PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Severus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FOSTER Zwingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zwingman has chosen Caravan Palace - Clash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Severus
vs
Zwingman

187 cm
32
200 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Stonewall

Stonewall
Hopkins Athletics

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 21 - 10 - 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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, FOSTER Zwingman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Zwingman. That snapped Severus's head back.
Severus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Severus ducks under a wild hook from Zwingman.
Severus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zwingman if he has to take too many more of those.
Severus throws a chopping leg kick but Zwingman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zwingman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Severus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zwingman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Severus.
Zwingman keeps the fight on the outside.
Severus ducks under a wild hook from Zwingman.
Severus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zwingman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Zwingman blocks the leg kick.
Zwingman lands a glancing blow to the side of Severus's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwingman walks into a straight right hand from Severus.
Severus throws the left hand but Zwingman avoids the punch easily.
Zwingman tests Severus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zwingman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severus lands the left hand.
Severus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zwingman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Severus.
Zwingman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Severus lands with a straight right. Zwingman didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Severus.
Severus tries to clinch there but Zwingman circles away.
Zwingman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Severus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zwingman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zwingman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Severus.
A big left from Zwingman misses.
Severus is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Severus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zwingman was well out of range. Poor timing from Severus.
Zwingman looks to land a right hand but Severus moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Severus.
Zwingman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Severus sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zwingman. Severus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zwingman, as that shot connected.

Severus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Severus working aggressively here.
Zwingman prevents a body shot from Severus.
Severus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zwingman swings wildly with an uppercut but Severus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Severus prevents a body shot from Zwingman.
Zwingman tries a body shot but Severus blocks it.
Severus is trying to maintain a safe position but Zwingman gets an underhook and turns Severus into the cage.
A hook to the body from Zwingman.
Zwingman has had enough of the clinch but Severus keeps him there for the moment.
Zwingman swings wildly with an uppercut but Severus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwingman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zwingman working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman tries to circle away but Severus has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severus.
Severus blocks an uppercut.
Severus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zwingman is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zwingman.
Zwingman misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zwingman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Severus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zwingman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severus.
Severus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlo Severus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zwingman throws a right hand that misses
and Severus counters with a big head kick but Zwingman shrugs it off.
Severus is looking to clinch.
Severus wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Severus gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zwingman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zwingman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zwingman lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Severus holds on and takes a little breather.
Severus is trying to control the position but Zwingman postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zwingman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwingman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Severus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Severus looking for a sweep. Not yet Severus, not yet.
Zwingman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Severus wants to stand up but Zwingman is controlling him.
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 Carlo Severus 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.

Severus throws a leg kick but Zwingman moved away.
Zwingman just misses with a punch to the body.
Severus misses with a hook.
Zwingman throws the left hand but Severus avoids the punch easily.
Severus misses with an uppercut.
Zwingman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Severus sprawls well. Severus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zwingman gets slowly back to his feet.
Zwingman misses the shot to the body.
Zwingman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zwingman throws a hook but Severus blocks it.
Severus throws a body punch but Zwingman moves out of range.
Zwingman throws a hook to the side of Severus's head but Severus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Severus throws a hook but Zwingman avoids it easily.
Zwingman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman tries for a takedown but Severus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Zwingman misses.
Severus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zwingman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zwingman lands a lovely overhand right.
Severus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zwingman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zwingman throws a looping overhand right but Severus ducks down to avoid it.
Severus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Severus throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Zwingman.
Severus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zwingman cracks Severus with a good jab.
Severus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Severus closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Zwingman counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman takes a swing at Severus's ribcage but misses.
Zwingman lands a nice shot to the body.
Severus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Severus leaves Zwingman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlo Severus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FOSTER Zwingman.
Zwingman throws a lazy uppercut
and Severus counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwingman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zwingman misses with an uppercut.
Zwingman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zwingman shoots and misses
and Severus counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Zwingman does no damage.
Zwingman is breathing heavily.
Severus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Severus cracks Zwingman with an open hand slap.
Severus throws a sloppy head kick and Zwingman moves out of range easily.
Severus connects with a crisp jab.
Severus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Severus slips a jab and a cross from Zwingman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Severus misses with a body shot
and Zwingman counters with a stiff right hand.
Severus lands with a kick to the temple. Zwingman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zwingman misses with a takedown attempt - Severus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Severus moves in looking to clinch but Zwingman pushes him off.
Severus stuffs the takedown attempt from Zwingman. Zwingman gets slowly back to his feet.
Severus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwingman.
Carlo Severus is winning the standup battle so far.
Zwingman closes the distance and clinches up with Severus, looking for a takedown. Zwingman pushes Severus against the cage but Severus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zwingman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zwingman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zwingman throws a body punch but Severus moves out of range.
Severus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zwingman.
Severus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zwingman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwingman misses with a looping right.
Severus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zwingman on the side of the head.
Severus tries to clinch there but Zwingman circles away.
Severus misses with a left hand
enabling Zwingman to counter with a crisp jab.
Zwingman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severus.
Severus misses with a leg kick.
Severus throws a leg kick but Zwingman moved away.
Severus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zwingman.
Nice jab there from Zwingman.
Zwingman slips a straight right by Severus.
Severus fails in his attempt to clinch.

Zwingman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Severus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Severus has Zwingman pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Severus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zwingman misses with a straight left.
Severus wants to clinch.
Severus is looking to clinch but Zwingman is avoiding it.
Severus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zwingman.
Severus swings for the body but Zwingman moves out of range.
Zwingman just misses with a punch to the body.
Severus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zwingman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Severus throws a head kick that misses.
Severus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Severus scores with a leg kick.
Severus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zwingman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Severus doesn't manage to clinch there - Zwingman circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Zwingman - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Severus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlo Severus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severus misses with a wild body shot.
Severus tries to clinch up.
Severus lands with a shot to the body.
Severus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Zwingman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Severus blocks a jab.
Severus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zwingman throws out the jab.
A big left from Zwingman misses.
Severus misses with an uppercut.
Severus throws a hook but Zwingman avoids it easily.
Zwingman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zwingman throws a jab but it's blocked by Severus.
FOSTER Zwingman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zwingman.
Zwingman working the ground and pound but Severus is defending the strikes.
Severus tries to improve position but can't.
Severus tries to escape but Zwingman is in control.
Severus manages to get one leg in to regain half 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!
Zwingman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Severus is concentrating on defense, preventing Zwingman from advancing position.
Severus is looking for a sweep. Zwingman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Severus trying to control from the bottom.
Zwingman winds up and cracks Severus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zwingman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Severus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman trying to advance position but Severus counters by regaining guard.
FOSTER Zwingman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zwingman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Severus is looking for a triangle but Zwingman pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zwingman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Severus is trying to control the position but Zwingman postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zwingman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carlo Severus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zwingman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Severus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zwingman.
Zwingman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zwingman tries to free his leg and advance position but Severus is retaining full guard.
Severus looking to control.
Severus trying to control the position here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zwingman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severus working a defensive guard here.
Zwingman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zwingman throwing strikes from guard but Severus blocks nicely.
Zwingman stops Severus from standing up.
Severus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zwingman postures up in Severus's guard and throws a big left but Severus blocks it.

Carlo Severus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Severus doesn't manage to clinch there - Zwingman circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zwingman.
Zwingman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Severus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zwingman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
FOSTER Zwingman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Severus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Severus!
Carlo Severus really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.