PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorir Ingarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Severn had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ken Severn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thorir Ingarsson's chin.

Severn
vs
Ingarsson

184 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorir Ingarsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ingarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Severn's calf.
Severn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ingarsson - that will leave a mark!
Severn is breathing heavily.
Ingarsson throws a body kick that misses.
Ingarsson wants to clinch.
Severn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingarsson swinging wilding here.
Ingarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ingarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ingarsson misses with a wild combination.
Ingarsson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingarsson throws a push kick but Severn slaps the foot to one side.
Severn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ingarsson is fending him off so far but Severn persists. Nope, Ingarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Ingarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ingarsson throws a body punch but Severn moves out of range.
Ingarsson cracks the inside of Severn's front leg.
Ingarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Severn.
Ingarsson misses with the combination.
Ingarsson misses the shot to the body.
Ingarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ingarsson misses with a wild combination.
Ingarsson swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingarsson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Ingarsson as Severn shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn closes the distance and clinches up with Ingarsson, looking for a takedown. Severn pushes Ingarsson against the ropes but Ingarsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Severn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ingarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Severn's sensitive parts.
Ingarsson lands with a straight right. Severn didn't see that one coming.
Severn looks for a takedown but Ingarsson sprawls well.
Ingarsson swinging wilding here.
Severn looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Severn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Severn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Severn looking for a guillotine from mount but Ingarsson is having none of it.
Ingarsson is trying to escape the mount.
Severn trying to control but Ingarsson is having none of it.
Severn controlling the position easily from mount.
Severn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Severn.

Ingarsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Severn.
BOOM! Severn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Severn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Severn wants to control but instead Ingarsson manages to regain half guard.

Severn is trying for a kimura here. Ingarsson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Severn wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Severn!