PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexndr Wennberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Travinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Travinski's choice of entrance music: Hungry Like the Wolf. Alexndr Wennberg has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wennberg
vs
Travinski

210 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexndr Wennberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Travinski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wennberg misses with a two punch combination.
Travinski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wennberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wennberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Travinski throws an off balance right hand
and Wennberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travinski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wennberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Xavier Travinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wennberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Travinski tries to land a front kick but Wennberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wennberg ducks under a wild hook from Travinski.
Wennberg throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travinski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wennberg but Wennberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexndr Wennberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Travinski.
Travinski looks for a takedown but Wennberg sprawls well.
Travinski throws an off balance right hand
letting Wennberg counter with a right hand.
Wennberg slips a jab from Travinski.
Wennberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Travinski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Travinski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wennberg counters with a left and a right that stings Travinski.
Travinski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wennberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wennberg misses with a two punch combination.
Wennberg scores with a one two! Travinski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Travinski misses with a left hand
and Wennberg counters with a nice uppercut.

Travinski is rocked!
Travinski throws an off balance right hand
and Wennberg counters with a nice body shot.
Wennberg checks a low kick from Travinski.

Travinski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Wennberg manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wennberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Travinski prevents Wennberg from breaking the clinch.
Travinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Travinski.
Wennberg tries to break free but Travinski pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Travinski.
Travinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Travinski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wennberg is trying to keep an underhook but Travinski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wennberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Travinski.
Wennberg is looking to escape.
Wennberg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Travinski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wennberg's head.
Travinski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Travinski 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.
Wennberg wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Travinski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Travinski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Travinski.
Travinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wennberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Wennberg kicks Travinski off and gets back to his feet.
Travinski misses with an uppercut
and Wennberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wennberg is breathing heavily.
Travinski lands with a cross.

Wennberg is rocked!
Travinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Wennberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wennberg misses with a combination

and Travinski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Travinski misses with a head shot. Wennberg uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wennberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Travinski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xavier Travinski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wennberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Travinski misses with a body kick.

Travinski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wennberg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Travinski is in Wennberg's guard.
Travinski wants to control from the top but Wennberg keeps moving.
Travinski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wennberg haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Travinski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Travinski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wennberg wants to stand and escape but Travinski is having none of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xavier Travinski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wennberg slips a jab from Travinski.
We've been told by Wennberg's head coaches at Hardcore fight company that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Travinski missing with a left hand there. Wennberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Travinski swings widly with a right hand
and Wennberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travinski throws an off balance right hand
and Wennberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Travinski misses with an uppercut. Wennberg saw that one coming.
Travinski misses with a takedown attempt - Wennberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wennberg misses with a double jab.
Travinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Wennberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Travinski misses with an uppercut
and Wennberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Travinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Travinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wennberg.
Wennberg slips a straight right by Travinski.
Wennberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wennberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Travinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wennberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travinski lands with a hook. Wennberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Travinski misses its intended target.
Wennberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Travinski throws a nice looking combination but Wennberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wennberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Travinski.

Travinski drives through with a takedown into guard.

Wennberg pushes Travinski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wennberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wennberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Wennberg. Beautiful body shot.
Wennberg misses with a few strikes there.
Travinski misses with a kick to the body.
Alexndr Wennberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wennberg lands with a hook. Travinski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Travinski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wennberg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Travinski is in Wennberg's guard.
Travinski wants to get up but he can't break Wennberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Travinski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wennberg's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Travinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Wennberg tries to bum rush Travinski with a series of wild strikes but Travinski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Travinski throws a series of punches but Wennberg moves out of range.
Wennberg moves out of range as Travinski strikes.
Travinski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Travinski takes a swing at Wennberg's ribcage but misses.
Travinski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wennberg manages to avoid it.
Travinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wennberg.
Travinski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wennberg.
Travinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Wennberg finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wennberg fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Travinski out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alexndr Wennberg!