PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Severini (ranked 2769 p4p, 366 weight class) and Zed Vrienan (ranked 3528 p4p, 441 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vrienan's choice of entrance music: Tango Instrumental. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Severini
vs
Vrienan

188 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Severini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zed Vrienan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Severini throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Severini.
Severini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vrienan throws out the jab.
Vrienan wants to clinch up but Severini keeps it at a distance.
Severini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vrienan circles away quickly and effectively.
Severini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Severini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Severini swats away the attempt to clinch by Vrienan.
Severini keeps the fight on the outside.
Vrienan tries to clinch up but Severini circles away and keeps his distance.
Vrienan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Vrienan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vrienan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vrienan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vrienan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrienan trying to land knees to the body.
Severini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Severini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini blocks an elbow strike.
Severini swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrienan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vrienan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Severini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Severini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Severini takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Dom Severini has been cut.
Vrienan scores a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Severini avoids the damage to the body.
Severini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Severini is breathing heavily.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Severini tries to throw a body punch but Vrienan avoids it by throwing Severini back against the cage.
Severini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vrienan lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vrienan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vrienan scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vrienan.
A short left from Vrienan.
Vrienan lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Vrienan scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Severini in his tracks for a moment.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan crunches a lovely knee into Severini's ribcage.
Vrienan lands an elbow just above Severini 's eye.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
Vrienan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severinis head.
Severini takes an elbow to the temple.
Vrienan lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severini.
Vrienan scores with a knee to the head.
Vrienan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Vrienan.
Vrienan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severini's defenses.
Vrienan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vrienan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Severini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vrienan is defending well for now.
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Severini in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan working Severini over with knees to the body.
Severini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrienan working Severini over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
Vrienan working Severini over with knees to the body.
Vrienan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vrienan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vrienan landing knees to the head.
Severini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Severini trying to land knees to the body.
Vrienan scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vrienan.
A knee to the head by Vrienan.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan misses with a knee to the head.
Vrienan with a knee to the head.
Vrienan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Severini is rocked!
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vrienan obliges.
Severini misses with the head strike.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vrienan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Severini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vrienan scores with a shoulder strike.
Vrienan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vrienan.
Vrienan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrienan scores with a knee to the head.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Severini shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severini.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severini throws a head punch that misses.
Severini takes an elbow to the temple.
Vrienan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severini's defenses.
Vrienan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zed Vrienan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Severini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Vrienan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zed Vrienan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Severini keeps the fight on the outside.
Zed Vrienan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vrienan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrienan throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vrienan.
Severini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Severini dodges an elbow strike from Vrienan.
Vrienan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Severini wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrienan won't allow it.
Severini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vrienan blocks it with crossed arms.
Severini has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vrienan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vrienan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrienan misses with some punches.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow.
Vrienan landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vrienan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Severini shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Severini is trying to break the clinch but Vrienan is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrienan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vrienan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrienan lands an elbow just above Severini 's eye.
Severini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrienan landing knees to the body.
Severini takes a shot to the head.
Vrienan lands a knee to the head.
Vrienan lands a knee to the head.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vrienan obliges.
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Severini in his tracks for a moment.

Dom Severini's cut is getting worse.
Vrienan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Severini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrienan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severini's defenses.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands a right hand.
Vrienan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Severini shrugs off.
Severini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Severini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vrienan.
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Severini in his tracks for a moment.
Zed Vrienan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vrienan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vrienan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Severini throws a head punch that misses.
Vrienan scores with a shoulder strike.
Vrienan tries to land knees in the clinch but Severini avoids the damage to the body.
Vrienan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Severini blocks it with crossed arms.
Severini avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
Vrienan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Severini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vrienan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severini's defenses.
Severini can't break the clinch.
Severini is trying to break free.
Vrienan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan scores a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but Severini blocks with his arms.
Vrienan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Severini shrugs off.
Severini tries to land a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks with his arms.
Severini blocks an elbow strike.
Vrienan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrienan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrienan scores with a shot to the side of Severini's head.
Vrienan lands a good knee to the midsection. Severini won't want to take too many of those.
Vrienan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Severini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vrienan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Severini blocks it with crossed arms.
Severini tries to break free but Vrienan pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan lands an elbow just above Severini 's eye.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Severini shrugs off.
Vrienan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severini's defenses.
Severini is trying to maintain a safe position but Vrienan gets an underhook and turns Severini into the cage.
Severini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrienan has Severini pressed against the cage, preventing Severini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Severini trying to land knees to the body.
Vrienan working Severini over with knees to the body.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Severini swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrienan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrienan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severini's defenses.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severini is trying to break the clinch but Vrienan is controlling him.
Vrienan working Severini over with knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a damaging elbow.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zed Vrienan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dom Severini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vrienan takes the fight into the clinch.
Vrienan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Severini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Severini tries a knee to the head but Vrienan blocks it.
Vrienan gets underhooks to prevent Severini's takedown attempt.
Vrienan lands an elbow inside that Severini shrugs off.
Vrienan misses with a knee strike.
Vrienan working Severini over with knees to the body.
Vrienan lands an elbow that stopped Severini in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.

Severini gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Severini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vrienan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Severini is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vrienan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrienan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Severini. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini keeps the fight on the outside.
Severini throws a series of punches but Vrienan moves out of range.
Severini tries to bum rush Vrienan with a series of wild strikes but Vrienan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vrienan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vrienan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Severini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Severini tries to bum rush Vrienan with a series of wild strikes but Vrienan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Severini seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vrienan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Severini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vrienan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Severini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Vrienan.

Vrienan pushes Severini up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vrienan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Severini's face.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
Vrienan scores with a shot to the side of Severini's head.
Vrienan lands a good knee to the midsection. Severini won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vrienan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrienan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vrienan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vrienan.
Vrienan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vrienan fails to land.
Severini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vrienan avoids it.
Severini avoiding damage as Vrienan throws knees to the body.
Vrienan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vrienan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severini's defenses.
Severini wants to break free but Vrienan has control.
Vrienan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Severini in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vrienan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vrienan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Severini is working for takedown but Vrienan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vrienan lands a good knee to the midsection. Severini won't want to take too many of those.
Vrienan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vrienan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vrienan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Severini's face.
Dom Severini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vrienan scores with a knee to the head.
Severini working hard to break the clinch.
Vrienan misses with an elbow over the top.
Severini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vrienan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Severini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vrienan tries to clinch but Severini is having none of it.
Vrienan tries to clinch but Severini is having none of it.
Vrienan is looking to clinch but Severini is avoiding it.
Zed Vrienan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vrienan is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Severini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Severini swats away the attempt to clinch by Vrienan.
Severini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vrienan ducks under a wild hook from Severini.
Severini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vrienan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vrienan! But no joy.

Severini gets tackled into the cage by Vrienan. Vrienan maintains the clinch.
Severini working aggressively here.
Severini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrienan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Severini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Severini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vrienan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vrienan avoiding damage as Severini throws knees to the body.
Vrienan prevents the takedown attempt.
Severini works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Severini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrienan lands an elbow just above Severini 's eye.
Severini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Vrienan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrienan missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zed Vrienan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vrienan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zed Vrienan!
Zed Vrienan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.