PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent's entrance music is Superman. A fine choice. Severn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pride FC Theme. Ken Severn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clark Kent's chin.

Kent
vs
Severn

192 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn dodges the punch combination from Kent.
Kent loads up on a big right hand but Severn slips the punch.
Kent misses with a kick to the body.
Kent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Severn moves out of range of the leg kick from Kent.
Kent throws and low kick but Severn moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Severn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn dodges the punch combination from Kent.
Kent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Severn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Kent.
Kent fails to land with a series of punches.
Kent misses with a straight left.
Kent throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
Kent lands a two punch combo.

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.
Kent throws a jab when Severn was well out of range.
Kent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Kent does no damage.
Severn moves out of range as Kent strikes.
Severn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Severn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kent misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kent connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Severn avoids a kick to the body.
Severn avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Severn avoids the head kick by Kent.
Kent scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kent is breathing heavily.
Kent throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Severn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kent.
Kent stalks Severn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Severn's face. Severn staggers backwards, shaken.
Severn avoids the body shot from Kent.
Severn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kent.

Severn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Severn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Severn controlling from side mount.

Severn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kent, who protects the arm well.
Kent on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Severn takes a little break here. Kent wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Severn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Severn dodges the punch combination from Kent.
Kent throws a shot from downtown. Severn moves away and avoids it.
Kent misses with a looping right.
Kent throws a series of punches but Severn avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Kent scores with a four punch combination!
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent misses the jab.
Clark Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kent looks to land a left hand but Severn moved out of range nicely.
Kent throws a jab when Severn was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kent.
Clark Kent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Kent does no damage.
A head kick misses from Kent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Severn avoids the head kick by Kent.
Kent throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Severn.
Some wild striking there from Kent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kent throws out a loose jab but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kent with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Severn blocks the body kick.
Kent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Severn defending well as Kent loads up on a big left hand.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Severn is just out of range.
Kent misses with the combination.
Kent stuffs the takedown attempt from Severn. Severn gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kent misses with a head kick.
Kent looks to land a combination but Severn avoids it well.
Kent tries to clinch but Severn is having none of it.
Kent throws out a loose jab but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.

Severn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Severn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Severn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Severn on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn stands and throws Kent's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Severn trying to control the action but Kent is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Severn moves into full mount!

Severn working for a guillotine from mount but Kent is in no mood to give up.

Kent defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Severn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Severn 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!

Severn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Severn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
Kent's corner calls for a 1-2. Kent obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kent looks to land a combination but Severn avoids it well.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Severn is just out of range.
Kent throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent throws a series of punches but Severn avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Kent.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent swinging wilding here.
Kent misses with a two punch combination.
Severn slips under a jab from Kent.
Severn blocks the body kick.
Severn moves out of range as Kent strikes.
Kent misses with a hook. Severn ducked under it nicely.
Kent throws a shot from downtown. Severn moves away and avoids it.
Severn blocks a jab.

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.
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kent looks to land a combination but Severn avoids it well.
Kent swinging wilding here.

Severn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kent to the mat! Kent manages to get full guard.
Kent on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kent tries to get out of the position.
Severn advances to half guard.
Severn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Severn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Severn is working for a guillotine from mount but Kent frees his head quite easily.
Kent is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Severn working for a submission but Kent is keeping him at bay.
Kent is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Severn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kent regains half guard.
Ken Severn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kent is refusing to be controlled, as Severn sits in half guard.

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.
Kent is trying to get back to full guard.
Severn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Severn landing strikes from the mount and Kent is in trouble!
Kent wants to control but Severn is having none of it.

Severn has control of Kent's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kent regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Severn looking for a guillotine from mount but Kent is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Severn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Severn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Severn!