PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stannis Baratheon (ranked 1355 p4p, 196 weight class) and Chris Severn (ranked 2658 p4p, 351 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Baratheon
vs
Severn

193 cm
33
223 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

195 cm
38
215 lbs
32 - 31 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stannis Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baratheon misses with the combination.
Severn looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Severn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Severn moves out of range.
Baratheon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baratheon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Severn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baratheon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baratheon!

It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Severn throws a body punch but Baratheon moves out of range.
Severn misses with a low kick.
Baratheon misses with a double jab

and Severn moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon swings wildly with an uppercut but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Baratheon fails to land.
Baratheon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Severn walks away with a smile on his face. Baratheon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stannis Baratheon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baratheon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick misses from Severn.
Severn throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Severn lands but Baratheon takes it in his stride.
Baratheon staying out of range there.
A head kick from Severn lands but Baratheon takes it in his stride.
Severn pushes Baratheon away with a front kick.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that Severn avoids nicely.
Severn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baratheon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Severn momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baratheon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Severn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baratheon is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baratheon scores with a jab to the body.
Baratheon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baratheon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Severn. Severn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baratheon misses with a combination

and Severn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baratheon fails to pull guard.
Baratheon misses with a hook from the clinch.

Severn jumps into guard, dragging Baratheon to the mat.
Baratheon looking to sit in guard and control but Severn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Severn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Severn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baratheon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baratheon trying to control the position.
Severn 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.
Severn is continuing to stall.

Baratheon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Severn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Baratheon.
Severn controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severn wants to control but Baratheon is keeping him busy.
Baratheon wants to control but Severn postures up.
Severn is staying tight to Baratheon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Baratheon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Severn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baratheon to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Severn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
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 takes one on the button.
Stannis Baratheon is winning the standup battle so far.
Baratheon misses with a series of wild punches.
Baratheon throws a shot from downtown. Severn moves away and avoids it.
Severn looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Severn connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Baratheon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Severn.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Severn. Baratheon shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon misses with a hook.
Severn staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Baratheon.
A slapping body kick lands there for Severn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baratheon throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Severn avoids them all with ease.
Baratheon misses with a wild combination.
Severn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baratheon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Severn wants to counter with a clinch but Baratheon pushes him away.
Baratheon misses with a few strikes there.
Severn slips under a jab from Baratheon.
Baratheon tries to bum rush Severn with a series of wild strikes but Severn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Severn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Baratheon. Those never looked like landing.
Severn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon just misses with a punch to the body.
Severn lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baratheon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Severn.
Baratheon misses with the combination.
Baratheon slips a straight right by Severn.
Baratheon throws a jab when Severn was well out of range.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Severn moves out of range.
Baratheon tests Severn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Severn.
Severn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Baratheon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baratheon throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Baratheon.
Severn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn avoids the body shot from Baratheon.
Baratheon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baratheon throws a big counter combination but Severn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baratheon misses with a double jab.
Severn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baratheon misses with a body punch

and Severn counters by moving into the clinch.
Baratheon lands with a left to the head.

Severn pulls guard effortlessly.
Baratheon throws a big right hand that misses.
Severn seems keen to control Baratheon's posture.
Severn keeping full guard, as Baratheon tries to pass.
Baratheon trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn is looking to stand up but Baratheon isn't so interested in that idea.
Severn managing to control the position.
Baratheon preventing the sweep.
Severn keeping moving, preventing Baratheon from controlling successfully.
Baratheon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Severn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baratheon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baratheon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Severn counters with a good low kick that Baratheon was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stannis Baratheon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Baratheon misses with a double jab.
Severn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Baratheon.
Severn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Baratheon throws a body shot but no joy.
Severn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Severn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baratheon swinging wildly here.
Severn wants to counter the offense by Baratheon and move into the clinch position.
Severn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn slips a jab and a cross from Baratheon.
Severn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baratheon.
Baratheon looks to land a combination but Severn avoids it well.
Severn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baratheon.
Stannis Baratheon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon scores with a three punch combo!
Baratheon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Severn lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baratheon misses with a double jab
and Severn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Severn dodges the punch combination from Baratheon.
Baratheon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Severn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Severn throws a head kick that misses
and Baratheon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baratheon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baratheon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Severn sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn connects with a solid leg kick.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Severn moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
Severn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
Severn lands a right hook to the body.
Baratheon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Severn.
Baratheon misses with a straight right.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baratheon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Severn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baratheon rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baratheon swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Severn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baratheon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baratheon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baratheon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Severn lands with a slapping head kick.
Baratheon jabs Severn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baratheon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that Severn avoids nicely.
Severn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baratheon works over Severn's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baratheon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baratheon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn delivers a nice body kick.
Baratheon misses with an uppercut. Severn saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Severn misses.
Severn dodges the punch combination from Baratheon.
Baratheon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Severn manages to avoid it.
Severn misses with a wild body shot.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Severn there.
Baratheon throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Severn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Baratheon scores with a four punch combination!
Baratheon throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Severn counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stannis Baratheon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baratheon 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stannis Baratheon!
Stannis Baratheon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.