PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasqs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Severus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Velasqs
vs
Severus

209 cm
25
208 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

187 cm
31
200 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasqs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Severus!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasqs moves away.
Severus misses with a body kick.
Velasqs moves out of range of the body kick from Severus.
Severus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Severus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasqs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Severus moves out of range of the body kick from Velasqs.
Severus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Severus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velasqs's sensitive parts.
Severus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasqs moves away.
Severus misses with the body kick
and Velasqs counters with a nice leg kick.
Severus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Severus looks to throw a body kick
and Velasqs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Severus blocks a head kick by Velasqs.
Velasqs scores with a shot to the body.
Carlo Severus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Severus misses with a low kick.
Severus throws a leg kick
and Severus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Severus.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velasqs checks a leg kick.
Velasqs checks the leg kick.
Severus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Velasqs scores with a nice strike.
Severus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasqs was well out of range. Poor timing from Severus.
Velasqs throws out a leg kick but Severus moves out of range and Velasqs only half commits.
Severus misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Velasqs is out of range.
Severus ducks under a wild hook from Velasqs.
Severus looks for the body kick but Velasqs saw that one coming.
Severus throws a low kick but Velasqs moves out of range easily.
Severus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Severus wants to slow Velasqs down by chopping away at his legs.
Velasqs lands with a nice body punch.
Velasqs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Severus looks for the body kick but Velasqs saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severus thows a leg kick but Velasqs checks it
enabling Velasqs to counter with a crisp jab.

Severus has managed to clinch.
Velasqs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velasqs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs blocks a body shot from Severus.
Severus lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Cain Velasqs has been cut.
Severus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Velasqs.
A frustrated look appears on Velasqs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Severus tries a knee to the head but Velasqs blocks it.
Severus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velasqs backwards.
Severus lands an elbow inside.
Severus gets through Velasqs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Severus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velasqs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Severus tries to land a knee to the head but Velasqs blocks with his arms.
Severus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Severus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velasqs avoids it.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Severus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severus tries to land knees in the clinch but Velasqs avoids the damage to the body.
Severus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velasqs or not.
Severus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velasqs wants to stall.
Velasqs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Severus misses with a knee to the head.
Velasqs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Severus is keeping busy.
Severus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Velasqs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Severus.
Severus digs a right hand underneath Velasqs's ribcage. Velasqs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velasqs prevents a body shot from Severus.
Severus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Severus on the inside.

Velasqs manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Severus gets to his feet. Velasqs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Severus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasqs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body kick there by Severus.
Severus misses with a body kick.
Severus tries to clinch but Velasqs moves out of range.
Severus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Severus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Severus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Severus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Velasqs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Velasqs throws a head kick but Severus moves out of range.
Severus misses with a leg kick.
Velasqs avoids the body shot from Severus.
Severus throws a lazy body kick
and Velasqs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carlo Severus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Severus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Severus looks for the body kick but Velasqs saw that one coming.
Velasqs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Severus is out of range and Velasqs settles back down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Severus - that will leave a mark!
Severus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Severus misses with a body shot
and Velasqs counters with a big head kick but Severus shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Severus.
Severus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Severus gets a clinch.
Velasqs prevents a body shot from Severus.
Severus misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Severus lands an uppercut.
Severus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Velasqs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Velasqs is trying to break the clinch but Severus has him pressed against the cage.
Severus lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Severus.
Severus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Severus scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Severus.
Severus lands a nice shot to the body.
Severus lands with a short shot to the head.
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
Severus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Velasqs throws a punch but it's blocked by Severus.
Severus lands an elbow inside.

Cain Velasqs's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Severus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velasqs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Severus's elbow.
Velasqs blocks a body shot from Severus.
Severus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Velasqs is trying to pull guard but Severus has him pressed against the cage.
Velasqs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Severus tries to land a knee to the head but Velasqs blocks with his arms.
Severus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Velasqs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Severus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Severus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Severus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severus lands a nice elbow.
Velasqs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlo Severus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velasqs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Severus tries to work over Velasqs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velasqs tries to break free but Severus pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severus lands an elbow that stopped Velasqs in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Severus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Severus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Severus lands a shot to the body.
Severus lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Severus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velasqs's brow.
Severus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Severus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Severus tries to land knees in the clinch but Velasqs avoids the damage to the body.
Severus with a knee to the head.

Cain Velasqs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velasqs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Severus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Velasqs is defending well for now.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Severus looking to throw knees to the head but Velasqs is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Severus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cain Velasqs's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Velasqs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velasqs lands with a kick to the temple. Severus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Severus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Severus moves out of range of the body kick from Velasqs.
Velasqs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Severus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Velasqs checks a leg kick.
Velasqs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Velasqs checks a leg kick nicely.
Severus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasqs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Severus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Severus misses with a body shot
and Velasqs counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasqs throws a nice head kick!
Severus throws a front kick aimed at Velasqs's knee but Velasqs avoids it well.

Severus moves into the clinch.
Severus working Velasqs over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Severus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Severus lands a knee to the head.
Severus lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severus tries to land a knee to the head but Velasqs blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Severus.
Severus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velasqs or not.
Severus connects with a knee to the head.
Severus lands a good knee to the midsection. Velasqs won't want to take too many of those.
Severus scores with a knee to the head.
Severus scores a nice knee to the body.
Cain Velasqs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlo Severus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Severus.
Velasqs avoiding damage as Severus throws knees to the body.
Severus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velasqs misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Severus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Velasqs's brow.
Severus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velasqs.
Severus working Velasqs over with knees to the body.
Velasqs working hard to break the clinch.
Severus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Severus misses with a knee to the head.
Severus tries to land a knee to the head but Velasqs blocks with his arms.
Severus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs is trying to break free.
Severus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jeez, Cain Velasqs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Severus cracks Velasqs with a nice body shot.
Severus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velasqs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Severus crunches a lovely knee into Velasqs's ribcage.
Severus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velasqs blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Severus digs a right hand into Velasqs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velasqs's gas tank.
Severus pushes Velasqs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Severus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velasqs avoids it.
Severus blocks an uppercut.
Severus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velasqs backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasqs working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Velasqs.
Velasqs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Severus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Velasqs's face.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Velasqs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlo Severus!
Carlo Severus really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.