PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alden Travis (ranked 25116 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim De Wind (ranked 6203 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim De Wind has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Travis
vs
De Wind

176 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alden Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim De Wind!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Wind misses with a double jab
and Travis counters with an outside leg kick.
De Wind shoots in but Travis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Travis or perhaps it was just good defense by De Wind, which made it look bad.
De Wind stuffs the takedown attempt from Travis. Travis gets slowly back to his feet.
De Wind darts in trying to clinch
and Travis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Wind thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Wind but De Wind pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Wind wants to counter with a clinch but Travis pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alden Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Wind gets caught napping as Travis dives in and scores a takedown. De Wind manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Travis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Travis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Wind's head.
De Wind trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Wind is on top in guard.

Travis is pulling down on De Wind's head. It's preventing any offense from De Wind, at least for the moment.
De Wind controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that De Wind has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Wind stopping the sweep attempt from Travis.
Travis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

De Wind stands and steps away. Travis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
De Wind swats away the attempt to clinch by Travis.
Travis shoots in for a double leg but De Wind sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Wind tries to clinch but Travis is having none of it.

De Wind closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Travis to the mat! Travis manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis has control of De Wind's left arm, preventing De Wind from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travis trying to keep a closed guard but De Wind is proving a slippery customer.
De Wind slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

De Wind stands up from guard. Let's bang!

De Wind changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Travis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Travis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

De Wind is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Travis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Travis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Wind stands up and beckons Travis to his feet.
De Wind misses with a kick to the body
and Travis counters with a two punch combo.
De Wind tries to clinch up

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Travis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Travis.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Travis throwing strikes from guard but De Wind blocks nicely.
De Wind controls Travis momentarily but Travis frees himself.

De Wind is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Travis is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alden Travis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Travis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Wind is trying to defend but Travis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

De Wind makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jim De Wind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from De Wind.
Alden Travis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Wind is looking to clinch but Travis is avoiding it.

Travis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Wind did well to prevent Travis getting side control.

De Wind pushes Travis off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Wind throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Travis.

De Wind looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Travis!

De Wind tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Wind has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Travis struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis tries to get back to half guard but can't.

De Wind stands up.
De Wind moves to clinch but Travis breaks away
and Travis counters with a three punch combo that has De Wind backing up. De Wind nods at Travis to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Wind shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Travis's guard.
Travis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Wind controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travis looking for a sweep. Not yet Travis, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Travis keeping full guard, as De Wind tries to pass.
Travis controls De Wind momentarily but De Wind frees himself.
Travis keeping full guard, as De Wind tries to pass.
Travis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Wind is controlling him.
De Wind wants to control from the top but Travis keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Wind misses with a two punch combination.
Travis looks for a takedown but De Wind sprawls well.
De Wind tries for a takedown but Travis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Travis throws a counter high kick but De Wind was just alert enough to avoid it.
Travis dives in for a single leg takedown but De Wind sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Wind throws a left and a right that both miss
and Travis counters with a series of strikes. De Wind will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Wind lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Travis enables De Wind to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Travis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wind has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Travis is proving hard to escape from.
Travis pulls De Wind in close to prevent any damage.

Travis is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. De Wind presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travis stops a takedown attempt from De Wind.
Travis is trying to pull guard but De Wind turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alden Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Wind wants to take the fight to the mat but Travis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Wind tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Travis is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim De Wind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Travis shoots in for a takedown but De Wind shows good takedown defense.
Travis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Wind misses with a jab, cross combination.
Travis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Wind defends it nicely.
De Wind swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Wind throws the kick towards the body but Travis avoids it.
De Wind tries to clinch but Travis moves away
and Travis counters with a one-two to the body.

De Wind scores with a takedown into Travis's guard.
De Wind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wind pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Travis is keeping the position for now.
De Wind landing some decent shots from guard.
Travis looking to control.

Travis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Travis looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Wind is one step ahead there.
De Wind is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Travis working for a triangle but De Wind defends it easily.
De Wind is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Travis is pulling down on De Wind's head. It's preventing any offense from De Wind, at least for the moment.
Travis trying to keep a closed guard but De Wind is proving a slippery customer.

De Wind stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wind throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily.
Travis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Wind tries to avoid it but Travis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Wind to the ground. De Wind escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alden Travis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Wind doesn't manage to clinch there - Travis circles away.
Travis shoots for a takedown but De Wind saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Wind throws a counter combo.
De Wind throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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.

De Wind has his feet on Travis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
De Wind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Travis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

De Wind closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

De Wind breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Wind.
Travis has his takedown stuffed
and De Wind counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for De Wind, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Wind closes the distance but Travis moves to the side
and Travis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

De Wind clinches with his opponent.
Travis jumps guard but De Wind stands there with Travis around his waist. Travis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Wind wants a takedown but no success here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim De Wind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Wind has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim De Wind!