PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Traynor (ranked 907 p4p, 891 weight class) and RollBack TheNineteenth (ranked 123 p4p, 119 weight class). Traynor comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Traynor
vs
TheNineteenth

182 cm
22
170
9 - 5 - 0

183 cm
30
170
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Rough House Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Traynor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RollBack TheNineteenth!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheNineteenth keeps the fight on the outside.
Traynor throws a predictable looking body shot
and TheNineteenth counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from TheNineteenth.
Traynor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
TheNineteenth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
TheNineteenth swings away with a body shot that misses
and Traynor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Traynor fails to land with a series of punches.
RollBack TheNineteenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by TheNineteenth there.
TheNineteenth thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - TheNineteenth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
TheNineteenth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Traynor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Traynor defending well as TheNineteenth loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Traynor drops TheNineteenth with a nice combination! Traynor dives into TheNineteenth's guard, looking to finish!

TheNineteenth is rocked!
TheNineteenth wants to stand and escape but Traynor is having none of it.
TheNineteenth is still in real trouble! Can Traynor finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TheNineteenth is adopting a defensive guard.
TheNineteenth seems to have recovered his senses.
TheNineteenth working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth wants to stand but Traynor is controlling the position.
TheNineteenth wants to hit a sweep here but Traynor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for TheNineteenth there!

Traynor is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traynor scores with a sloppy right hand. TheNineteenth should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Traynor in his tracks.
Traynor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
TheNineteenth slips a jab and a cross from Traynor.
TheNineteenth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
TheNineteenth misses with a hook to the body
enabling Traynor to counter with a crisp jab.
TheNineteenth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
TheNineteenth catches Traynor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Traynor misses with a left hand
and TheNineteenth counters with a nice body shot.
TheNineteenth with a jab.
TheNineteenth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
TheNineteenth misses with an uppercut
and Traynor counters with a three punch combo that has TheNineteenth backing up. TheNineteenth nods at Traynor to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
TheNineteenth tries to bum rush Traynor with a series of wild strikes but Traynor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
TheNineteenth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Traynor misses its intended target.
It seemed like TheNineteenth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
TheNineteenth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Traynor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
TheNineteenth misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Traynor's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
TheNineteenth takes a swing at Traynor's ribcage but misses.
Traynor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Traynor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps TheNineteenth's head backwards.

Traynor rushes TheNineteenth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
TheNineteenth wants to get back to striking at distance but Traynor won't allow it.
TheNineteenth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Traynor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

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

Traynor clinches.
Traynor misses with a body punch.
Traynor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traynor tries to throw a body punch but TheNineteenth avoids it by throwing Traynor back against the cage.

TheNineteenth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Traynor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

TheNineteenth misses with a looping left.
Traynor ducks under a wild hook from TheNineteenth.
Traynor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
TheNineteenth scores with a nice strike.
Traynor scores with a nice strike.
Traynor misses with the combination.
Traynor doesn't manage to clinch there - TheNineteenth circles away.

Traynor drops TheNineteenth with a big left hand and mounts him. TheNineteenth is in big trouble!
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!
Traynor controlling the position easily from mount.
TheNineteenth is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traynor avoids the attempt from TheNineteenth to control.

Traynor gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Traynor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
TheNineteenth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Traynor wants to clinch up but TheNineteenth keeps it at a distance.
TheNineteenth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
TheNineteenth might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
TheNineteenth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
TheNineteenth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Traynor.
Traynor misses with an uppercut.
Traynor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from TheNineteenth.
Traynor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNineteenth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Traynor.
Traynor moves away from the strike by TheNineteenth.
TheNineteenth swinging wildly here.
Traynor is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the body from TheNineteenth misses

and Traynor counters by clinching up.
Traynor blocking some punches.
Traynor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traynor keeps control of TheNineteenth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Traynor has TheNineteenth pressed against the cage, preventing TheNineteenth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
TheNineteenth takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traynor misses with a body punch.
TheNineteenth is trying to break free.
Traynor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from TheNineteenth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traynor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
TheNineteenth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Traynor lands an elbow inside that TheNineteenth shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Traynor.

Traynor lands a big elbow that sends TheNineteenth down! TheNineteenth recovers to guard.

It looks like RollBack TheNineteenth has been cut.
TheNineteenth wants to stand but Traynor is controlling the position.

Traynor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traynor throws a right and a left that both miss.
TheNineteenth blocks a jab.
TheNineteenth misses with a lunging right hand
and Traynor counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for TheNineteenth to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Traynor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Traynor!
An out of breath Charles Traynor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.