PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Schaefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Travis
vs
Schaefer

200 cm
23
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 Los Angeles, Carlos Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Schaefer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schaefer rushes Travis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Travis manages to break the clinch.

Travis moves into the clinch.
Travis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Travis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Travis manages to break the clinch.
Schaefer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schaefer shoots for a double leg takedown but Travis sprawls well. He's pushed Schaefer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Travis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schaefer avoids the head kick by Travis.
Schaefer tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Travis gets caught flat footed, as Schaefer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schaefer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Travis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Travis as Schaefer shoots in.
Travis is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaefer shoots in and drives through. Travis sprawls well.
Carlos Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Schaefer.

Travis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schaefer dodges an elbow strike from Travis.
Travis stalling.

Travis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schaefer takes a swing at Travis's ribcage but misses.
Schaefer throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily.
Schaefer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Travis as he avoids it easily.
Travis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Schaefer has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schaefer takes the fight into the clinch.
Schaefer avoids the elbow strike from Travis, against the cage.
Schaefer is trying to push Travis away but Travis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Travis is struggling to control the position.
Schaefer letting Travis take a breather here.
Travis missing with knees to the body.
Schaefer wants to take the fight to the mat but Travis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schaefer is working for takedown but Travis is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Travis controlling the action here for a moment.

Travis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Travis clinches up with Schaefer and pushes him back against the cage.
Travis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schaefer's efforts to push away.
Travis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schaefer's elbow.
Schaefer stalling.
Schaefer is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Travis throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer is trying to pull guard but Travis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Travis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schaefer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Travis swivels and escapes.

Schaefer gets tackled into the cage by Travis. Travis maintains the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Travis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Travis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Travis slaps away a takedown attempt from Schaefer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schaefer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Travis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Schaefer lands with a kick to the temple. Travis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Carlos Travis has been cut.
A head kick misses from Travis.
Schaefer shoots in looking for a takedown but Travis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schaefer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schaefer fails with the takedown

and Travis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Travis.
Carlos Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Schaefer.
Schaefer wants a takedown but no success here.
Travis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schaefer can do to turn this around?
Schaefer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Travis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schaefer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schaefer tries to pull guard but Travis won't allow it.
Schaefer keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schaefer tries to pull guard but Travis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carlos Travis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schaefer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Travis is trying to push Schaefer away but Schaefer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Travis stalling in the clinch.
Travis keeps control of Schaefer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schaefer can't break the clinch.
Schaefer dodges an elbow strike from Travis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schaefer is trying to push Travis away but Travis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Travis.
Schaefer prevents a body shot from Travis.
Schaefer struggles to land a body shot inside as Travis controls his hands.

Schaefer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Schaefer clinches up against the cage.
Travis taking a breather.
Travis misses with a knee to the head.
Schaefer working hard to break the clinch.
Schaefer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Travis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schaefer is trying to force a seperation but Travis has the dominant position.
Travis misses with an elbow strike.
Travis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Travis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schaefer throws a head kick that misses.
Travis throws a big counter combination but Schaefer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Schaefer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Travis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Schaefer misses

and Travis counters with a shoot takedown. Schaefer fights it but they end up in guard.
Travis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Travis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schaefer controlling Travis's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travis distracts Schaefer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schaefer striking off his back but it's not causing Travis any problems.
Travis landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Travis landing with the ground and pound.
Travis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Travis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Travis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Travis moves into the clinch.
Travis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schaefer managing to block the knees to the body from Travis.
Schaefer blocks a body shot from Travis.
Schaefer tries to stall but Travis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Travis tries to land knees in the clinch but Schaefer avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schaefer working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaefer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Travis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Travis.
Travis stalling against the cage.
Schaefer jumps guard but Travis stands there with Schaefer around his waist. Schaefer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaefer tries to pull guard but Travis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carlos Travis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Schaefer.
Travis connects with a knee to the head.
Schaefer is trying to break the clinch but Travis has him pressed against the cage.
Schaefer is trying to push Travis away but Travis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schaefer letting Travis take a breather here.
The referee calls for Travis to work.
Travis seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Travis is pressed up against the cage. Schaefer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Travis down to the mat. Travis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schaefer fails with the takedown.
Schaefer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaefer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schaefer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Travis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schaefer misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Travis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schaefer.
Travis misses the shot to the body.
Travis tries to clinch there but Schaefer circles away.

Travis rushes Schaefer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schaefer tries to pull guard but Travis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Travis prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis effectively controlling the action here.

Travis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Travis rushes Schaefer and presses him up against the cage.
Travis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schaefer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schaefer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Schaefer avoiding damage as Travis throws knees to the body.
Travis crunches a lovely knee into Schaefer's ribcage.

Schaefer breaks the clinch.
Travis throws a sloppy head kick
and Schaefer counters with a three punch combo that has Travis backing up. Travis nods at Schaefer to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Travis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schaefer working a defensive guard here.
Travis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Travis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Travis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schaefer's head.
Travis stands up over Schaefer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Travis chips away with some ground and pound.
Travis connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Travis landing with the ground and pound.
Travis lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Travis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Travis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Travis!