PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julius Travinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett has chosen Stronger, Kanye West as his entrance music. Mike Bennett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Travinski
vs
Bennett

170 cm
23
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Comedy Fight Club Clothing
Full Mount Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Travinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Travinski gets the takedown into side control.
Travinski looks up at the clock and then as Bennett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Travinski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bennett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Bennett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bennett gets back to half guard.

Bennett actively working from the bottom here.
Bennett gets full guard.
Bennett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Travinski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bennett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Travinski!
Bennett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bennett has hold of Travinski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Travinski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Travinski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Travinski tries to get out of the position.
Travinski is looking to improve his position but Bennett isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travinski is working hard here to advance position.
Bennett tries to control but Travinski wriggling away.

Bennett is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Travinski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bennett looks gassed!
Travinski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Travinski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bennett. What's that going to do exactly?
Travinski is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bennett looking for a guillotine from mount but Travinski is having none of it.
Travinski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bennett on the ground.
Bennett tries to control but Travinski wriggling away.
Travinski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Travinski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bennett. What's that going to do exactly?

Bennett is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Travinski is surviving well by controlling Bennett's body position as best he can.
Travinski is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bennett working for a submission but Travinski is keeping him at bay.
Travinski is trying to escape the mount.
Bennett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Travinski hang on?
Travinski is looking to improve his position but Bennett isn't that keen on the idea.
Travinski regains half guard.
Travinski is in trouble now - Bennett has advanced to mount!

Bennett is working for a guillotine from mount but Travinski frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travinski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Travinski is looking to get to half guard.
Bennett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Travinski?
Travinski can't escape the position.
Bennett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bennett wants to control the pace but Travinski is squirming around nicely.
Travinski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Travinski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Bennett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bennett tries for a takedown but Travinski circles away easily

and Travinski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Travinski.
Travinski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bennett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Travinski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bennett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Travinski.
Bennett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bennett controls Travinski momentarily but Travinski frees himself.

Bennett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Travinski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bennett working a defensive guard here.
Travinski landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Travinski landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travinski lands a couple of elbows.
Travinski passes into half guard.
Bennett is trying to control but can't.
Bennett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Travinski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Travinski wants to pass to mount but Bennett is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Travinski connects with a nice short shot to Bennett's temple.
Travinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bennett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bennett throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bennett is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bennett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bennett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Travinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Bennett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Travinski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Travinski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Travinski is in close to Bennett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Travinski looking to pass the guard.
Bennett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bennett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bennett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Travinski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Travinski tries to reverse the position but Bennett maintains control.
Bennett looking to ground and pound but Travinski is blocking nicely.

Bennett looking to secure an arm triangle but Travinski defends it well.
Travinski is working to get back to half guard.
Bennett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Travinski?
Julius Travinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bennett has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Travinski's face.

Bennett is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Travinski has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Travinski!
Travinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Travinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Travinski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bennett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Bennett is working for a guillotine from mount but Travinski frees his head quite easily.
Travinski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Bennett looking to secure an arm triangle but Travinski defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Travinski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Travinski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Travinski.
Bennett gets back to full guard.
Bennett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Travinski manages to get himself to full guard.
Bennett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Travinski is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Travinski tries to bench press Bennett off him but Bennett keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bennett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Travinski tries to buck Bennett off but Bennett is having none of it.
Travinski manages to get back to half guard.

Bennett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Travinski sees it coming and defends easily.
Travinski is looking to improve his position.
Travinski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bennett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Travinski is trying to get back to full guard.

Bennett is trying to work for a kimura but Travinski is defending well.
Travinski is not content to let Bennett control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Travinski is defending against the submission attempts here by Bennett.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Travinski gets a takedown into half guard.
Bennett is trying to maintain the position but Travinski is very close to passing his half guard.
Bennett is looking for a sweep. Travinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Travinski works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Travinski looking for a guillotine from mount but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Travinski prevents Bennett from improving his position.
Travinski is nestled in close to Bennett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Bennett looking for submissions off his back.

Bennett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bennett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Travinski winds up and cracks Bennett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bennett is pressing down on Travinski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bennett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Travinski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Travinski stands up over Bennett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bennett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Travinski manages to get himself to full guard.
Bennett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Travinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennett preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julius Travinski.
Well Travinski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!