PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raif Severence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Trevor Tuffs has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tuffs
vs
Severence

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Tuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raif Severence!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuffs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Severence scores a takedown into full mount!
Tuffs regains half guard.

Severence is trying to work for a kimura but Tuffs is defending well.
Severence looks gassed!
Severence prevents Tuffs from standing back up.
Tuffs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tuffs controls Severence momentarily but Severence frees himself.

Tuffs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Severence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Severence manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Severence thows a big elbow that misses.
Tuffs has a closed guard, preventing Severence from standing up.
Severence pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuffs is keeping the position for now.
Tuffs wants to get back to his feet but Severence is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs keeping moving, preventing Severence from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tuffs tries to clinch up but Severence circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuffs with a poor takedown

and Severence counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Severence wants to pass to mount but Tuffs is defending the position.
Tuffs wants to improve his position but Severence is controlling well.
Severence uses his free foot to push down on Tuffs's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tuffs.
Tuffs tries to lock up and control but Severence gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Severence landing punches.
Tuffs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Severence postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tuffs looks a forlorn figure.
Severence prevents Tuffs from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs tries to hold on but Severence postures up.
Severence controlling the pace for now.
Tuffs is looking to get to half guard.
Severence trying to control but Tuffs is having none of it.
Severence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tuffs wants to control but Severence is having none of it.
Tuffs is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tuffs can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Severence trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Severence prevents Tuffs from getting the reversal.
Severence tries to control but Tuffs wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs tries to hold on but Severence pushes him away.
Tuffs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tuffs manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tuffs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Tuffs throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Severence escapes and throws Tuffs's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tuffs is looking to regain half guard here but Severence keeps moving and retains side control.
Tuffs prevents Severence from improving position.
Severence working away.
Tuffs is looking to regain half guard here but Severence keeps moving and retains side control.
Severence working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs is pushing Severence's head away, looking to escape. Severence manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuffs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Severence decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tuffs's guard.
Tuffs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Severence controls the pace.
Tuffs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuffs is looking to stand back up but Severence counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tuffs.

Severence tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Severence has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tuffs struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severence advances to full mount.
Tuffs squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raif Severence dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Severence closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tuffs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Severence is controlling him well.
Tuffs manages to get back to half guard.
Tuffs tries to kick Severence off but Severence keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Severence content to control rather than advance.
Tuffs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tuffs.
Severence won't allow Tuffs to sweep him here.
Severence tries to free his leg and advance position but Tuffs is retaining full guard.
Tuffs looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuffs, not yet.
Tuffs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Severence is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Severence stands and steps away. Tuffs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Severence tries to clinch but Tuffs moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Severence decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tuffs is trying to maintain the position but Severence is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs manages to get to full guard.
Tuffs wants to hit a switch here but Severence passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tuffs there!
Tuffs wants to control but Severence is having none of it.
Severence lands a big elbow.
Tuffs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Severence wants to control the pace but Tuffs is squirming around nicely.
Tuffs tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs tries to lock up and control but Severence gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tuffs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tuffs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Severence looking to control but Tuffs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tuffs is trying to reverse the position but instead Severence has taken his back - oops!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Tuffs tries to break free.

Severence is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tuffs has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Severence is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tuffs knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tuffs for a finish.
Tuffs breaks Severence's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tuffs forces his way into half guard.
Tuffs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs trying to control the action but Severence is working from the bottom.
Tuffs is taking a breather. Severence says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Severence is looking to control Tuffs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Severence avoid being mounted?
Severence holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Severence gets full guard.
Tuffs passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Tuffs goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Severence rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tuffs's guard! Nice work there by Severence!

Tuffs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Severence makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Severence won't allow Tuffs to sweep him here.
Tuffs is trying to control the position but Severence postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severence wants to control from the top but Tuffs keeps moving.
Tuffs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Severence passes into half guard.
Tuffs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tuffs.
Tuffs wants to stand up but Severence is controlling him.
Tuffs keeping moving, preventing Severence from controlling successfully.
Severence scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tuffs keeping moving, preventing Severence from controlling successfully.
Tuffs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raif Severence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Severence drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tuffs keeping full guard, as Severence tries to pass.
Tuffs seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Severence trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuffs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severence loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuffs wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Severence manages to pass to side control.
Tuffs is not content to let Severence control the position.
Tuffs pushes Severence off looking to stand but Severence dives back in and keeps control.
Severence is tying to control. Tuffs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Severence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuffs tries to clinch up.
Tuffs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Severence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tuffs as Severence shoots in.
Tuffs is looking to clinch.
Tuffs fails with the takedown

and Severence counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tuffs won't be happy with that.
Tuffs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Severence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tuffs keeps working.

Severence stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tuffs with a lazy takedown attempt

and Severence counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Severence working the body and head with strikes.
Tuffs tries to improve position but can't.

Severence thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Severence trying to control the action but Tuffs is working from the bottom.
Severence working the head and body with strikes.
Tuffs wants to control but Severence postures up.
Trevor Tuffs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tuffs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Tuffs is rocked!

Severence in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tuffs is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raif Severence!