PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severo Del Bosque (ranked 2526 p4p, 290 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 1313 p4p, 165 weight class). Del Bosque comes to the cage accompanied by Mimosa - Drippin. Zavurov has chosen DMX - The Rain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Del Bosque
vs
Zavurov

175 cm
34
165 lbs
22 - 26 - 0

175 cm
34
169 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zavurov slips under a jab from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a low kick but Zavurov avoids it.
Zavurov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Del Bosque lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zavurov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zavurov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Del Bosque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zavurov on the side of the head.
Del Bosque throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Del Bosque takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zavurov looks to throw the jab but Del Bosque is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zavurov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Bosque throws out the jab.
Del Bosque thows a leg kick but Zavurov checks it
and Zavurov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zavurov blocks a jab.
Zavurov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zavurov misses with a right hand
and Del Bosque counters with a low kick, right behind Zavurov 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Bosque throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque lands a slapping body shot.
Zavurov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zavurov blocks a head kick by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Bosque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zavurov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Del Bosque with a body shot.
Zavurov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zavurov takes one to the side of the head.
Del Bosque lands a nice hook to Zavurov's body. Zavurov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zavurov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Del Bosque there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zavurov misses with a body kick.
Del Bosque throws a nice looking combination but Zavurov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zavurov looks to land a right hand but Del Bosque moved out of range.
Zavurov misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zavurov lands a leg kick that knocks Del Bosque off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Bosque throws a good cross that connects.
Del Bosque tries to land a leg kick but Zavurov saw it coming and moves away.
Del Bosque blocks a head kick by Zavurov.
Zavurov 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.
Zavurov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Del Bosque takes a step back to recover.
Del Bosque checks a low kick from Zavurov.
Del Bosque blocks the body kick.
Del Bosque stuns Zavurov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick.
Severo Del Bosque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavurov avoids the body shot from Del Bosque.
Zavurov scores with a nice head shot.
Del Bosque throws a head kick but Zavurov moves out of range.
Del Bosque throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque 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.
Del Bosque walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zavurov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zavurov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zavurov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Del Bosque connects with a single shot there.
Zavurov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Bosque was well out of range. Poor timing from Zavurov.
Del Bosque fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Zavurov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Bosque seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Del Bosque just misses with a punch to the body.
Zavurov throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Del Bosque, as that shot connected.
Zavurov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Bosque.
Zavurov looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Bosque is just out of range.
Zavurov throws a body punch but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Zavurov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Bosque.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov throws a looping overhand right but Del Bosque ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Bosque fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zavurov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Del Bosque misses with a kick to the body.
Del Bosque scores with a jab to the body.
Del Bosque avoids the head kick by Zavurov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Del Bosque, as that shot connected.
Zavurov lands a jab to the head.
Del Bosque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Del Bosque takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zavurov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Del Bosque misses
and Zavurov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zavurov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Del Bosque takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zavurov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zavurov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zavurov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Severo Del Bosque will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Del Bosque, right into the meat.
Zavurov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Bosque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zavurov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Del Bosque counters with a nice uppercut.
Zavurov misses with a kick to the body.
Zavurov blocks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Del Bosque.
Zavurov throws a hook to the side of Del Bosque's head but Del Bosque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Bosque dips to his left and cracks Zavurov with an uppercut!
Zavurov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Del Bosque lands a nice hook to Zavurov's body. Zavurov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zavurov misses with a low kick.
Del Bosque throws a body punch but Zavurov moves out of range.
Zavurov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zavurov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zavurov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Bosque throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zavurov on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zavurov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Zavurov is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zavurov is still on wobbly legs! Can Del Bosque finish him?
Del Bosque darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Del Bosque looks for the body kick but Zavurov saw that one coming.
Del Bosque lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Zavurov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Del Bosque dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Severo Del Bosque!
After winning the bout, Severo Del Bosque thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.