PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Travos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Travos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Leonard
vs
Travos

154 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Travos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travos misses with a body kick.
Travos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Travos throws a lazy body kick
and Leonard counters with a leg kick.
Travos tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul Travos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Travos throws a push kick but Leonard slaps the foot to one side.
Travos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonard has time to react.

Leonard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Travos is trying to maintain the position but Leonard is very close to passing his half guard.
Travos strikes from the bottom but Leonard passes into mount!
Travos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Travos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Leonard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Travos tries to buck Leonard off but Leonard takes his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travos trying to get back to his feet but Leonard is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Travos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Leonard controlling well, preventing Travos from escaping the position.
Travos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Travos do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Travos trying to get back to his feet but Leonard is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard misses with an elbow to the head.
Travos is trying to stand back up.

Leonard has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Travos trying to control the position but Leonard manages to sink in the hooks.

Leonard has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Travos can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travos wants to control his opponent's hands but Leonard gets his hands free.

Travos defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Travos wants to control his opponent's hands but Leonard gets his hands free.
Leonard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Leonard working for the choke.
Travos controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Travos fending off the submission attempt from Leonard.
Travos wants to control his opponent's hands but Leonard gets his hands free.

Leonard is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Travos is defending well though. Leonard let's go of the attempt for now.

Travos defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Travos will probably get the nod.
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.

Travos lands a head kick!
Paul Travos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Travos lands a nice hook to Leonard's body. Leonard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Travos tries to land a body kick
and Leonard counters with a stiff right hand.
Travos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Travos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonard manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Travos
and Leonard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonard moves out of range as Travos throws a body kick.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Travos as he avoids it easily.
Travos throws a poor cross that misses
and Leonard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Leonard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Travos won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leonard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Leonard tries for a kimura but Travos is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Travos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Travos throws a push kick but Leonard slaps the foot to one side.
Travos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Travos lands a big head kick that sends Leonard tumbling to the mat! Travos takes a step backwards and waves Leonard back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Leonard is rocked!

It looks like Kareem Leonard has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Travos.
Oh Leonard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Travos.
Travos batters Leonard with a massive right followed by a huge left! Leonard is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Travos lands a final crushing right hand to drop Leonard to the mat with a gruesome thud! Travos is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Travos!
A pretty intense looking Paul Travos took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.