PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Krawl (ranked 5422 p4p, 5064 weight class) and Carl Mohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Krawl
vs
Mohn

183 cm
22
190
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
195
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Krawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Mohn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawl's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Krawl duly obliges.
Krawl keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohn with a hook.
Mohn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krawl counters with a series of strikes. Mohn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Krawl misses with a straight left.
Mohn tries to counter with a clinch but Krawl shakes him off and moves away.
Krawl throws a jab but it's blocked by Mohn.
Krawl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mohn is looking to clinch.
Mohn just misses with a punch to the body.
Krawl takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohn ducks under a wild hook from Krawl.
Krawl swats away the attempt to clinch by Mohn.
Krawl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mohn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mohn misses with a jab to the body
and Krawl counters with a stiff right hand.
Krawl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krawl finds it's way round the side to connect with Mohn's head.
Mohn lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Krawl does no damage.
Mohn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Krawl. Those never looked like landing.
Mohn looks to clinch
enabling Krawl to counter with a crisp jab.
Krawl clobbers Mohn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mohn tries to clinch but Krawl is having none of it.
Krawl throws an overhand right that lands on Mohn's shoulder, as Mohn tries to avoid the shot.
Mohn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Krawl misses with a two punch combination.
Krawl blocks a jab.
Mohn misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Krawl scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mohn needs to keep his hands up - Krawl had a free shot at his head there.
Mohn tries to clinch but Krawl moves out of range.
Mohn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohn misses with a series of wild punches.
Mohn lands a glancing blow to the side of Krawl's head.
Mohn slips a jab and a cross from Krawl.
Mohn throws a jab when Krawl was well out of range.
Krawl went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Krawl feints and as Mohn raises his hands in defense, Krawl changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mohn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mohn pushing down on Krawl's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Mohn seems to be working for a kimura but Krawl defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohn is trying to control. Krawl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mohn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krawl is trying to control but can't.
Mohn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krawl is trying is best to control the position here.
Mohn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krawl wants to improve his position but Mohn is controlling well.
Krawl is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krawl keeps working.
Krawl wants to get back to his feet.

Mohn seems to be looking for submissions.
Mohn trying to control the action but Krawl is working from the bottom.
Krawl tries to roll over but Mohn keeps him under control.
Mohn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krawl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krawl is trying to stand.
Mohn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krawl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mohn throwing shots but Krawl is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Krawl dominated that round.
That's time! Krawl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mohn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mohn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krawl.
Krawl looks to land a combination. Mohn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Krawl misses with a few strikes there.
Mohn wants to clinch up but Krawl keeps it at a distance.
Krawl is looking for a counter combo.
Krawl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mohn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krawl has time to react.
A left lands for Mohn.
Good exchange - Mohn coming out on top.
Krawl looks to land a combination but Mohn avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Krawl.
Krawl misses with a hook
and Mohn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mohn throws a nice looking combination but Krawl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mohn misses with a straight left.
Mohn lunges at Krawl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krawl's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Krawl misses the target.
Mohn lands a right hook to the body.
Krawl keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krawl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohn.
It seemed like Mohn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mohn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krawl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Travis Krawl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohn throws a hook but Krawl blocks it.
Mohn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krawl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mohn thinking.
Krawl throws a right hand that Mohn ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohn also avoids with ease.
Mohn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mohn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Mohn.
Mohn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krawl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krawl throwing a counter right hand but Mohn manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krawl misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krawl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mohn throws a series of punches but Krawl avoids them all with ease.
Krawl throws a combination that misses
and Mohn counters with a one-two to the body.
Mohn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Krawl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mohn doesn't seem phased though.
Mohn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krawl.
Mohn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krawl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krawl throws a big counter combination but Mohn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krawl keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohn throws a hook but Krawl blocks it.
Krawl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krawl misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krawl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krawl misses with a wild combination.
Krawl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mohn on the side of the head.
Krawl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohn circles away quickly and effectively.
Mohn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krawl, as that shot connected.
Mohn fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohn digs a good hook to Krawl's body.
Krawl looks to land a combination but Mohn avoids it well.
Mohn throws a right and a left that Krawl avoids nicely.
Krawl throws a series of punches but Mohn avoids them all with ease.
Krawl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohn circles away quickly and effectively.
Krawl throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mohn counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krawl manages to avoid it.
Mohn lands a nice shot that snaps Krawl's head back.
Krawl misses with a shot to the body
and Mohn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Travis Krawl is winning the standup battle so far.
Mohn cracks Krawl with an open hand slap.
Krawl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mohn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krawl.

Krawl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Krawl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mohn tries to bench press Krawl off him but Krawl keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohn sneaks back into half guard.
Mohn gets full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carl Mohn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Krawl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Mohn does no damage.
Mohn misses with a few strikes there.
Krawl walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krawl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohn circles away quickly and effectively.

Mohn has closed the distance and engaged Krawl in a clinch.

Krawl manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mohn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Krawl is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mohn has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Krawl is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mohn yanks on the arm and Krawl is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mohn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carl Mohn!