PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn comes to the cage accompanied by six pack of beer. Beetlejuice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Is Beetle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Severn
vs
Beetlejuice

225 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

208 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

TFP Graphics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beetlejuice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Severn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Severn as Beetlejuice shoots in.
Severn misses with a few strikes there.
Severn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Severn just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Severn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Beetlejuice closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beetlejuice lands in his opponent's guard.
Beetlejuice thows a big elbow that misses.
Beetlejuice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beetlejuice tries to free his leg and advance position but Severn is retaining full guard.
Severn wants to stand but Beetlejuice is controlling the position.
Beetlejuice is looking to advance position but Severn has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beetlejuice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beetlejuice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Severn lands a nice shot to the head.
Severn controlling from the full mount.
Beetlejuice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Severn controlling from the full mount.
Beetlejuice is trying to escape the mount.
Beetlejuice wants to hold on but Severn pushes him away.
Severn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Severn controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice is looking to get to half guard.
Beetlejuice tries to lock up and control but Severn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beetlejuice is trying desperately to improve position.
Severn trying to control but Beetlejuice is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beetlejuice tries to hold on but Severn postures up.
Severn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beetlejuice tries to hold on but Severn pushes him away.
Beetlejuice is squirming around, avoiding Severn's attempts to control the action.
Beetlejuice is trying to escape the mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Severn controlling from the full mount.
Beetlejuice is looking to improve his position but Severn isn't that keen on the idea.
Beetlejuice tries to lock up and control but Severn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beetlejuice is looking to get to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beetlejuice gets back to half guard.
Severn wants to stand up but Beetlejuice is controlling the position.
Severn prevents Beetlejuice from improving his position.
Severn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Beetlejuice.

Beetlejuice actively working from the bottom here.
Beetlejuice looks gassed!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Severn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Beetlejuice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Severn gets to his feet. Beetlejuice looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Severn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Severn looks to throw the jab but Beetlejuice is out of range.
Severn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bas Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severn stuns Beetlejuice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Beetlejuice rushes Severn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Severn.
Beetlejuice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severn digs a right hand underneath Beetlejuice's ribcage. Beetlejuice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Severn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Severn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beetlejuice stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Severn scores with a shot to the side of Beetlejuice's head.
Severn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Severn.
Severn gets through Beetlejuice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Beetlejuice.
Nice elbow from Beetlejuice.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beetlejuice stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Beetlejuice blocks a body shot from Severn.
Severn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beetlejuice tries to stall but Severn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Severn tries to land knees in the clinch but Beetlejuice avoids the damage to the body.
Severn swings wildly with an uppercut but Beetlejuice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice stalling in the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Severn takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Severn throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Beetlejuice slows down the pace here.
Beetlejuice stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Severn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beetlejuice.
Severn lands with a right to the head.
Beetlejuice trying to stall but Severn improves his position.
Beetlejuice leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lester Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice ducks under a wild hook from Severn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beetlejuice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beetlejuice staying out of range there.
Beetlejuice fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Severn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Severn slips under a jab.
Severn misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Severn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Severn misses with a wild body shot.
Beetlejuice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Severn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beetlejuice tries for a takedown but Severn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Severn looks to land a combination but Beetlejuice avoids it well.
Severn misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beetlejuice avoids the head kick by Severn.
Beetlejuice misses with an uppercut. Severn saw that one coming.
Severn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Severn cracks Beetlejuice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beetlejuice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Severn looking for a sweep. Not yet Severn, not yet.
Beetlejuice passes into half guard.
Beetlejuice is looking to take a break and control but Severn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Beetlejuice is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Severn regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Beetlejuice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn is controlling Beetlejuice's posture.
Beetlejuice trying to move into half guard but instead Severn has managed to sweep!

Beetlejuice is looking for a triangle here but Severn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Severn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No joy there for Severn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a big shot that misses.
Severn misses with a hook. Beetlejuice ducked under it nicely.
Severn throws a hook but Beetlejuice blocks it.
Beetlejuice tries to clinch up.
Bas Severn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Severn throws a hook to the side of Beetlejuice's head but Beetlejuice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beetlejuice moves away.
Beetlejuice moves away from the strike by Severn.

Beetlejuice has closed the distance and engaged Severn in a clinch.
Beetlejuice managing to block the knees to the body from Severn.
A body shot lands from Severn.
Severn lands an elbow that stopped Beetlejuice in his tracks for a moment.
Severn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beetlejuice looking to stall.
Severn lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Severn fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn scores with a knee to the head.
Severn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Severn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beetlejuice backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Severn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beetlejuice's brow.
Severn digs a right hand into Beetlejuice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beetlejuice's gas tank.
Severn digs a right hand underneath Beetlejuice's ribcage. Beetlejuice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Severn tries to work over Beetlejuice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severn blocks an elbow strike.
Severn blocks an elbow strike from Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Severn.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Bas Severn has been cut.
Beetlejuice blocks a body shot from Severn.
Severn pushes Beetlejuice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beetlejuice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Severn tries to throw a body punch but Beetlejuice avoids it by throwing Severn back against the cage.
Severn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beetlejuice is trying to maintain a safe position but Severn gets an underhook and turns Beetlejuice into the cage.
Beetlejuice stalls.
Beetlejuice continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Beetlejuice blocks an uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice wants a takedown but no success here.
Beetlejuice stalling against the cage.
Beetlejuice is trying to maintain a safe position but Severn gets an underhook and turns Beetlejuice into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lester Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice throws a leg kick but Severn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beetlejuice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Severn throws a jab but it's blocked by Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Beetlejuice clinches with his opponent.
Beetlejuice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beetlejuice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Severn throws an elbow but misses.
Severn lands a body shot.
A short left from Severn.
Beetlejuice misses with an elbow over the top.
Severn lands with a short shot to the head.
Severn lands an elbow inside.
Severn trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Severn.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beetlejuice tries to stall but Severn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Beetlejuice jumps into guard, dragging Severn to the mat.

