PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sevyn Lorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lorin
vs
Nash

185 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

197 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sevyn Lorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Nash!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorin avoids the head kick by Nash.
Nash tries to clinch there but Lorin circles away.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.

Lorin clinches up against the cage.
Lorin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nash just stands there and leans against the cage.

Nash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nash tries to break the clinch but Lorin is controlling the position.
Lorin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nash fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Lorin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nash is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lorin is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lorin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nash is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Nash throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sevyn Lorin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lorin is breathing heavily.
Lorin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Lorin slips a jab and a cross from Nash.

Lorin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Lorin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nash has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Lorin decides to stand back up.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lorin on the side of the head.
Nash tries to clinch up

and Lorin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nash gets underhooks to prevent Lorin's takedown attempt.
Nash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lorin lands with a short shot to the head.
Lorin fails to pull guard.
Nash has a couple of punches blocked by Lorin.
Nash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nash tries to break the clinch but Lorin is controlling the position.
Lorin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nash gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Nash.
Nash is looking to break free of the clinch but Lorin has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorin goes for a takedown attempt but Nash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ricky Nash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nash misses with a double jab

and Lorin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lorin.

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

Lorin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nash looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lorin prevents Nash from escaping the position.

Lorin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nash, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nash is trying to get back to his feet.

Lorin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lorin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control the position but Nash is working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lorin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash misses with the combination.

Lorin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lorin controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorin wants to take Nash's back but he can't do it this time.

Lorin has control of Nash's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nash regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sevyn Lorin dominated that round.
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.

A head kick misses from Nash.
Nash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nash misses with an uppercut.
Nash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lorin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lorin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nash is refusing to be controlled, as Lorin sits in half guard.

Lorin wants to work for an arm triangle but Nash is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lorin trying to pass the guard but Nash defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nash kicks Lorin off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lorin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nash looks to land a left hand but Lorin moved out of range nicely.
Nash throws a hook but Lorin blocks it.

Lorin scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lorin controlling the pace for now.

Lorin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lorin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nash is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lorin is working for a guillotine from mount but Nash frees his head quite easily.
You get the feeling that Nash really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lorin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Lorin goes for an armbar but Nash turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nash.
Lorin looking to control.

Lorin is working an open guard so Nash takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.
Nash throws a head kick but Lorin moves out of range.

Lorin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control from half guard but Nash is working away.
Nash is trying to stand.

Lorin seems to be looking for submissions.
Nash is trying to stand up here but Lorin is controlling him well.
Lorin wants to take a breather but Nash is having none of it.
Lorin tries to pass to full mount but Nash defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four 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.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.

Lorin closes the distance and clinches.
Nash is pressed up against the cage. Lorin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nash down to the mat. Nash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nash stuffs the takedown attempt from Lorin. Lorin gets slowly back to his feet.
Lorin avoids the head kick by Nash.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lorin scores a takedown into full mount!
Nash is squirming around, avoiding Lorin's attempts to control the action.
Nash is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lorin trying to control but Nash is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sevyn Lorin 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!

Lorin looks for a takedown but Nash sprawls well.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nash tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lorin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nash is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lorin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lorin throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lorin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nash is keeping the position for now.

Nash pushes Lorin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nash closes the distance but Lorin moves to the side

and Lorin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorin.
Nash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorin is working for takedown but Nash is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nash misses with some punches.
Lorin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nash prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sevyn Lorin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lorin backwards.
Nash working aggressively here.
Nash wants to get back to striking at distance but Lorin won't allow it.
Nash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Lorin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nash clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorin trying to control momentarily.

Lorin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nash has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Nash is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lorin gets his way!
Will Lorin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nash wants to get back to his feet.

Lorin working for a choke but Nash is defending well.
Nash looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nash preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lorin.
Nash controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Lorin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Nash has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Nash holding both Lorin 's hands and preventing any damage.

Lorin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Nash has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lorin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nash's body.
A lull in the action here.

Lorin looking for the choke but no joy.
Nash holding both Lorin 's hands and preventing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sevyn Lorin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lorin, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sevyn Lorin!