PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Four Star Mary - Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Severn
vs
Sweeney

193 cm
32
280 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

225 cm
34
294 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

BlackStar Athletics

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sweeney.
Sweeney misses with a straight right.
Severn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Severn avoids a kick to the body.
Severn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sweeney if he has to take too many more of those.
Severn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sweeney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Severn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Severn is looking to counter punch.
Severn blocks a jab.
Severn throws a head kick that misses.
Sweeney avoids the head kick by Severn.
Severn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Severn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn throws a body shot but no joy.
Severn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sweeney misses with a shot to the body
and Severn counters with a one-two to the body.
Severn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sweeney. Sweeney obviously looking to wear him down.
Severn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sweeney counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn throws a lazy right hand but Sweeney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Severn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sweeney.
Bas Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severn scores with a jab to the body.
Severn throws a head kick that misses.
Severn ducks under a wild hook from Sweeney.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Severn.
Severn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sweeney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Severn misses with an uppercut.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sweeney looks to throw the jab but Severn is out of range.
Severn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Severn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sweeney misses the shot to the body.
Severn misses with a body kick.
Severn backing away here, and Sweeney unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sweeney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sweeney.
Severn fails to land with a series of punches.
Severn lands a jab.
Sweeney throws an overhand right that lands on Severn's shoulder, as Severn tries to avoid the shot.
Severn throws a leg kick which misses Sweeney's front leg but catches the back leg as Sweeney tries to avoid it.
Severn misses with a body shot.
Sweeney tries a quick counter leg kick but Severn is wise to it.
Severn throws a sloppy head kick
and Sweeney counters with a low kick, right behind Severn 's knee.
Severn is breathing heavily.
Severn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sweeney counters with a low kick, right behind Severn 's knee.
A big right from Sweeney misses.
Severn scores with a spinning back kick!
Severn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sweeney tries to bum rush Severn with a series of wild strikes but Severn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bas Severn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sweeney connects with a right hand. Severn shakes it off.
Severn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sweeney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sweeney throws a low kick, looking for Severn's leg but Severn calmly moves out of range.
Sweeney throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sweeney looks to land a right hand but Severn moved out of range.
Severn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sweeney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sweeney throws out a leg kick but Severn moves out of range and Sweeney only half commits.
Severn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Severn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Severn throws a head kick that misses.
Sweeney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Severn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sweeney tries to score with a low kick but Severn moves his leg out of the way.
Severn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sweeney slips under a jab.
Severn motions for Sweeney to come forward. Severn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sweeney throws a counter combo.
A good leg kick by Severn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeney walks into a straight right hand from Severn.
Severn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sweeney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Severn thinking.
Severn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
Severn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Severn throws a hook to the side of Sweeney's head but Sweeney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severn lands with an overhand left.

Sweeney clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Severn 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.

Severn misses with a two punch combination.
Severn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Severn drops his hands momentarily and Sweeney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bas Severn is winning the standup battle so far.
Severn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sweeney.
Severn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Severn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweeney was well out of range. Poor timing from Severn.
Severn misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Sweeney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sweeney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Severn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sweeney. That did some damage!
Sweeney swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Severn throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney lands a high kick!
Severn misses the shot to the body.
Sweeney avoids a kick to the body.
Severn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Severn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sweeney moves out of range of the body kick from Severn.
Sweeney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Severn.
Severn just misses with a punch to the body.
Severn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Severn misses with a body kick.
Severn looks for the body kick but Sweeney saw that one coming.
Sweeney slips under a jab.
Sweeney throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Severn.
A good leg kick by Sweeney.
Severn thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Severn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Severn, right into the meat.
Severn throws a hook but Sweeney blocks it.
Sweeney tries to score with a low kick but Severn moves his leg out of the way.
Severn throws a leg kick which misses Sweeney's front leg but catches the back leg as Sweeney tries to avoid it.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Severn scores with the left hand. Sweeney knows he should have avoided that one.
Severn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Severn throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Severn!
Severn throws a leg kick which misses Sweeney's front leg but catches the back leg as Sweeney tries to avoid it.
Sweeney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Severn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sweeney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Severn.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sweeney is predictable there
and Severn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sweeney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Severn misses with a kick to the body.
Sweeney attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Severn misses with a looping right.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but Severn moved away.
Severn tries a low kick but Sweeney avoids it.
Severn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Severn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Severn lands a right hook to the body.
Sweeney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Severn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sweeney can do to turn this around?
Severn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn digs a good hook to Sweeney's body.
Severn's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Severn misses with a body kick.
Severn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweeney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sweeney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Sweeney wants to slow Severn down by chopping away at his legs.
Severn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sweeney's head.
Sweeney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Severn.
Sweeney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Severn finds it's way round the side to connect with Sweeney's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Severn. Sweeney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sweeney walks forward, straight into a front kick from Severn.
Sweeney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sweeney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Severn checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Severn dominated that second round.
That's time! Severn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Severn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sweeney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Declan Sweeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sweeney misses with a straight right.
Severn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Severn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sweeney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Severn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweeney.
Severn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sweeney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Sweeney misses.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but Severn checks it.
Severn with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney throws a low kick but Severn avoids it.
Severn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Severn throws a shot to the body.
Severn lands a nice looking body shot.
Sweeney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Severn throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sweeney.
Severn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Severn.
Severn throws a body shot but no joy.
Sweeney drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Severn defends it well.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sweeney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sweeney moves out of range of the body kick.
Severn lands a nice shot that snaps Sweeney's head back.
Severn scores with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sweeney might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Severn has got the better of the exchanges.
Severn connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Severn is looking to wear down Sweeney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sweeney. That did some damage!
Severn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sweeney does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Severn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Severn.
Sweeney throws a hook but Severn blocks it.
Severn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Severn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Severn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sweeney swings away with a body shot that misses
and Severn counters with a straight right hand.
Sweeney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Severn.
Sweeney tries a quick counter leg kick but Severn is wise to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Severn blocks the leg kick.
Severn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a combination. Sweeney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Severn.
Severn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweeney manages to avoid it.
Sweeney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Severn.
Severn thuds a left hand into Sweeney's body.
Severn lands a nice looking body kick.
Severn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Severn misses with an uppercut. Sweeney saw that one coming.
Severn takes a swing at Sweeney's ribcage but misses.
Sweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Severn.
Severn misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Severn swings for the body but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bas Severn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Severn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Severn keeps Sweeney at a distance using the push kick.
Severn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sweeney doesn't seem bothered though.
Severn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sweeney's head backwards.
Sweeney scoring well with a low kick there.
Sweeney fails to land with a series of punches.
Severn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sweeney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sweeney with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Severn counter with a right hand.
Severn misses with a hook. Sweeney ducked under it nicely.

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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Severn!
In defeat, Declan Sweeney stepped up to the mic, saying 'It feels so good to get a big victory tonight, I want to thank my sponsors, my fans my fam....... Hey what??? What do you mean I didn't win??? This is an outrage!!'.