PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Travis (ranked 2670 p4p, 1592 weight class) and Jim Fox (ranked 299 p4p, 180 weight class). Travis comes to the cage accompanied by Chris Travis - Crunch Time. Fox has chosen Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Travis
vs
Fox

194 cm
23
228
7 - 6 - 0

197 cm
24
231
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Conviction

Hot Spunk

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 7 - 6 - 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Fox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis scores with a body shot.
Travis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Travis moves out of range of the body kick from Fox.
Travis lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Travis counters with a right hand to the body.
Chris Travis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fox tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Fox misses
and Travis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Travis.
Fox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travis moves out of range of the body kick from Fox.
Travis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fox.
Fox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot lands for Travis.
Travis lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Travis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox throws the left hand but Travis avoids the punch easily.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis misses with a wild combination.
Travis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fox.
Travis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Travis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fox's head backwards.
Travis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Travis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Travis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Travis thumps Fox with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Travis scores with a punch to the head.
Fox misses with a combination
and Travis counters with a good low kick that Fox was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Travis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fox has time to react.
Travis lands a nice shot that snaps Fox's head back.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Travis lands.
Travis connects with the punch.
Travis digs a good body shot into Fox's ribs.
Travis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fox swings widly with a right hand
and Travis counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Travis to acknowledge the strikes.
Travis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Travis misses with a hook. Fox ducked under it nicely.
Fox throws a head kick but Travis moves out of range.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Travis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Travis lunges at Fox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fox's hand.
Fox throws a head kick that misses.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Fox manages to avoid it.
Fox misses the jab.
Travis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fox is looking to clinch.
Fox wants to clinch up but Travis keeps it at a distance.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Fox tries to bum rush Travis with a series of wild strikes but Travis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Travis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fox blocks a head kick by Travis.
Travis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fox. That did some damage!
Fox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Travis tests Fox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Travis misses.
Travis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Travis finds it's target.
Fox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Travis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fox.
Travis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Travis missing with a left hand there. Fox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis misses with a kick to the body.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Travis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Travis lands a jab to the nose.
Fox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fox closes the distance and pushes Travis back into the cage.
Travis lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Travis blocking some punches.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Travis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Travis scores with a head kick.
Travis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Fox throws a leg kick which misses Travis's front leg but catches the back leg as Travis tries to avoid it.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fox looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
Travis chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Travis.
Travis lands a body shot.
Travis lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Travis scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Travis is struggling to control the position.
Travis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.

Fox is rocked!
Travis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Travis finish him?
Travis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Travis dips a shoulder and cracks Fox with a mighty uppercut! Fox falls back against the cage and Travis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Fox 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 - Travis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Travis!
An out of breath Chris Travis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.