beleti is trying to keep Travis in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Beleti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yong Travis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Travis fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beleti.
Beleti throws a head kick but Travis moves out of range.
Beleti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beleti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Travis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beleti as he avoids it easily.

Travis gets tackled into the cage by Beleti. Beleti maintains the clinch.
Beleti is trying to maintain a safe position but Travis gets an underhook and turns Beleti into the cage.
Beleti avoiding damage.
Beleti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traviss head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beleti keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Beleti. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Beleti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Travis breaks from the clinch.
Travis avoids the head kick by Beleti.
Yong Travis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Travis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beleti.

Beleti clinches up with Travis and pushes him back against the cage.
Beleti prevents Travis from breaking the clinch.
Beleti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beleti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis working hard to break the clinch.
Beleti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Travis avoids it.
Travis tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yong Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beleti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Travis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beleti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beleti tries to land knees in the clinch but Travis avoids the damage to the body.
Beleti avoids a wild elbow strike from Travis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beleti.
Travis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beleti landing knees to the head.

Travis jumps into guard, dragging Beleti to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Travis wriggles free and stands up.

Beleti darts in and clinches Travis up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beleti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beleti misses with a knee to the head.
Beleti is trying to stall.
Beleti lands a body shot.
Beleti misses with a knee strike.
Beleti throws an elbow but it misses.
Beleti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beleti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beleti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Travis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beleti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beleti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beleti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Travis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Travis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Travis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beleti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Travis is working for takedown but Beleti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beleti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Travis blocks it with crossed arms.
Beleti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Travis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beleti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beleti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beleti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Travis up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Beleti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yong Travis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Beleti moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beleti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Travis's brow.
Beleti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Travis is keeping busy.
Beleti lands a nice shot to the body.
Beleti looking to throw knees to the head but Travis is blocking nicely.
Travis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beleti after a bit of a struggle.
Travis tries to break free but Beleti pushes him back against the cage.
Travis is trying to pull guard but Beleti has him pressed against the cage.
Beleti lands a knee to the body.
Beleti misses with a knee strike.
Beleti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beleti with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beleti.
Beleti pushes Travis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Travis can't break the clinch.

Travis lands a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beleti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Travis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Travis stops Beleti from standing up.
Beleti has Travis pulled in close to control his posture.
Travis is standing up over Beleti. Beleti looks to escape but Travis dives into side control.
Travis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A control attempt from Beleti but he's now mounted!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travis looking to finish Beleti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beleti!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beleti is trying desperately to improve position.
Travis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yong Travis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Travis dominating with strikes here.

Beleti is rocked!
Travis lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Beleti! Travis sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Beleti and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yong Travis!