PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Travis (ranked 1184 p4p, 153 weight class) and Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 1302 p4p, 170 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Travis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chris Travis - Crunch Time. Sogrin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Sonne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Travis
vs
Sogrin

194 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Travis misses.
Sogrin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Travis misses with an uppercut.
Travis misses with an uppercut.
Sogrin throws a lazy body kick
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sogrin.
Sogrin throws a lazy right hand but Travis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sogrin tries to land a body kick
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis loads up on a big right hand but Sogrin slips the punch.
Sogrin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sogrin throws a series of punches but Travis moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Travis.
A shot to the body from Sogrin misses
and Sogrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis loads up on a big right hand but Sogrin slips the punch.
Travis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sogrin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sogrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Travis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Travis throws a looping overhand right but Sogrin ducks down to avoid it.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut
and Travis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Travis misses with an uppercut. Sogrin saw that one coming.
Sogrin tests Travis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sogrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konstantin Sogrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Travis throws a right hand that misses
and Sogrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin misses with a jab to the body
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Sogrin misses with a kick to the body
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sogrin throws a wild body kick that Travis sees coming a mile off.
Travis cracks Sogrin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Travis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sogrin tries to work over Travis's front leg with a kick but Travis checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Travis throws a jab when Sogrin was well out of range.
Sogrin blocks a jab.
Sogrin misses with a body shot
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Travis misses with a left hand
and Sogrin counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin staying out of range there.
Travis throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a body shot.
Sogrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Travis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Travis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sogrin.
Travis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travis misses with a right hand
and Sogrin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sogrin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sogrin. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sogrin scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Travis.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
Sogrin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sogrin.
Sogrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Chris Travis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sogrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis moves out of range of the strikes.
Sogrin misses with a body shot
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.

Travis throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sogrin tumbling to the canvas!

Sogrin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis wants to control from the top but Sogrin keeps moving.
Sogrin is still in real trouble! Can Travis finish him?

Travis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sogrin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sogrin has escaped and now he's on top!

Sogrin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sogrin seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Travis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sogrin defends it easily.

Travis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sogrin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Travis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sogrin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sogrin stays in close to Travis's body and controls the position.
Sogrin is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Travis working for submissions but it's allowed Sogrin to get to half guard.
Sogrin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sogrin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Travis tries to lock up and control but Sogrin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis is trying desperately to improve position.
Sogrin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sogrin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Travis to take his back!
Travis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sogrin biding his time, controlling Travis.
Sogrin not allowing Travis to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis tries to escape the position.
What can Travis do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Travis tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Konstantin Sogrin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Travis trying to control the position but Sogrin manages to sink in the hooks.
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 Chris Travis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sogrin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Travis.
Sogrin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sogrin misses with a body punch
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Travis throws a right hand that misses
and Sogrin counters with a right hand to the body.
Chris Travis is winning the standup battle so far.
Travis misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sogrin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sogrin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sogrin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.
Sogrin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sogrin misses with a hook.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Sogrin manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin looks to throw a body kick
and Travis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sogrin misses with a body kick.
Sogrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
Sogrin misses with a left hand
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Travis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sogrin lands a right hook to the body.
Sogrin throws a lazy body kick
and Sogrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sogrin.
Travis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sogrin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Travis manages to avoid it.
Travis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sogrin cracks Travis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sogrin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Sogrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sogrin slips under a jab.
Sogrin slips a jab from Travis.
Travis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sogrin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sogrin throws a sloppy body shot
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Konstantin Sogrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Sogrin is predictable there
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sogrin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.

Sogrin is rocked!
Sogrin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Travis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sogrin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Travis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Travis throws a right hand that Sogrin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sogrin also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sogrin misses
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin throws a right hand that misses
and Travis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Sogrin wants to slow Travis down by chopping away at his legs.
Sogrin misses with a jab to the body
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
Travis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sogrin momentarily.
Sogrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin is still on wobbly legs! Can Travis finish him?
Sogrin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sogrin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sogrin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Travis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Travis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Travis!
After winning the bout, Chris Travis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.