PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Moratelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moratelli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell March. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Severn
vs
Moratelli

187 cm
20
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Demonic Drugs (New 155 product on Jan 4th)
Team S.W.A.T.

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Moratelli!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Severn misses.
A punch combination from Moratelli misses.
Severn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moratelli pinned against the cage. Moratelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moratelli throws a shot to the body.
Severn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moratelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Severn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moratelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moratelli misses with a double jab.
Moratelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Severn fails with the takedown.
Moratelli throws a combination. Severn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Dan Severn has been cut.
Severn slips a jab and a cross from Moratelli.

Severn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Severn showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moratelli controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Severn looks to land a strike but Moratelli avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moratelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moratelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severn is one step ahead there.
Severn postures up in Moratelli's guard and throws a big left but Moratelli blocks it.
Moratelli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severn is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moratelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Severn.
Severn 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moratelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moratelli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Severn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moratelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moratelli looks to land a combination. Severn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moratelli swinging wilding here.
Severn shoots in for a takedown but Moratelli shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Severn walks into a straight right hand from Moratelli.
Severn dodges the punch combination from Moratelli.
Moratelli lands with a right that hurts Severn. Severn looks to clinch but Moratelli throws a short knee that drops Severn. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Paul Moratelli!