PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Spence (ranked 587 p4p, 558 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 95 p4p, 91 weight class). Spence comes into the arena with Were Coming blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Astro Traveller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Spence
vs
Traveller

185 cm
30
186
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
36
187
20 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traveller tried to score with a low kick but Spence checks it.
Spence throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Traveller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Traveller avoids the body shot from Spence .
Spence lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Traveller is predictable there
and Spence counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traveller. Spence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traveller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spence misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence with the inside leg kick.
Traveller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Traveller misses
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence lands with a good body shot.
Spence tries to close the distance and clinch but Traveller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Traveller tries a quick counter leg kick but Spence is wise to it.
Spence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
Spence with a hook.
Traveller takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Spence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Traveller finds it's way round the side to connect with Spence 's head.
Spence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traveller throws out the jab.
Spence was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Traveller throws a hook to the side of Spence 's head but Spence sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Spence on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spence feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Travellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Traveller shapes to counter with a head kick.
Traveller cracks Spence with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two 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!
Traveller takes one on the button.
Traveller digs a good body shot into Spence 's ribs.
Spence misses the body punch
and Traveller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Traveller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spence is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Traveller.
Traveller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Spence takes one to the side of the head.
Traveller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spence .
Traveller's corner calls for a 1-2. Traveller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Traveller takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spence moves into range and clinches up with Traveller.
Traveller misses with a body punch.
Traveller misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Traveller fails to land.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence can't find room to land a body shot as Traveller controls the action.
Traveller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traveller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traveller swings wildly with an uppercut but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
Spence struggles to land a body shot inside as Traveller controls his hands.
Traveller wants to get back to striking at distance but Spence won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Traveller.
Traveller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Spence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Traveller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
Spence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spence blocking some punches.
Traveller lands a hook that snaps the head of Spence backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Traveller tries to circle away but Spence has him pinned against the cage.
Spence scores with a shot to the side of Traveller's head.
A short right from Spence .
Traveller working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Traveller.
Spence tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traveller's elbow.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence .
Spence misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Astro Traveller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Traveller misses.
Spence is looking to wear down Traveller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Traveller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Traveller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence .
Traveller scores with a jab to the body.
Spence throws a big shot that misses.
Traveller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traveller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence slips a straight right by Traveller.
A good leg kick by Spence .
Traveller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traveller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Spence .
Traveller misses with a head kick.
Astro Traveller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Traveller tests Spence 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spence misses the shot to the body.
Spence finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spence fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Traveller throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
Traveller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spence checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spence looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traveller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Traveller misses.
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
Spence moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Spence scores with a jab.
Traveller throws a leg kick but Spence sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spence slips under a jab.
Spence lands with a nice body punch.
Traveller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spence misses with a hook
and Traveller counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Spence .
Spence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spence throws a leg kick but Traveller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Traveller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Traveller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Traveller misses.
Traveller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spence blocks a head kick by Traveller.
Traveller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller swings widly with a right hand
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Traveller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Traveller moves away from the strike by Spence .
Traveller misses with an uppercut
and Spence counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence takes a swing at Traveller's ribcage but misses.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traveller.
Spence feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spence avoids the head kick by Traveller.
Traveller misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Spence to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence cracks Traveller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Traveller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spence has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Traveller finds it's way round the side to connect with Spence 's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Spence dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Spence moves out of range of the strikes.
Spence throws out a loose jab but Traveller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Traveller throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
Traveller throws a leg kick
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spence scores with a sloppy right hand. Traveller should have avoided that one.

Spence rushes Traveller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Traveller fails to land.
Spence stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Spence .
Traveller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traveller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spence fails to land.

Traveller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Spence blocks the leg kick.

Spence gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Traveller manages to break the clinch.
Traveller takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Spence blocks a head kick by Traveller.
Nice shot by Spence .
Spence scores with a crisp jab that stopped Traveller in his tracks.
Traveller moves forwards but Spence connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spence .
Nice uppercut there from Spence .
Spence lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence tries to clinch there but Traveller circles away.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence .
Traveller missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spence takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
It seemed like Traveller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Traveller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Traveller throws a low kick, looking for Spence 's leg but Spence calmly moves out of range.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
Spence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traveller.
Traveller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Traveller misses with a lunging right hand
and Spence counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Traveller misses with a lunging right hand
and Spence counters with a nice low kick that buckles Traveller's knee momentarily.
Spence blocks a head kick by Traveller.
Spence walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Traveller looks to land a right hand but Spence moved out of range.
It looked like Spence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traveller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Traveller throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
Spence fires out a quick counter leg kick but Traveller just manages to avoid it.
Traveller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Traveller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Traveller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller looks to land a right hand but Spence moved out of range.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Traveller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spence lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spence throws a shot from downtown. Traveller moves away and avoids it.
Spence scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Traveller misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spence . That's going to slow Traveller down.
Spence swings for the body but Traveller moves out of range.
Traveller thows a leg kick but Spence checks it
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spence misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Spence showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spence 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Spence !
Alan Spence took some time post fight to say the following; 'That’s for Jihadi John , Genghis Khan you cheesing bum got exposed at the highest level. Tev you need to retire again or go back to fighting tomato cans in the B league. You Bum.'.