PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Severus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Severus
vs
Kenneth Fitzgibbon

187 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

179 cm
27
189 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Severus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgibbon cracks Severus with an open hand slap.
Fitzgibbon avoids the head kick by Severus.
Fitzgibbon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzgibbon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzgibbon throws a shot from downtown. Severus moves away and avoids it.
Fitzgibbon throws a right and a left that Severus avoids nicely.
A combination from Fitzgibbon does no damage.
Carlo Severus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Severus.
Severus misses with the combination.
Severus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzgibbon. That did some damage!
Severus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgibbon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severus takes a swing at Fitzgibbon's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon dives in and grabs Severus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Severus pushes down on Fitzgibbon's head and hops out.
Severus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzgibbon's sensitive parts.
Severus tries to clinch but Fitzgibbon moves out of range.
Severus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzgibbon misses with a hook. Severus ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severus throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzgibbon moves out of range easily.
Severus lands a leg kick that knocks Fitzgibbon off balance momentarily.
Fitzgibbon lands the left hand.

Severus is rocked!
Fitzgibbon throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Severus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horrible takedown by Fitzgibbon or perhaps it was just good defense by Severus which made him look bad.
Fitzgibbon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Severus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Severus pinned against the cage. Severus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carlo Severus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon lands with a good body shot.
Fitzgibbon looks gassed!
Severus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Severus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severus throws a low kick but Fitzgibbon avoids it.
Fitzgibbon throws a right hand that Severus ducks under and follows up with a left that Severus also avoids with ease.
Severus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzgibbon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Severus is fending him off so far but Fitzgibbon persists. Nope, Severus circles away and we're back to standing.
Severus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Severus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzgibbon blocks a head kick by Severus.
Fitzgibbon throws a right hand that Severus ducks under and follows up with a left that Severus also avoids with ease.
Severus throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgibbon's shoulder, as Fitzgibbon tries to avoid the shot.
Severus tries a low kick but Fitzgibbon avoids it.
Severus tries to clinch up but Fitzgibbon circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzgibbon avoids the head kick by Severus.
Fitzgibbon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Severus lands with a kick to the temple. Fitzgibbon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fitzgibbon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzgibbon blocks a head kick by Severus.
Fitzgibbon moves out of range of the body kick.
Fitzgibbon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Severus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fitzgibbon thinking.
Carlo Severus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Severus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severus thuds a left hand into Fitzgibbon's body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Severus seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free but Severus has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Severus has him pressed against the cage.
Severus struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzgibbon controls his hands.
Fitzgibbon blocks an elbow strike from Severus.
Fitzgibbon blocks a body shot from Severus.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgibbon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is looking to break free of the clinch but Severus has double underhooks.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Severus is controlling him.
Severus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Severus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Severus with a knee to the head.
Severus scores with a shoulder strike.
Severus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Severus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Severus lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzgibbon backwards.
Severus misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Severus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severus digs a right hand underneath Fitzgibbon's ribcage. Fitzgibbon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Severus won't allow it.
Severus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Severus pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzgibbon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Severus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Severus won't allow it.
Severus landing knees to the head.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Severus has him pressed against the cage.
Severus tries to work over Fitzgibbon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severus scores with a knee to the head.
Severus landing knees to the body.
Severus misses with a body punch.
Fitzgibbon avoiding damage as Severus throws knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon is trying to force a seperation but Severus has the dominant position.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Severus is controlling him.
Severus throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Severus has him pressed against the cage.
Severus missing with knees to the body.

Fitzgibbon manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severus lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgibbon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Severus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Severus digs a good body shot into Fitzgibbon's ribs.
Severus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Severus. That's going to slow Fitzgibbon down.
Severus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Severus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Severus feints and then cracks Fitzgibbon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzgibbon down.

Severus gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Severus is controlling the position.

Fitzgibbon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgibbon misses with a series of wild punches.
Severus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Severus 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.

Severus throws a head kick that Fitzgibbon semi-blocks.
Severus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzgibbon tries to bum rush Severus with a series of wild strikes but Severus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fitzgibbon throws a hook but Severus avoids it easily.
Severus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Severus wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Severus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Severus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fitzgibbon clobbers Severus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitzgibbon blocks an elbow strike.

Fitzgibbon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Severus scores with a shot to the body.
Severus throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Severus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzgibbon is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severus scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Severus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severus dodges the punch combination from Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitzgibbon avoids the head kick by Severus.
Severus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Severus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Severus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Severus lands a high kick!
Severus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Severus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Severus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Severus stuffs the takedown attempt from Fitzgibbon. Fitzgibbon gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Severus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgibbon moves forwards but Severus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzgibbon misses the shot to the body.
Fitzgibbon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carlo Severus is winning the standup battle so far.
Severus lands a leg kick that knocks Fitzgibbon off balance momentarily.
Severus cracks the inside of Fitzgibbon's front leg.
Severus thows a body kick. Fitzgibbon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
No joy there for Severus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Fitzgibbon tries to keep at a distance but Severus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Severus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Severus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitzgibbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Severus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzgibbon backwards.
Severus tries to work over Fitzgibbon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Severus.
Fitzgibbon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Severus.
Severus tries a body shot but Fitzgibbon blocks it.
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Severus landing knees to the head.
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
Severus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Severus has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgibbon avoiding damage as Severus throws knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch but Severus keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Severus is controlling the position.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Severus connects with a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fitzgibbon breaks from the clinch.
Severus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzgibbon throws a nice looking combination but Severus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgibbon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fitzgibbon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Severus circles away quickly and effectively.
Severus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzgibbon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severus jabs Fitzgibbon right on the nose. Fitzgibbon blinks but takes it well.
Severus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Severus misses with a body shot.
Severus misses with a head kick.
Severus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Severus moves out of range.
Fitzgibbon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Severus.
Fitzgibbon tries to bum rush Severus with a series of wild strikes but Severus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severus is looking to clinch.
Fitzgibbon throws a right and a left that Severus avoids nicely.
A left lands for Severus.
Fitzgibbon ducks right into an uppercut from Severus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Severus 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!

Fitzgibbon scores with a takedown into Severus's guard.
Fitzgibbon advances to half guard.
Severus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fitzgibbon is working away from the top position though.

Fitzgibbon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Severus is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!