PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Severn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Severn
vs
War

195 cm
33
215 lbs
25 - 20 - 1

197 cm
37
212 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Hellbent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War scores with a shot to the body.
War throws a leg kick but Severn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from War.
Severn tries to bum rush War with a series of wild strikes but War uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Severn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. War looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Severn doesn't manage to clinch there - War circles away.
War throws a big counter head kick but Severn avoids it with no problem.
War's jab looks to have found its range, popping Severn under the eye.
Severn misses with an uppercut
and War counters with a left to the body.
War lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Severn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and War counters with a quick right hand to the 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Severn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Severn misses the target.
War avoids the body shot from Severn.
Severn misses with a wild body shot.
Severn misses with a looping right.
Severn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
War lands a nice hook to Severn's body. Severn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Severn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn scores with a nice head shot.
War scores with a crisp jab that stopped Severn in his tracks.
Severn misses with a wild body shot.
Severn lands a really nice looking cross but War seems unphased.
Holy War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by War.
War stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and War wants it to stay on the feet.
Severn tries to move into range but War moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Severn checks a leg kick.
Severn checks the leg kick nicely there.
War takes one to the chin there.
Severn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn closes this distance looking for a takedown but War circles away.
War throws a leg kick which misses Severn's front leg but catches the back leg as Severn tries to avoid it.
Severn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to War's calf.
Severn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War misses the shot to the body.
War tried to score with a low kick but Severn checks it.
Nice shot lands for Severn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Severn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

War moves into range and clinches up with Severn.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War blocks an uppercut.
War works on Severn's body with a couple of short punches.
War scores with a hook to the body.
War lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severn blocks a body shot from War.
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Severn's elbow.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War misses with a body punch.
Severn lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Severn scores with a hook to the body.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by War.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severn lands a left hand that snaps the head of War backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
Severn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
Nice body punch from War.
Severn blocking some punches.
Severn is working War over against the cage.
Severn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Severn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by War.
War doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Severn controls the action.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severn misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severn blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by War.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Severn.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
Severn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
War lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severn.
War blocking some punches.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Severn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
War prevents a body shot from Severn.
War blocks a body shot from Severn.
War misses with the head strike.
Severn misses with a hook to the ribs.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War pushes Severn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War misses with some punches.
Severn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Severn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

War darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

War closes the distance and pushes Severn back into the cage.
A short right from Severn.
Nice body punch from War - that landed with a thud.
War has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Severn.
A right hand to the body from Severn.
Severn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
War lands a hook that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Severn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Severn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Severn lands an uppercut.
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
Severn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Severn fails to land.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Severn.
Severn lands a left hand that snaps the head of War backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War misses with a hook to the ribs.
War works on Severn's body with a couple of short punches.
War misses with the head strike.
War tries a body shot but Severn blocks it.
War throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Severn blocks an uppercut.
Severn tries to throw a body punch but War avoids it by throwing Severn back against the cage.
War throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Severn blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Severn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Severn.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by War.
Severn can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.
Chris Severn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Severn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War scores with a shoulder strike.
Severn blocks a body shot from War.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Severn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
War swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Severn.
Severn fails to pull guard.
War misses with some punches.
Severn tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
War struggles to land a body shot inside as Severn controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
Severn swings wildly with an uppercut but War uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severn lands an uppercut.
Severn gets through War's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Severn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severn struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
War misses with a body punch.
War lands a left hand.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Severn lands a nice uppercut.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from War.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Severn.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
War tries to throw a body punch but Severn avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
War makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Severn blocks an uppercut.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War throws a head punch that misses.
Severn prevents a body shot from War.
A head punch on the inside from War fails to land.
Severn lands a body punch.
Severn misses with the head strike.
Severn blocks an uppercut.
War prevents a body shot from Severn.
War tries a body shot but Severn blocks it.
War scores with a shoulder strike.
Severn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Severn lands a shoulder strike.
Severn blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Severn trying to control the position but instead, War has worked for underhooks and has pushed Severn into the cage.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Severn.
Severn blocks an uppercut.
War scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.
Severn blocking some punches.
War is working Severn over against the cage.
War throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from War.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
War lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
War lands a nice uppercut.
War working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from War.
War lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
War makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from War as the two fighters clinch.
War tries to throw a body punch but Severn avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

War takes a swing at Severn's ribcage but misses.
Severn thuds his right hand into War's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
War gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Severn.
War throws out a loose jab but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severn shoots in looking for a takedown but War manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Severn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Severn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
War connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
War throws a body shot but no joy.
War fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Severn.
Severn cracks War with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
War lands the left hand.
Severn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
War scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War connects with a jab.
War throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Severn blocks a leg kick.
Severn throws a lazy uppercut
and War counters with an outside leg kick.
Severn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
War wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Severn misses with an uppercut. War saw that one coming.
War fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
War misses with a looping left.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Severn was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Severn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from War.
Severn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
War throws a low kick but it's checked well by Severn.
Severn throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Severn moves out of range easily.
War lands with a straight right. Severn didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Severn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War tries to clinch there but Severn circles away.
War tries to clinch up.
Severn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract War.
Severn blocks a jab.
War takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
War looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Severn checks a leg kick.
Severn tried to counter with a leg kick but War avoided it.
A big right from Severn misses.
Severn cracks War with a good jab.
Severn gets cracked there but stands up to it.

War has closed the distance and engaged Severn in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
War misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from War in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
War misses with some punches.
War prevents a body shot from Severn.
War takes a shot to the head.
War creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
Severn tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chris Severn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
War is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holy War is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
War gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
War misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Severn.
War working Severn over with knees to the body.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by War.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Severn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
War lands a body punch.
War lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from War.
Severn working aggressively here.
Severn tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Severn.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Severn.
War throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Severn blocks it with crossed arms.
Severn tries to throw a body punch but War avoids it by throwing Severn back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holy War comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well War has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy War!
In his post fight interview, Holy War started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.