Beetlejuice working for a triangle but Severn defends it easily.
Beetlejuice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beetlejuice looking for a sweep. Not yet Beetlejuice, not yet.
Beetlejuice throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Beetlejuice had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Severn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Beetlejuice Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Severn's back instead.
Severn is trying to stand back up.

Beetlejuice is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Severn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Severn surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Severn preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Beetlejuice.

Severn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Beetlejuice trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Severn doesn't escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Severn is really stuck here.

Beetlejuice is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Severn knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Severn for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Beetlejuice looking for the RNC.

Severn showing good submission defense here.
Severn biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Severn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bas Severn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Severn throws a body punch but Beetlejuice moves out of range.
Severn missing with a left hand there. Beetlejuice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Severn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Severn throws a shot from downtown. Beetlejuice moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Beetlejuice as Severn shoots in.
Severn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Severn misses.
Severn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Beetlejuice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Severn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beetlejuice.

Beetlejuice tries for a kimura but Severn is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beetlejuice trying to control the action but Severn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beetlejuice goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Severn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Beetlejuice's guard! Nice work there by Severn!
Beetlejuice wants to sweep here but Severn controlling him for the moment.
Severn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Severn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beetlejuice controls Severn momentarily but Severn frees himself.
Severn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Severn stopping the sweep attempt from Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice controls Severn momentarily but Severn frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Severn cracks Beetlejuice with an open hand slap.
Beetlejuice tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
Severn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Severn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Beetlejuice.
Severn misses with an uppercut.
Severn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beetlejuice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beetlejuice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Severn's waist but Severn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beetlejuice off to one side.
Severn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Severn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beetlejuice ducks under a wild hook from Severn.
Beetlejuice misses with a takedown attempt - Severn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Severn misses.
Severn misses with a hook. Beetlejuice ducked under it nicely.
Beetlejuice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Severn misses with a kick to the body.
Severn throws an overhand right that lands on Beetlejuice's shoulder, as Beetlejuice tries to avoid the shot.
Severn throws an overhand right that lands on Beetlejuice's shoulder, as Beetlejuice tries to avoid the shot.
Beetlejuice misses with a takedown attempt
and Severn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bas Severn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lester Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bas Severn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severn scores with a hook.
Beetlejuice slips a jab and a cross from Severn.

Beetlejuice forces Severn back against the cage and clinches.
Severn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Severn fails to land.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Severn lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Severn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Severn pushes off an throws an elbow but Beetlejuice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Severn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beetlejuice.
Severn lands a right hand.
Beetlejuice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Severn missing with knees to the body.
Beetlejuice tries to stall but Severn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beetlejuice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beetlejuice just leaning against Severn, taking a breather.
Beetlejuice looking to stall.
Severn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beetlejuice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beetlejuice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beetlejuice is looking to control Severn's arms but Severn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beetlejuice has his back to the cage.
Beetlejuice blocks the elbow strike.
Severn lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lester Beetlejuice.
Severn throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice defending well as Severn loads up on a big left hand.
Severn throws a jab but it's blocked by Beetlejuice.
Severn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beetlejuice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Severn.

Beetlejuice takes the fight into the clinch.
Bas Severn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beetlejuice stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Beetlejuice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Severn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Severn lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beetlejuice throws an elbow but misses.
Beetlejuice looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Severn.
Severn throws an elbow that misses.
Beetlejuice stalling in the clinch but Severn improves position.
Beetlejuice is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Severn has denied him.
Beetlejuice lands an elbow inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Severn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Severn digs a right hand underneath Beetlejuice's ribcage. Beetlejuice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beetlejuice has Severn pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Severn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Severn cracks Beetlejuice with a nice body shot.
Beetlejuice's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Severn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Severn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beetlejuice trying to stall but Severn improves his position.
Beetlejuice tries for a takedown but Severn manages to get underhooks.
Beetlejuice is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Beetlejuice is stalling here.
Severn misses with an elbow over the top.
Severn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beetlejuice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Severn missing with knees to the body.
Severn misses with a knee to the head.
Severn lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice blocks an elbow strike from Severn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice managing to block the knees to the body from Severn.
Beetlejuice looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Severn working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Severn.
Beetlejuice blocks an elbow strike from Severn.
Severn missing with knees to the body.
Beetlejuice wants to stall.
Severn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severn misses with an elbow over the top.
Beetlejuice stalling.
Beetlejuice throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Severn.
Severn lands a shoulder strike.
Severn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Severn is working Beetlejuice over against the cage.
Beetlejuice blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Severn.
Lester Beetlejuice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beetlejuice looking to slow down the pace here.
Severn throws a head punch that misses.
Severn misses with the head strike.
Beetlejuice tries to pull guard but Severn holds him up against the cage and eventually Beetlejuice drops back down to his feet.
Beetlejuice blocks an elbow strike from Severn.
Severn tries a knee to the head but Beetlejuice blocks it.
Beetlejuice blocking some punches.
Severn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beetlejuice blocks it with crossed arms.
Severn swings wildly with an uppercut but Beetlejuice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beetlejuice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beetlejuice looking to slow down the pace here.
Severn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Severn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beetlejuice is trying to maintain a safe position but Severn gets an underhook and turns Beetlejuice into the cage.
Severn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Severn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Severn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice slows down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Severn showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Bas Severn!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bas Severn!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bas Severn!

Bas Severn wins by unanimous decision!