PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veide has chosen Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Traylor
vs
Veide

185 cm
26
271 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

195 cm
32
255 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Victory! Sports Nutrition

Conviction
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traylor manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Veide.
Veide on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Veide's jab looks to have found its range, popping Traylor under the eye.

It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Veide throws a head kick but Traylor moves out of range.
Traylor throws a lazy right hand but Veide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veide attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Veide takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Veide looks for the body kick but Traylor saw that one coming.
Veide misses with a double jab
and Traylor counters with a straight right hand.
Veide slips a straight right by Traylor.
Veide misses with a head kick.
Veide misses with a leg kick
and Traylor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Traylor motions for Veide to come forward. Traylor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veide throws a body punch but Traylor moves out of range.
Veide has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Veide jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veide is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Traylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Traylor defending well as Veide loads up on a big left hand.
Traylor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veide throws a leg kick that misses.
Veide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veide cracks Traylor with a good jab.
Traylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Veide's head.
Traylor works over Veide's head and body with a nice combination.
Veide tries to clinch
and Traylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veide walks into a stiff left hand from Traylor.
Veide has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veide throws a leg kick that misses.
Veide moves in looking to clinch but Traylor pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Traylor.
Traylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veide moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide misses with a two punch combination.
Traylor moves out of range as Veide throws a body kick.
Traylor is looking to counter punch.
Veide rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Traylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Traylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Traylor lands with a shot to the body.
Traylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Veide steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Traylor.
Veide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veide manages to avoid it.
Veide gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Veide throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Traylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Veide.
Veide looks winded!
Traylor lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traylor.
Veide makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide takes an elbow to the temple.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traylor.
Traylor works on Veide's body with a couple of short punches.
Traylor has Veide pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traylor.
Nice body punch from Traylor - that landed with a thud.
Traylor tries a body shot but Veide blocks it.
Veide pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor gets through Veide's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Veide.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veide throws a punch but it's blocked by Traylor.
A short right from Traylor on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor tries to work over Veide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veide can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Veide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor presses Veide against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veide has a couple of punches blocked by Traylor.
With the fighters up against the cage, Veide throws an elbow but misses.
Traylor scores with a hook to the body.
Traylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Traylor.
Traylor gets through Veide's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Traylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Traylor digs a right hand into Veide's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Veide's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
Traylor has a couple of punches blocked by Veide.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Traylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slade Traylor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Veide takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traylor moves into range and connects with a jab.

Traylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Traylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veide can do to turn this around?
Traylor blocks an elbow strike from Veide.
Veide blocking some punches.
Veide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Traylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Veide can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Traylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Traylor working aggressively here.
Veide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traylor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor tries to throw a body punch but Veide avoids it by throwing Traylor back against the cage.
Veide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veide avoids the elbow strike from Traylor, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veide has a couple of punches blocked by Traylor.
Veide avoids a wild elbow strike from Traylor.
A short left from Veide.
Traylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veide backwards.
Veide misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veide.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Veide.
Veide working aggressively here.
Traylor pushes Veide back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veide lands with a right to the head.
Veide's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Traylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Veide controls his hands.
Traylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike.
Traylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veide backwards.
Traylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Veide.
Veide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike.
Traylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
Veide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
A hook to the body from Traylor.
Veide is breathing heavily.
Veide blocks an uppercut.
Traylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Traylor.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
Traylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Veide controls his hands.
Traylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Traylor.
Traylor lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Varg Veide has been cut.
Nice elbow from Traylor.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veide's elbow.
Traylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Slade Traylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veide blocks an uppercut.
Traylor lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Veide controls his hands.
Traylor lands a left hand.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Veide.
Traylor lands a damaging elbow.
Traylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Veide or not.
Traylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Traylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veide backwards.
Traylor tries to work over Veide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Traylor.
Veide's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Traylor misses with a body punch.
Traylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veide blocking some punches.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
Traylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Traylor gets through Veide's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Veide is rocked!
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!
Traylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Veide backwards.
Veide is still on wobbly legs! Can Traylor finish him?
Traylor dips a shoulder and cracks Veide with a mighty uppercut! Veide falls back against the cage and Traylor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Veide is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Traylor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slade Traylor!
Slade Traylor thanked the fans post fight for their support.