PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Severus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Lights Out - Bobby Light as his entrance music. Carlo Severus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Severus
vs
Reynolds

187 cm
34
200 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

197 cm
33
224 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlo Severus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niko Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severus tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Severus finds it's way round the side to connect with Reynolds's head.
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds swinging wildly here.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Severus pushes him off.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Severus was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Severus is avoiding it.
Reynolds wants to clinch
and Severus counters with a nice kick to the body.

Reynolds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Severus looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Severus scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Severus controls his hands.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds is looking to break free of the clinch but Severus has double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Severus.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Severus is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Severus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds looks winded!
Severus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Severus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severus lands a good knee to the midsection. Reynolds won't want to take too many of those.
Severus misses with a knee strike.
Severus scores a nice knee to the body.
Severus lands an elbow just above Reynolds 's eye.
Severus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Severus misses with a knee strike.
Severus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Severus landing knees to the body.
Severus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Severus lands a nice knee to the body.
Severus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.
Severus lands an elbow inside.
Severus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severus tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Severus misses with a knee strike.
Severus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Severus misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reynolds lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Reynolds.
Severus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Severus throws knees to the body.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside.
Severus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Severus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severus.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Severus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.

Reynolds gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Severus uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Reynolds fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Severus is out of range.
Severus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynolds.
Severus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reynolds wants to clinch but Severus slips to the side
and Severus counters with an outside leg kick.
Severus moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Severus.
Severus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Severus.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Severus is having none of it.
Severus feints and then cracks Reynolds's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reynolds down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds swings for the body but Severus moves out of range.
Severus cracks Reynolds with an open hand slap.
Severus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Severus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped Severus's head back.
Severus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Severus throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds closes the distance and clinches up with Severus, looking for a takedown. Reynolds pushes Severus against the cage but Severus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Severus avoids them all with ease.
Reynolds moves forwards but Severus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Severus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Severus tries a head kick but it misses.
Severus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Severus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick
and Severus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reynolds thinking.
Severus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Severus stuns Reynolds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Severus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reynolds.
Severus connects with a high kick.
Severus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Severus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
enabling Severus to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Severus was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Severus.
Severus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reynolds. Reynolds circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Severus pushes him off.
Reynolds misses the body punch
and Severus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Severus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Severus lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Severus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds tries to clinch but Severus is having none of it.
Reynolds lands a jab to Severus's midsection.
Severus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Severus lands a front kick.
Niko Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Severus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Severus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reynolds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reynolds's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Severus pushes Reynolds away with a front kick.
Severus lands a head kick. Reynolds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Severus connects with a nice looking jab.
Reynolds is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Severus rather than just go for the knockout.

Severus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reynolds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Severus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Severus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Severus looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Severus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Severus.
Severus lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Severus scores a nice knee to the body.
Severus lands a damaging elbow.
Severus scores a nice knee to the body.
Severus lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severus connects with a knee to the head.

Reynolds is rocked!
Severus scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Severus finish him?
Severus lands a big knee! That's hurt Reynolds! Oh, he's all over the place! Severus lands another knee that sends Reynolds to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Severus!
Carlo Severus really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.