PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 1199 p4p, 1056 weight class) and Maury Travis (ranked 170 p4p, 148 weight class). Maury Travis has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kofel
vs
Travis

173 cm
23
157
5 - 3 - 1

170 cm
22
160
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maury Travis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Travis misses.
Maury Travis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis throws a lazy uppercut
and Kofel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kofel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Travis eats them both and turns towards Kofel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Travis is rocked!

It looks like Maury Travis has been cut.
Kofel with a jab.
Travis is still on wobbly legs! Can Kofel finish him?
Travis throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.
Travis seems to have recovered his senses.
Kofel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Travis throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Kofel scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kofel rushes Travis and presses him up against the cage.
Travis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Travis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Travis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Travis blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kofel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kofel.
Kofel misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kofel.
Travis misses with a punch to the body.
Kofel misses with some punches.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Travis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Travis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kofel lands with a short shot to the head.
Kofel throws a punch but it's blocked by Travis.
Travis is trying to break free.
Travis misses with a body punch.
Kofel keeps control of Travis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kofel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Travis is trying to break the clinch but Kofel has him pressed against the cage.
Travis is trying to break the clinch but Kofel is controlling him.
Kofel lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Travis as Kofel tries to tie him up.
Travis misses with a body punch.
Kofel 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 lands with a left to the head.

Travis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws the left hand but Kofel avoids the punch easily.
Kofel slips under a jab from Travis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Travis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kofel counters with a straight right hand.
Travis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Kofel throws a hook to the side of Travis's head but Travis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Travis misses with a two punch combination.
Kofel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Travis.
Travis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kofel scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel slips under a jab.
A big right from Travis misses.
Travis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Travis scores with a hook to the body. Kofel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Travis takes one to the chin there.
Kofel cracks Travis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kofel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kofel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kofel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis misses with a hook
and Kofel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Travis stalks Kofel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kofel's face. Kofel staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travis misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kofel moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Kofel catches Travis right on the button with a cross.

Kofel moves into the clinch.

Kofel pulls Travis into guard.
Travis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kofel is proving hard to escape from.

Travis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Travis looks to land a right hand but Kofel moved out of range.
Travis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maury Travis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Travis just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kofel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Travis.
Kofel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Travis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kofel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kofel tries to clinch up but Travis circles away and keeps his distance.
Travis misses the jab.
Kofel lands a jab to the nose.
Travis avoids the body shot from Kofel.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Travis throws a jab when Kofel was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kofel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kofel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Travis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Travis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Travis lands with a shot to the body.
Travis misses with a hook. Kofel ducked under it nicely.
Kofel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Travis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kofel backs up against the cage.
A combination from Travis does no damage.
A big left from Travis misses.
Travis slips under a jab from Kofel.
Travis throws a big shot that misses.
Travis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws a right hand that misses
and Kofel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Travis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Kofel misses.
Kofel misses the jab.
Travis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kofel's hands.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Travis looks to land a right hand but Kofel moved out of range.
Travis tries to bum rush Kofel with a series of wild strikes but Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Travis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kofel.
A swing and a miss from Kofel.
Kofel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Travis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Travis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Travis lands with a good body shot.
Travis misses with a hook
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Travis misses with a straight left.
Travis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kofel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Travis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kofel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Travis there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kofel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Travis misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Travis.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Travis.
Kofel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Travis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Travis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Travis.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Travis.
Kofel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kofel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.
Travis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kofel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maury Travis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maury Travis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Travis there.
That kick from Kofel tenderised Travis's leg. Travis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel throws a big counter combination but Travis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Travis swings widly with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a stiff right hand.
Travis misses the body punch
and Kofel counters with a left and a right that stings Travis.
Travis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Kofel drops his shoulder and cracks Travis with a huge uppercut! Travis goes down! Can Kofel finish him?

That has opened up Maury Travis's cut even more.
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!
Travis is wriggling around but Kofel manages to pass to half guard.

Kofel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Travis sees it coming and defends easily.
Travis tries to kick Kofel off but Kofel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel wants to pass the guard but Travis is defending well.
Travis pushes Kofel off looking to stand but Kofel dives back in and keeps control.

Kofel seems to be working for a kimura but Travis defends the submission attempt.
Travis won't allow Kofel to pass to mount.
Kofel prevents Travis from standing back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kofel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Travis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big right from Travis misses.
Travis misses with a straight left.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Travis.

Kofel pushes Travis up against the cage in a clinch.
Travis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xylon Kofel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kofel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Travis wants to break free but Kofel has control.
Travis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kofel has a couple of punches blocked by Travis.
A shot in the inside from Kofel.
Travis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kofel is trying to pull guard but Travis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kofel.
Kofel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Travis is keeping busy.
Kofel misses with a punch to the body.
Travis tries to work over Kofel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Travis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kofel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Kofel moves away from the strike by Travis.
Travis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kofel dodges the punch combination from Travis.
Kofel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Travis throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Travis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Travis throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis misses with a looping right.
Travis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maury Travis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Travis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
It looked like Kofel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kofel slips a straight right by Travis.
A little feinted left hand from Kofel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Travis as he connects with a hook.
Travis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kofel.
Travis misses with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Travis misses the shot to the body.
Travis throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kofel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xylon Kofel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kofel 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xylon Kofel!
Xylon Kofel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.