PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Travis (ranked 1172 p4p, 681 weight class) and Alex Ferreria (ranked 133 p4p, 90 weight class). Travis comes to the cage accompanied by Chris Travis - Crunch Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Travis
vs
Ferreria

194 cm
24
243
9 - 6 - 0

200 cm
24
245
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Conviction

Conviction
Savage Fightwear

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 9 - 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Ferreria!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferreria looks to throw the jab but Travis is out of range.
Ferreria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Ferreria swings widly with a right hand
and Travis counters with a left to the body.
Travis scores with a hook.

It looks like Alex Ferreria has been cut.
Ferreria lands a jab to Travis's midsection.
Ferreria misses with a shot to the body
enabling Travis to counter with a crisp jab.
Travis throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreria counters with a stiff right hand.
Travis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreria scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ferreria avoids it.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreria.
Ferreria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreria misses with a head kick.
Ferreria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Ferreria misses its intended target.
Travis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferreria misses with a head kick.
Travis slips a jab and a cross from Ferreria.
As Ferreria looks to move away, Travis throws a big counter combo but Ferreria just gets out of the way.
Ferreria looks to land a right hand but Travis moved out of range.
Travis thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreria throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreria throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Travis misses its intended target.
Ferreria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Travis thuds a left hand into Ferreria's body.
Travis slips a jab from Ferreria.
Ferreria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Travis counters with a right hand that sends Ferreria tumbling to the canvas! Can Travis finish him? He dives into Ferreria's guard looking to do just that!

Ferreria is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travis advances to half guard.

Travis is trying to work for a kimura but Ferreria is defending well.

Ferreria is defending against the submission attempts here by Travis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis is just content to waste time from the top position. Ferreria takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ferreria is pulling down on Travis's head to control his posture.
Travis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travis is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Travis wants to control from the top but Ferreria keeps moving.
Travis advances position into side control!

Travis is trying to get an arm triangle but Ferreria is defending well.

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

Travis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ferreria has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Travis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Ferreria's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ferreria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferreria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreria.
Travis is looking to counter punch.
Jab, jab by Ferreria - just one landing.
Ferreria throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Travis.
Alex Ferreria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Ferreria finds it's way through Travis's defenses.
Travis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferreria lands with a good body shot.
Ferreria swings away with a body shot that misses
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Travis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferreria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreria.
It appears Travis was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Ferreria misses.
Travis throws a body kick that misses
and Travis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alex Ferreria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreria misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming.
Ferreria has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Travis tries to land a body kick
and Ferreria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Travis.
Ferreria missing with a left hand there. Travis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Ferreria manages to avoid it.
Travis misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Ferreria swings away with a body shot that misses
and Travis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Travis throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferreria counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferreria swings away with a body shot that misses
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis tries to land a body kick
and Ferreria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Travis under the eye.
A shot to the body from Travis misses
and Ferreria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreria misses with a hook.
Ferreria lands a head kick!
Ferreria scores with a nice head shot.
Travis blocks a jab.
Ferreria looks to land a left hand but Travis moved out of range nicely.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but Ferreria manages to avoid it.
Ferreria throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ferreria.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferreria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferreria misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ferreria throws the left hand but Travis avoids the punch easily.
Ferreria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferreria lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreria throws a hook but Travis blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Ferreria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Ferreria's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Travis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferreria counters with a nice uppercut.
Travis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis is looking to clinch but Ferreria is avoiding it.
A big right from Travis misses.
Travis avoids the body shot from Ferreria.
Ferreria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Travis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Ferreria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferreria.
Travis works Ferreria's body with a nice hook.
Travis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreria was well out of range. Poor timing from Travis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreria fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferreria throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreria fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Travis on the side of the head.

Travis steps into range and cracks Ferreria with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Ferreria flops backwards and Travis dives into his guard looking to finish!
Ferreria is still in real trouble! Can Travis finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!

Travis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ferreria is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Travis, into his guard.

Travis has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ferreria doesn't defend quickly enough and Travis has managed to lock this one up! Can Ferreria escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Travis on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Travis!
Chris Travis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.