PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Slade Traylor (ranked 754 p4p, 90 weight class) and Pavlo Ramazanov (ranked 3817 p4p, 396 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Traylor
vs
Ramazanov

185 cm
33
265 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

181 cm
33
279 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

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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 25 - 7 - 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 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavlo Ramazanov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramazanov avoids the body shot from Traylor.
Traylor lands with a cross.
Traylor lands a two punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramazanov.
Traylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Traylor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramazanov will feel that in the morning.
Ramazanov throws a series of punches but Traylor moves out of range.

Ramazanov closes the distance and clinches.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
Traylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Traylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramazanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramazanov lands a shot to the body.
Ramazanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Traylor is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor lands a damaging elbow.
Ramazanov misses with some punches.
Traylor takes a shot to the head.
Ramazanov taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramazanov.
Traylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Traylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramazanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramazanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramazanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traylor misses with a punch to the body.
Ramazanov blocking some punches.
Ramazanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
Ramazanov cracks Traylor with a nice body shot.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
Ramazanov tries a body shot but Traylor blocks it.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Traylor avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the ropes.
Ramazanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Traylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramazanov's brow.
Ramazanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramazanov tries a body shot but Traylor blocks it.
Ramazanov misses with some punches.
Ramazanov tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traylor misses with some punches.
Traylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Traylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramazanov.
Ramazanov tries a body shot but Traylor blocks it.
Traylor lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramazanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
Ramazanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Traylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramazanov blocks a punch 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Traylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramazanov tries to land a front kick but Traylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Traylor tries to work over Ramazanov's front leg with a kick but Ramazanov checks it.
Traylor throws a nice outside leg kick.

Traylor moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramazanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramazanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramazanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traylor misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramazanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor gets through Ramazanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramazanov misses with a body punch.
Ramazanov is leaning against Traylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramazanov cracks Traylor with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramazanov is trying to stall.
Ramazanov can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramazanov stalling against the ropes.
Ramazanov blocks an uppercut.
Traylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramazanov controls his hands.
Ramazanov pushes Traylor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Traylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramazanov can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Ramazanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Traylor is keeping busy.
Ramazanov lands with a light punch inside.
Traylor misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Traylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramazanov's brow.
Traylor tries to work over Ramazanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Traylor.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ramazanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramazanov has a couple of punches blocked by Traylor.
Ramazanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Ramazanov 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.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traylor.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Traylor avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the ropes.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ramazanov as the two fighters clinch.
Ramazanov lands a right hand.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramazanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramazanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Traylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Traylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Slade Traylor will probably get the nod.
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!

A nice leg kick lands there from Ramazanov.
Pavlo Ramazanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traylor looks to land a left hand but Ramazanov moved out of range nicely.
Ramazanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traylor.
Ramazanov misses with a hook. Traylor ducked under it nicely.
Ramazanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramazanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Traylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Traylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Traylor dodges the punch combination from Ramazanov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Traylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slade Traylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramazanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Traylor rushes Ramazanov and presses him up against the ropes.
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ramazanov on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor works on Ramazanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramazanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramazanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramazanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramazanov pushes Traylor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Traylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramazanov throws a head punch that misses.
Traylor misses with some punches.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ramazanov fails to land.

Ramazanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Traylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramazanov counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Ramazanov there.
Ramazanov misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov staying out of range there.
Ramazanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramazanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traylor manages to avoid it.
Traylor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramazanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramazanov tries to clinch up.
Ramazanov blocks a jab.
Ramazanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramazanov misses with a hook. Traylor ducked under it nicely.

Ramazanov rushes Traylor and presses him up against the ropes.
Traylor has a couple of punches blocked by Ramazanov.
Ramazanov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traylor.
Ramazanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Traylor controls his hands.
Traylor lands a nice elbow.
Ramazanov misses with a body punch.
Traylor tries to throw a body punch but Ramazanov avoids it by throwing Traylor back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlo Ramazanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Traylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Traylor!
During a confident post fight interview, Slade Traylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.