PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes into the arena with I want it all blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Bruce
vs
Severn

195 cm
32
287 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

193 cm
26
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Severn tries a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt - Severn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Severn pinned against the cage. Severn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Severn walks into a left hand.
Bruce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Bruce scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bruce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bruce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Severn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Severn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Bruce is keen to just control but Severn is a slippery customer.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Severn's head.
Bruce working the head and body with strikes.

Bruce wants to work for an arm triangle but Severn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Severn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Severn wants to improve his position but Bruce is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Severn actively working from the bottom here.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Severn defending well though.
Severn has hold of Bruce's hands but Bruce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bruce trying to work for an americana but Severn has managed to regain full guard.
Severn wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Severn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce with a nice head shot there.
Bruce 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.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Bruce passes Severn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bruce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Bruce there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Severn dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Severn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bruce lands a nice short elbow.
Severn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bruce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bruce's back!
Bruce breaks Severn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Severn working for a triangle but Bruce defends it easily.
Severn keeping full guard, as Bruce tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bruce shoots in looking for a takedown but Severn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bruce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruce.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruce.
Severn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Severn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruce lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Severn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Severn but Severn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A leg kick checked by Bruce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Severn connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Severn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws a predictable looking body shot
and Severn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce tries to bum rush Severn with a series of wild strikes but Severn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
Severn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Severn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
Severn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Severn manages to avoid it.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Severn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Severn throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Severn walks into a jab.
A solid body kick from Severn.
Severn misses with a head kick.

Severn knocks Bruce to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Bruce is rocked!
Severn lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Bruce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Severn lands a strong strike to the head of Bruce. That's dazed him! Severn looking to finish here. Bruce is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Severn lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Severn!