PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Fanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raif Severence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raif Severence will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fanger
vs
Severence

189 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Fanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raif Severence!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fanger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Severence wants to get back to full guard.

Fanger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fanger passes to side control.
Fanger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Severence down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severence can't do much from the bottom here.
Severence tries to buck Fanger off but Fanger is having none of it.
Severence throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Severence is looking to reverse the position.
Fanger trying to control the action but Severence is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fanger is chipping away with strikes.
Fanger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fanger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Fanger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Severence is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Severence taking a bit of punishment here - Fanger scoring with strikes.
Fanger cracks Severence with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Fanger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fanger working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanger working the body and head with strikes.
Fanger lands an elbow.
Severence is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fanger connects with a decent elbow.
Severence tries to improve position but can't.
Fanger wants to control but Severence is keeping him busy.
Severence tries to bench press Fanger off him but Fanger keeps the position.
Severence is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fanger connects with a decent elbow.
Severence tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fanger presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Severence is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Severence tries to hold on but Fanger postures up.
Fanger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Severence is looking to escape.
Fanger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fanger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Severence is trying to escape the mount.
Severence gets back to half guard.
Fanger working over Severence with some ground and pound. Severence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Severence tries to roll over but Fanger keeps him under control.
Severence is pressing down on Fanger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fanger working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Severence's head.
Fanger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Severence is trying to keep Fanger in close.
Fanger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severence is keeping the position for now.
Fanger postures up in Severence's guard and throws a big left but Severence blocks it.
Fanger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Severence looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Severence working for a triangle but Fanger defends it easily.
Severence looks gassed!
Fanger trying to control but Severence is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Severence shoots and misses

and Fanger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Severence won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Fanger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Fanger.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fanger.
Severence tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fanger advances to full mount.
Fanger looking to finish Severence with some ground and pound. This is bad for Severence!
BOOM! Fanger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fanger looking to control but Severence is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fanger lands a nice shot to the head.
Severence wants to control but Fanger is having none of it.
Severence keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Fanger swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Severence is now in Fanger's guard. A big mistake from Fanger there, giving up the dominant position!
Severence sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fanger's guard.
Fanger wants to get back to full guard.
Severence content to control rather than advance.
Fanger gets full guard.

Fanger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Severence passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Severence is looking for a kimura but Fanger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Severence to get the leverage.
Lance Fanger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fanger wants to control but Severence is keeping busy.
Fanger moves into full guard.
Severence trying to control but Fanger is working from the bottom.
Severence stopping the sweep attempt from Fanger.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fanger is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanger throws a big right hand that misses.
Fanger stays in close to Severence's body and controls the position.
Severence can't keep his opponent in guard - Fanger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fanger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fanger working over Severence with some ground and pound. Severence looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fanger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Severence is trying to maintain the position but Fanger is very close to passing his half guard.
Severence throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fanger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Severence is trying to control but can't.
Fanger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fanger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Severence!
Severence is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Severence tries to reverse the position but Fanger maintains control.
Fanger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Severence wants to control but Fanger is having none of it.
Fanger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Fanger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Severence wants to clinch but Fanger slips to the side

and Fanger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Severence's guard now.
Fanger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Severence's guard.
Severence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fanger is working away from the top position though.
Fanger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fanger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Severence knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fanger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fanger is thwarting Severence's attempts to control the position.
Fanger wants to control but Severence is keeping him busy.
Fanger winds up and cracks Severence with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanger wants to free his trapped foot but Severence is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Severence is trying to stand.

Fanger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Severence defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fanger trying to control from Severence's half guard. Severence has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Severence wants to sweep but no luck.
Fanger looking to pass the guard.
Fanger trying to control but Severence is working from the bottom.

Severence has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fanger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fanger stands up over Severence, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Severence trying to control the position.

Fanger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Severence looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Severence looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Severence!
Fanger is not content to let Severence control the position.
Severence taking a breather here.
Fanger is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanger gets back to half guard.
Fanger manages to get to full guard.

Fanger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Severence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fanger punching to the body, from the bottom.
Severence stopping the sweep attempt from Fanger.
Severence tries to stand but Fanger is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fanger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fanger keeping moving, preventing Severence from controlling successfully.
Fanger has momentary wrist control but Severence slips an elbow through the middle.

Fanger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fanger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severence is one step ahead there.

Severence thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Fanger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fanger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Fanger!