PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Legstrong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Severn
vs
Legstrong

195 cm
27
215 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

188 cm
27
234 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn cracks Legstrong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Severn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Legstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Severn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Severn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legstrong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Severn manages to get himself to full guard.

Severn wants to sweep here but Legstrong controlling him for the moment.
Legstrong trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.
Legstrong being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Legstrong is fighting to break Severn's control of his arms but Severn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Legstrong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Severn looking to control.
Legstrong wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from Severn.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Legstrong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Severn defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Severn. Those never looked like landing.
Severn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Severn defending well as Legstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Legstrong lands with a hook. Severn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Severn thuds his shin into the meat of Legstrong's side.
Severn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Severn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Severn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Severn throws a head kick but Legstrong moves out of range.
Severn leaves Legstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Legstrong.

Legstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Legstrong showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 is trying to get back to full guard.
Severn trying to control here.

Legstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
Legstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Severn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Chris Severn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Legstrong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Severn misses with the combination.
Legstrong moves out of range of the body kick from Severn.
Severn scores with a push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Legstrong.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Legstrong.
Severn throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but Severn circles away easily
and Severn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legstrong misses with a right hand
and Severn counters with a low kick, right behind Legstrong 's knee.

Legstrong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Severn's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legstrong is pressing down on Severn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Severn is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn trying to control from the bottom.
Severn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Legstrong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Legstrong trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Legstrong looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Severn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but Severn circles away easily
and Severn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chris Severn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong.
Legstrong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chris Severn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legstrong checks it well.
Legstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Severn sprawls well. Severn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Legstrong gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Severn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Legstrong won't allow Severn to sweep him here.
Severn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Legstrong is fighting to break Severn's control of his arms but Severn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Legstrong seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn wants to sweep but no luck.
Legstrong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Severn trying to control the position here.
Lance Legstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Severn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Severn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Legstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Legstrong goes for a double leg but Severn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Severn continues to drive forward.
Legstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Severn swivels and escapes.
Chris Severn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong.
Severn is looking to score with low kicks.
Severn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Legstrong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Legstrong is fighting to break Severn's control of his arms but Severn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Legstrong trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Legstrong wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Legstrong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Severn's guard.
Legstrong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong slips nicely into half guard.
Legstrong works his way into full mount!
Severn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Legstrong wants to control the pace but Severn is squirming around nicely.
Severn is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Legstrong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Severn has worked his arm free - good work by Severn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severn struggling a bit here.

Legstrong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Severn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Legstrong in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Legstrong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Severn stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Legstrong advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legstrong tries to control but Severn wriggling away.
Legstrong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Legstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Severn 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Severn!
After winning the bout, Chris Severn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.