PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn comes to the ring accompanied by 50 cent ft mann - buzzin new song 2010 music video . McKenzie has chosen Flower Of Scotland as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Severn
vs
McKenzie

188 cm
29
186 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

175 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn shoots in and drives through. McKenzie sprawls well.

McKenzie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKenzie trying to advance position but Severn counters by regaining guard.
Severn wants to sweep but no luck.
McKenzie scoring with some ground and pound.
Severn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McKenzie tries to free his leg and advance position but Severn is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKenzie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Severn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McKenzie throwing strikes from guard but Severn blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Severn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McKenzie.
Severn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKenzie defending well though.
McKenzie has hold of Severn's hands but Severn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Severn wants to free his trapped foot but McKenzie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Severn trying to control the action but McKenzie is working from the bottom.
Severn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McKenzie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McKenzie trying to control here.
Severn is keen to just control but McKenzie is a slippery customer.
McKenzie landing a few short strikes.
McKenzie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McKenzie tries to roll over but Severn keeps him under control.
McKenzie is pressing down on Severn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Severn with a flurry of punches that miss.
McKenzie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Severn's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Severn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Severn is controlling McKenzie's posture.
McKenzie throwing strikes from guard but Severn blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McKenzie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McKenzie is looking to work some ground and pound but Severn has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKenzie's guard.
Severn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McKenzie is trying to keep Severn in close.
Severn preventing the sweep.
McKenzie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Severn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McKenzie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Severn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Severn forces his way into half guard.
Severn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn is trying to control. McKenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Severn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKenzie's head.
Severn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McKenzie's head.
Severn wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKenzie keeps working.
McKenzie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McKenzie lands a decent punch to the body there.
Severn throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severn won't allow McKenzie to sweep him here.
Severn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Severn wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dan Severn will probably get the nod.
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.

McKenzie scores with a jab to the body.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that Severn avoids nicely.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Severn has McKenzie up against the ropes in a clinch.
McKenzie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Severn wants a takedown.

Severn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Severn manages to end up in side control.
Severn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McKenzie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McKenzie is looking to regain half guard here but Severn keeps moving and retains side control.
Severn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie is looking to regain half guard here but Severn keeps moving and retains side control.
Severn trying to control the position but McKenzie is working away.
Severn scoring with punches from side control.
Severn lands a decent elbow from side control.
McKenzie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKenzie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Severn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Severn slows the pace down in half guard.
McKenzie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McKenzie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn landing some decent shots from guard.
Severn wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
McKenzie trying to keep a closed guard but Severn is proving a slippery customer.
McKenzie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dan Severn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKenzie tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Severn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McKenzie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severn is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn trying to control but McKenzie is working from the bottom.
Severn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Severn controls from within his opponent's guard.
McKenzie trying to strike off his back.
McKenzie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McKenzie wants to sweep but no luck.
Severn trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McKenzie's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn trying to control the position from guard on top but McKenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severn is looking to work some ground and pound but McKenzie has wrist control.
Severn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McKenzie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Severn's guard.
McKenzie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Severn keeping full guard, as McKenzie tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKenzie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severn controls McKenzie momentarily but McKenzie frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Severn 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!

McKenzie has a takedown stuffed.
McKenzie misses with a body kick.
Severn fails with the takedown.
McKenzie shoots in looking for a takedown but Severn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McKenzie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McKenzie.
Severn prevents McKenzie from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McKenzie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Severn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a strike but Severn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Severn trying to control but McKenzie is working from the bottom.
McKenzie controls Severn momentarily but Severn frees himself.
McKenzie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn passes McKenzie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McKenzie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Severn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Severn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Severn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McKenzie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Severn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Severn wants to pass the guard but McKenzie is defending well.
McKenzie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Severn.
McKenzie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Severn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Severn's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn turns into McKenzie and is now in his guard.
Severn scoring with punches to the head and body.
McKenzie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severn is one step ahead there.
McKenzie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Severn wants to control from the top but McKenzie keeps moving.
Severn looking to sit in guard and control but McKenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McKenzie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severn is keeping the position for now.
Dan Severn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn trying to control the position here.
Severn is trying to control the position but McKenzie postures up.
Rob McKenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McKenzie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McKenzie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severn looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKenzie is one step ahead there.
McKenzie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Severn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Severn, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dan Severn!