PBP Commentary

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

Severn
vs
Sionis

195 cm
31
215 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

200 cm
31
250 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Severn.

It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Severn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sionis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Severn scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Roman Sionis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Severn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sionis.
Severn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sionis's hands.
Sionis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Severn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sionis tried to score with a low kick but Severn checks it.
Severn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sionis manages to circle out of the way.
Severn avoids the body shot from Sionis.
Some bone on bone action there as Severn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sionis.
Sionis avoids the head kick by Severn.
Sionis's corner calls for a 1-2. Sionis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sionis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Severn moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Severn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Severn checks a leg kick.
Severn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Severn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sionis scrambles back to his feet.
Sionis throws a wild body kick that Severn sees coming a mile off.
Severn throws a body shot but no joy.
Sionis ducks under a wild hook from Severn.
Sionis misses with an uppercut.
Severn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sionis.
Severn avoids the head kick by Sionis.
Sionis connects with a high kick.
Severn throws a right hand that Sionis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sionis also avoids with ease.
Sionis slips a jab and a cross from Severn.
Sionis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Severn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sionis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Severn on the side of the head.
Sionis swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Severn counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sionis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Severn is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Severn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis avoiding damage.
Sionis presses Severn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.
Sionis is trying to stall.
Sionis just leaning against Severn, taking a breather.
Sionis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sionis can't find room to land a body shot as Severn controls the action.
Sionis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Severn working aggressively here.
Sionis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severn throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Severn lands a hook that snaps the head of Sionis backwards.
Still in the clinch, Severn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.
Sionis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sionis.
Severn tries to circle away but Sionis has him pinned against the cage.
Severn has Sionis pushed against the cage.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Sionis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sionis.
Severn is trying to break the clinch but Sionis has him pressed against the cage.
Sionis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Severn breaks from the clinch.
Sionis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Severn at a distance.
Severn moves in looking to clinch but Sionis pushes him off.
Sionis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severn.
A punch lands to the side of Sionis 's head but he takes it in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sionis drops Severn with a big knee straight up the middle! Severn is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Severn is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sionis throws a shot to the body.
Severn is looking to clinch.
Sionis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Severn.
Sionis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sionis scores with a body shot.
Severn misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sionis. That's going to slow Severn down.

Sionis moves into the clinch successfully.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.

Sionis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sionis scoring well with a low kick there.
Sionis ducks right into an uppercut from Severn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severn blocks a head kick by Sionis.
Sionis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Severn rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid body kick from Severn.
Severn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Sionis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Severn avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Severn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sionis.
Sionis pushes Severn away with a front kick.
Severn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roman Sionis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sionis missing with a left hand there. Severn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Severn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Severn tries to clinch but Sionis is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sionis.
Severn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sionis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sionis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Severn on the side of the head.
Sionis tries to land a leg kick but Severn saw it coming and moves away.
Sionis misses with a looping left.
Severn half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Sionis tenderised Severn's leg. Severn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Severn looks to throw the jab but Sionis is out of range.
It looks like Severn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sionis scores with a nice head shot.
Sionis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Severn on the side of the head.
Oh Severn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Chris Severn's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn moves forwards but Sionis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Severn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sionis's sensitive parts.
Severn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sionis.
Severn seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Sionis.
A telegraphed right hand from Sionis misses the target.
Severn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sionis lands with a cross.
Severn lands a head shot.
Sionis looks to land a right hand but Severn moved out of range.

Severn clinches with his opponent.
Severn misses with the head strike.
Severn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sionis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sionis swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.

Sionis has managed to clinch.
Sionis blocks an uppercut.
Sionis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Sionis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Severn as Sionis tries to tie him up.
A short right from Sionis on the inside.
Roman Sionis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Severn.

