PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Travis (ranked 5274 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Mickael (ranked 4628 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Mickael will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Travis
vs
Mickael

173 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chase Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Mickael!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mickael drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mickael controls from within his opponent's guard.
Travis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mickael won't allow Travis to sweep him here.
Mickael with a nice head shot there.

Mickael drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mickael jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Travis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Travis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Travis is working hard here to advance position.
Mickael must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Travis pulls Mickael in close to prevent any damage.
Travis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mickael's guard.

Travis stopping the sweep attempt from Mickael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mickael is trying to keep Travis in close.
Travis postures up and lands a big shot to Mickael's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travis cracks Mickael with a solid left hand.
Mickael wants to sweep here but Travis controlling him for the moment.
Travis wants to control from the top but Mickael keeps moving.
Travis preventing the sweep.
Mickael preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Travis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Travis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mickael, up you get!

Mickael drives through and clinches with Travis against the cage.

Mickael wants the takedown. Travis is fighting it off but Mickael persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Travis's guard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickael stopping the sweep attempt from Travis.
Mickael trying to control the position from guard on top but Travis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mickael preventing the sweep.
Travis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Travis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mickael is trying to stand back up but Travis is controlling him
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travis is keen to just control but Mickael is a slippery customer.
Travis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Travis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mickael sees it coming and defends easily.
Mickael is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickael on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mickael is holding on to half guard well.
Mickael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Travis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Travis seems to be working for a kimura but Mickael defends the submission attempt.
Travis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mickael with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four 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.
Travis thows a huge punch but Mickael dodges it nicely.
Travis winds up and cracks Mickael with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Travis winds up and cracks Mickael with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Travis scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Travis is looking for a kimura here.
Travis thows a huge punch but Mickael dodges it nicely.
Mickael is not content to let Travis control 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. Travis connects with a nice short shot to Mickael's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Travis there.
Mickael tries to get to full guard but Travis has control of the leg.
Travis working over Mickael with some ground and pound. Mickael looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Travis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mickael stalks Travis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Travis's face. Travis staggers backwards, shaken.

Mickael drives through with a takedown into guard.
Travis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mickael is one step ahead there.
Chase Travis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mickael stands and steps away. Travis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Mickael is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Travis's half guard.
Mickael is keen to just control but Travis is a slippery customer.
Travis is pressing down on Mickael's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Travis wants to sweep but no luck.
Travis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mickael manages to get himself to full guard.

Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis stands up over Mickael, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Travis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Travis prevents Mickael from getting back to his feet.
Mickael looking to control.
Mickael avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mickael wants to sweep but no luck.
Mickael is breathing heavily.
Travis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Travis lands a couple of digs.
Travis stopping the sweep attempt from Mickael.
Travis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Travis is working Mickael over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Travis chips away with some ground and pound.
Travis landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Travis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Travis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Travis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mickael's head.
Travis chips away with some ground and pound.
Travis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mickael utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Travis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Travis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mickael wants to sweep here but Travis controlling him for the moment.
Travis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Travis trying to control the position from guard on top but Mickael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Travis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis stopping the sweep attempt from Mickael.
Travis is working Mickael over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mickael pulls Travis in to control the position.
Travis is looking to work some ground and pound but Mickael has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Travis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Travis cracks Mickael with a solid left hand.

Travis drops back looking for a leg! Mickael is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mickael manages to kick Travis off! Travis jumps back into Mickael's guard.
Travis scoring with some ground and pound.
Mickael is trying to control the position but Travis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis postures up and lands a big shot to Mickael's brow.
Mickael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Travis is one step ahead there.
Travis is looking to work some ground and pound but Mickael has wrist control.
Travis is working Mickael over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Travis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Travis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Travis is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Travis working some strikes from top position.
Travis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Travis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Travis cracks Mickael with a solid left hand.

Travis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Travis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mickael works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Travis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mickael drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Travis kicks Mickael off and gets to his feet.

Mickael shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Travis gets full guard.
Travis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mickael trying to control the position from guard on top but Travis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travis wants to sweep here but Mickael controlling him for the moment.
Mickael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mickael wants to control from the top but Travis keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mickael preventing the sweep.

Mickael stands and steps away. Travis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Mickael looking to score a takedown here. Travis is defending well but Mickael drives through and ends up in Travis's guard.
Travis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mickael is fighting to break Travis's control of his arms but Travis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mickael connects with a couple of short punches.

Mickael stands up from Travis's guard - Mickael perhaps looking for a knockout.

Mickael closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Travis.
Mickael stopping the sweep attempt from Travis.
Travis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Travis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mickael is one step ahead there.
Mickael engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Travis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mickael gets to his feet - Travis follows without any prompting.

Mickael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Travis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Travis has his hands on Mickael's head, controlling the position.

Travis scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Mickael shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mickael showed some decent athleticism there.

Travis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mickael keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Travis manages to pull guard.
Travis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Travis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mickael preventing the sweep.

Travis looking for a guillotine here but Mickael defends easily.
Mickael seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Travis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Travis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Travis!