PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Traviz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Oldskull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oldskull has chosen Hunter - Imperium Uboju as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Traviz
vs
Oldskull

195 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Atlantis

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenny Traviz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Eric Oldskull!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oldskull tries to clinch up.
Oldskull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Traviz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Oldskull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oldskull has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Traviz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oldskull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Traviz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Traviz prevents Oldskull from breaking the clinch.
Oldskull tries to break free but Traviz pushes him back against the cage.
Traviz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oldskull smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Traviz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oldskull clinches up against the cage.
Oldskull lands an elbow inside.

Traviz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Traviz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oldskull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Traviz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oldskull paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oldskull tests Traviz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oldskull misses with a wild combination.
Eric Oldskull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oldskull avoids the head kick by Traviz.
Oldskull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Traviz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eric Oldskull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Traviz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Traviz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Traviz shoots in and gets a takedown into Oldskull's guard.
Oldskull can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Traviz controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Traviz gets to his feet - Oldskull follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Oldskull.

Oldskull gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Traviz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Traviz trying to control the position from guard on top but Oldskull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Traviz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Kenny Traviz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oldskull tries to clinch up.

Traviz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Oldskull's guard.
Traviz wants to control from the top but Oldskull keeps moving.
Traviz looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traviz is looking to pass into half guard but Oldskull pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Oldskull is in guard.
Oldskull wants to pass the guard but Traviz is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oldskull trying to control but Traviz is working from the bottom.
Traviz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oldskull on the ground.

Oldskull stands up from Traviz's guard - Oldskull perhaps looking for a knockout.
Traviz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oldskull as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Oldskull 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.

Traviz tries to keep at a distance but Oldskull has taken the fight into the clinch.

Traviz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Oldskull clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Traviz trying to control.
Oldskull wants to control his opponent's hands but Traviz gets his hands free.
Traviz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Oldskull.
Oldskull has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traviz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Traviz scores with punches and elbows.
Oldskull trying to get back to his feet but Traviz is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Traviz controlling the position easily from mount.
Traviz trying to control but Oldskull is having none of it.
Oldskull wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Traviz.
Traviz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oldskull for as long as he can get away with.
Oldskull is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traviz is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Oldskull up.
Traviz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Oldskull is trying to stand back up.
Oldskull rolls, trying to escape but Traviz keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Traviz dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Oldskull misses with the combination.
Oldskull cracks Traviz with an open hand slap.
Oldskull connects with a body shot that sends Traviz's belly button to the back.
Oldskull throws out a powerful jab.
Eric Oldskull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oldskull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oldskull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oldskull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Traviz.
Oldskull fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Oldskull tries to score with a low kick but Traviz moves his leg out of the way.

Traviz darts in and clinches Oldskull up against the cage.
Oldskull misses with an elbow strike.
Traviz has Oldskull pushed against the cage.

Traviz breaks the clinch.
Traviz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oldskull circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Traviz throws a head kick that Oldskull semi-blocks.
Oldskull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Traviz circles away quickly and effectively.
Oldskull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oldskull tries to clinch up but Traviz circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Traviz misses.
Oldskull with a nice cross.
Traviz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oldskull tries to bum rush Traviz with a series of wild strikes but Traviz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oldskull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Traviz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oldskull doesn't manage to clinch there - Traviz circles away.
Kenny Traviz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oldskull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Traviz's hands.
Traviz thows a body kick. Oldskull tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!

Oldskull closes the distance and clinches.
Oldskull pushes off an throws an elbow but Traviz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull is trying to stall.
Traviz tries to pull guard but Oldskull won't allow it.
Oldskull looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Traviz manages to pull guard.

Traviz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Traviz circles away from the clinch attempt

and Traviz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Traviz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Traviz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oldskull defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull is trying to stand back up but Traviz is controlling him

Oldskull kicks Traviz off and gets back to his feet.
Traviz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Traviz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oldskull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Traviz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oldskull circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Traviz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oldskull leaves Traviz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Oldskull moves into range and clinches up with Traviz.
Traviz has Oldskull pressed against the cage, preventing Oldskull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Traviz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Oldskull regains guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Traviz manages to get himself to full guard.
Oldskull wants to control from the top but Traviz keeps moving.
Oldskull is looking to stand up but Traviz won't let him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oldskull is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Traviz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oldskull passes Traviz's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Oldskull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oldskull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Oldskull!
Post fight, Eric Oldskull took to the microphone: 'YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!! '.