PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banica Corvina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Truman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Corvina
vs
Truman

190 cm
26
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Banica Corvina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Truman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Truman.
Corvina scores with a hook.
No luck for Corvina with that takedown attempt.

Truman has managed to clinch.
Truman misses with a knee to the head.
Truman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Truman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Banica Corvina has been cut.
Truman tries to land a knee to the head but Corvina blocks with his arms.
Truman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corvina is trying to break the clinch but Truman is controlling him.
Corvina is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corvina managing to block the knees to the body from Truman.
Truman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corvina blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Truman.
Corvina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Truman controlling the action here for a moment.
Truman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corvina fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Banica Corvina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Truman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Truman misses with a knee to the head.
Corvina tries to circle away but Truman has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truman has Corvina pressed against the cage, preventing Corvina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Truman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Truman tries a knee to the head but Corvina blocks it.
Truman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corvina blocks it with crossed arms.
Corvina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corvina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Truman walks away with a smile on his face. Corvina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Truman tries to clinch up but Corvina circles away and keeps his distance.
Corvina lands a nice looking body shot.
Truman looks gassed!
Corvina lands a nice hook to Truman's body. Truman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corvina shoots in but no luck this time.
Corvina clobbers Truman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corvina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Truman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corvina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Truman's head backwards.
Corvina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corvina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Truman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Truman leaves Corvina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corvina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Truman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corvina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corvina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Truman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Corvina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Truman tries to avoid it but Corvina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Truman to the ground. Truman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Corvina jabs Truman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corvina is looking to wear down Truman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Truman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Travis Truman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corvina connects with a good right hand that stumbles Truman. Truman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Truman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corvina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Truman needs to keep his hands up - Corvina had a free shot at his head there.
Truman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corvina scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Corvina throws a shot to the body.
Corvina lands a nice shot to the body.
Corvina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Truman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corvina lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corvina.
A nice combination there by Corvina.
Corvina lands with a nice combination. Truman backs away looking to recover.
Corvina looks for a takedown but Truman sprawls well.
Corvina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Truman momentarily.
Truman throws a head kick that misses.
Corvina blocks a head kick by Truman.
Corvina digs a good hook to Truman's body.
Corvina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Truman's waist but Truman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corvina off to one side.
Truman stuffs the takedown attempt from Corvina. Corvina gets slowly back to his feet.
Truman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corvina thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Truman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Truman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corvina shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corvina avoids the head kick by Truman.
Corvina tries to score a power double leg takedown but Truman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Corvina somewhat.

Corvina gets tackled into the cage by Truman. Truman maintains the clinch.
Truman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corvina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Truman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Banica Corvina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Banica Corvina's cut.
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.

Truman wants to clinch.
Truman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corvina lands a nice shot to the body.
Corvina looks to score with a jab to the body but Truman is just out of range.
Truman throws a head kick but Corvina moves out of range.
Truman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corvina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Truman throws a head kick that misses.
Corvina dives in and grabs Truman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Truman pushes down on Corvina's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corvina connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Truman's hands.
Corvina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Truman in his tracks.

Truman tries to sprawl but Corvina drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truman is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Corvina jumps into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corvina trying to control the action but Truman is working from the bottom.
Corvina happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Truman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Corvina off and has taken his back!
Corvina breaks Truman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Truman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Truman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Corvina passes Truman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Corvina wants to stand up but Truman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Corvina is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Truman!
Corvina wants to take Truman's back here but Truman is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Truman tries to reverse the position but Corvina maintains control.
Corvina controlling his opponent.
Corvina looking to finish Truman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Truman!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corvina can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Truman is looking to escape.
Corvina is trying to control here but Truman has managed to regain half guard.
Truman won't allow Corvina to pass to mount.

Corvina maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Truman could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Corvina has cracked it and Truman is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Corvina!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Banica Corvina!