PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2 by Blur. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Swagger
vs
Anderson

190 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson closes the distance and pushes Swagger back into the cage.
Anderson wants a takedown.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Swagger dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Swagger is out of range.
Swagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swagger tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Swagger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Anderson shoots in and bounces Swagger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Swagger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swagger, not yet.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swagger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swagger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swagger slips a straight right by Anderson.

Swagger rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson has Swagger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swagger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darren Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Anderson.
Swagger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson looks gassed!

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swagger tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swagger's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Swagger wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Swagger keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

Swagger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swagger!
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Swagger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Swagger is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Swagger is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swagger tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson looking to finish Swagger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Swagger!
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson lands a big shot there that rocks Swagger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swagger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swagger is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swagger hang on?
Swagger tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swagger is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson cracks Swagger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Swagger is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Swagger is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swagger is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson scoring with strikes but Swagger is staying in there.
Swagger wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson lands a front kick.
Swagger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.

Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swagger!
Swagger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swagger's face.
Swagger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Swagger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Swagger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swagger's face.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
Andrew Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
Swagger gets back to half guard.
Anderson is trying to control. Swagger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swagger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swagger tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Swagger trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Swagger has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swagger moves into full guard.

Anderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Anderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Swagger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Anderson lands with some strikes.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Swagger tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Swagger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swagger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swagger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Swagger taking shots to the head.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Swagger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson lands a big shot there that rocks Swagger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Anderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Swagger is surviving well by controlling Anderson's body position as best he can.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
Swagger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson tries to control but Swagger wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Anderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Swagger defends it well.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Swagger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swagger tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.

Anderson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Swagger clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anderson lands a shot to the head.
Can Swagger hold on?! Anderson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Anderson scores with punches and elbows.

Anderson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Swagger grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Swagger could be in trouble here!

Anderson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swagger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anderson's guard. Nice work there by Swagger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Swagger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Swagger?
Swagger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Swagger is in trouble!
Swagger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swagger is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Anderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Swagger is surviving well by controlling Anderson's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Swagger tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson cracks Swagger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Swagger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a big shot there that rocks Swagger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swagger is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Anderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Swagger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Swagger is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Darren Swagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Anderson!