PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Obradovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Obradovic
vs
Severn

185 cm
26
228 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoran Obradovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Severn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Obradovic.
Obradovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Severn's head.
Obradovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obradovic scores with a jab.
Severn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obradovic swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Obradovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Obradovic lands with a cross.
Obradovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Obradovic misses with a head kick.
Obradovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obradovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Severn shoots for a takedown but Obradovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Obradovic defends it nicely.
Obradovic tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Severn keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obradovic. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obradovic. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.

Obradovic clinches up with Severn and pushes him back against the cage.
Obradovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Severn wants a takedown.
Zoran Obradovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Severn.
Obradovic misses with a body punch.
Severn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obradovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obradovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Severn looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Obradovic slams his shin into Severn's torso.
Obradovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obradovic tries to clinch up but Severn circles away and keeps his distance.
Obradovic scores with a hook.
Obradovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obradovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Severn in his tracks.
Severn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Severn tries to keep at a distance but Obradovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Obradovic missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic wants to stall.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obradovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obradovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severn is defending well for now.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obradovic misses with a knee strike.
Obradovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severn looking for a takedown.
Severn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obradovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obradovic scores with a shot to the body.
Obradovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Severn's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obradovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Obradovic lands a right hook to the body.

Obradovic takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Obradovic.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obradovic.
Obradovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Severn.
Obradovic missing with knees to the body.
Severn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Obradovic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Severn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severn is looking for a takedown.
Obradovic has Severn pressed against the cage.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Obradovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Obradovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Obradovic lands a body shot.
Obradovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Severn shoots in looking for a takedown. Obradovic tries to sprawl out of it but Severn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obradovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Severn closes the distance and clinches up with Obradovic, looking for a takedown. Severn pushes Obradovic against the cage but Obradovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marco Severn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obradovic tries to clinch up.
Obradovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severn can do to turn this around?
Obradovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obradovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Obradovic has closed the distance and engaged Severn in a clinch.
Severn is breathing heavily.
Obradovic lands a nice uppercut.
Severn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Obradovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zoran Obradovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Severn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obradovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obradovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Severn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obradovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obradovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obradovic lands a right hand.
Obradovic gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obradovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Severn.
Obradovic lands a nice uppercut.
Obradovic lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Obradovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obradovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Obradovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obradovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Severn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic stops a takedown attempt from Severn.
Zoran Obradovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obradovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Obradovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obradovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severn is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obradovic.
Obradovic missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Obradovic.
Obradovic presses Severn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obradovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Obradovic as the two fighters clinch.
Obradovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obradovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Severn avoids it.
Obradovic cracks Severn with a nice body shot.
Obradovic digs a right hand underneath Severn's ribcage. Severn let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Obradovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Severn avoiding damage as Obradovic throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Obradovic.
Obradovic lands an elbow that stopped Severn in his tracks for a moment.
Obradovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Obradovic.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Obradovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obradovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severn takes a shot to the head.
Obradovic is stalling here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obradovic works on Severn's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obradovic.
Obradovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severn is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obradovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severn is defending well for now.
Severn is working for takedown but Obradovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Obradovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severn or not.
Severn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Severn can't get the takedown.
Obradovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Obradovic.
Severn is working for takedown but Obradovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Obradovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Severn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Severn takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obradovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Severn avoids the damage to the body.
Severn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obradovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obradovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severn or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Obradovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoran Obradovic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Obradovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obradovic.
Obradovic lands with a shot to the body.
Obradovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obradovic throws a shot to the body.
Obradovic is looking to wear down Severn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obradovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obradovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obradovic, right into the meat.
Severn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obradovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Severn scrambles back to his feet.
Severn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obradovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obradovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Severn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Severn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Severn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obradovic lands a head shot.
Severn is still on wobbly legs! Can Obradovic finish him?
Severn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Obradovic. Obradovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Obradovic throws a leg kick which misses Severn's front leg but catches the back leg as Severn tries to avoid it.
Obradovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Severn seems to have recovered his senses.
Obradovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zoran Obradovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obradovic lands a nice hook to Severn's body. Severn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic throws a leg kick which misses Severn's front leg but catches the back leg as Severn tries to avoid it.
Obradovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Severn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obradovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obradovic lands with a good body shot.
Obradovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Obradovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Obradovic feints and then cracks Severn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Severn down.
Obradovic lands a slapping body shot.
Zoran Obradovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obradovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Obradovic scores with a jab to the body.
Obradovic scores with a leg kick.
Obradovic throws a shot to the body.
Obradovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Obradovic scores with a hook.

Obradovic rushes Severn and presses him up against the cage.
Obradovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Severn avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obradovic working Severn over with knees to the body.
Obradovic lands a left hand.
Obradovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zoran Obradovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obradovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Severn avoids the damage to the body.
Severn avoiding damage as Obradovic throws knees to the body.
Obradovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Severn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Severn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obradovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Obradovic.
A body shot lands from Obradovic.
Nice body punch from Obradovic - that landed with a thud.
Obradovic pushes Severn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Severn managing to block the knees to the body from Obradovic.
Marco Severn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obradovic is leaning against Severn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obradovic lands a right hand.
Obradovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Severn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Obradovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obradovic 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Obradovic!