PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Huet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Traveler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Traveler has chosen Push It To The Limit as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Huet
vs
Traveler

186 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Huet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Traveler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Traveler there.
Jab, jab by Traveler - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Traveler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huet.
Traveler cracks Huet with an uppercut from hell and Huet crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Traveler's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traveler preventing the sweep.
Traveler content to stall in guard here.
Huet controls Traveler momentarily but Traveler frees himself.
Huet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Traveler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Huet working for submissions but it's allowed Traveler to get to half guard.
Traveler controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huet trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Huet looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Traveler slows the pace down in half guard.

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.
Huet wants to get back to full guard.

Huet is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Traveler pulls his head out easily.
Traveler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Huet trying to control from the bottom.
Traveler sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huet wants to get back to full guard.
Huet is breathing heavily.
Well, if Traveler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Huet wants to improve his position but Traveler is controlling well.
Traveler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tim Traveler just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice body punch from Traveler.
Traveler lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Traveler. That snapped Huet's head back.

Huet gets caught flat footed, as Traveler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Traveler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Traveler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Traveler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Huet is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Traveler pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Traveler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Traveler works over Huet's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Lucas Huet has been cut.
Traveler cracks Huet with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Huet falls to his knees and Traveler doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Traveler!