Sionis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Severn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sionis checks it well.
Sionis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Severn counters with an inside leg kick.
Severn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Severn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sionis under the eye.
Good leg kick by Severn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sionis.
Nice body kick from Severn.
Sionis looks to land a right hand but Severn moved out of range.
Severn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Sionis is predictable there
and Severn counters with a straight right hand.
Severn looks to throw the jab but Sionis is out of range.
Sionis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Severn tries to clinch but Sionis moves out of range.
Severn misses with a two punch combination.
A solid body kick from Sionis.

Sionis moves into the clinch successfully.

Severn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Severn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Chris Severn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sionis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Severn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sionis manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Severn checks a leg kick.
Severn misses with a lunging right hand
and Sionis counters with a good low kick that Severn was not able to check.
Severn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sionis closes the distance and clinches.
Sionis lands a left hand.
Sionis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Severn misses with a punch to the body.
Sionis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Severn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Severn fails to land.
Sionis effectively controlling the action here.
Severn managing to block the knees to the body from Sionis.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sionis.
Sionis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Severn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Severn misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Sionis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sionis.
Severn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Severn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Severn tries to clinch up.
Severn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Severn blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Severn.
Severn just misses with a punch to the body.
Severn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sionis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sionis lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sionis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sionis throws a body punch but Severn moves out of range.
A big right from Severn misses.
Sionis looks to throw the jab but Severn is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Severn gets tackled into the cage by Sionis. Sionis maintains the clinch.
Sionis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sionis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sionis.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Sionis.
Sionis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Severn tries to work over Sionis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sionis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sionis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Still in the clinch, Sionis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sionis slowing the pace effectively.
Sionis gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Severn throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sionis.
Sionis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sionis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severn letting Sionis take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a head punch that misses.
Sionis blocks an uppercut.
Sionis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 blocks a body shot from Sionis.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Severn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sionis lands a nice knee to the body.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sionis scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sionis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sionis lands with a left to the head.
Severn looking to slow down the pace here.
Sionis tries to land a knee to the head but Severn blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sionis taking a breather.

Sionis manages to break the clinch.
Sionis throws an overhand right that lands on Severn's shoulder, as Severn tries to avoid the shot.
Severn is looking to counter with head kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sionis.
Severn slips a jab from Sionis.
As Sionis tries to get set, Severn tries to push him back and clinch up but Sionis manages to avoid the attempt.
Sionis is looking to score with low kicks.
Severn tries to counter by clinching up but Sionis breaks away and moves out of range.
Sionis throws a hook but Severn blocks it.
Severn blocks a jab.
Sionis swings widly with a right hand
and Severn counters with a three punch combo that has Sionis backing up. Sionis nods at Severn to acknowledge the strikes.
Sionis jabs Severn right on the nose. Severn blinks but takes it well.
Sionis misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Severn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sionis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Severn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sionis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sionis swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Severn loads up on a big right hand but Sionis slips the punch.
Sionis thuds his right hand into Severn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Severn tries to close the distance and clinch but Sionis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sionis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sionis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sionis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Severn takes a swing at Sionis's ribcage but misses.
Severn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sionis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Sionis misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Sionis really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Severn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Severn tries to counter by clinching up but Sionis breaks away and moves out of range.
Severn moves away from the strike by Sionis.
Severn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sionis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Severn misses with a body shot.
Severn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sionis throws a low kick but Severn moves out of range easily.
Severn tries to clinch up.
Sionis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Severn works Sionis's body with a nice hook.
Sionis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sionis lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Severn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sionis - the referee stops the clock and Severn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sionis. Severn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sionis connects with a leg kick. Severn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn misses with an uppercut. Sionis saw that one coming.
Sionis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Severn's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.

Sionis lands a big uppercut and Severn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Severn looks OK. Sionis waves Severn back to his feet!
Severn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sionis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sionis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Severn checks it well.
Sionis scores with a nice strike.
Severn bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sionis comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Severn falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Severn was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Sionis!
Roman Sionis is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Roman Sionis thanked Bullet Proof System for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).