PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 861 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 125 p4p, 307 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wolff
vs
Swanson

202 cm
34
180
19 - 7 - 1

183 cm
31
179
14 - 16 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff lands an overhand right.
Wolff misses with a hook.
Swanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wolff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swanson punishes Wolff's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolff.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolff thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Swanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Swanson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolff - the referee stops the clock and Swanson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolff. Swanson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wolff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson throws a hook but Wolff blocks it.
Wolff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A leg kick checked by Wolff.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Wolff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swanson checks it well.
Wolff misses with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wolff.
Wolff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wolff moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Wolff lands with an uppercut that bounces Swanson off the ropes and back into range.
Both fighters circling a little - Wolff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wolff misses with a right hand
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolff blocks a low kick nicely.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolff.
Wolff thows a leg kick but Swanson checks it
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolff lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wolff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolff scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a nice body kick.
Wolff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wolff throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Wolff motions for Swanson to come forward. Wolff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolff is out of range and Swanson settles back down.
Swanson misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolff.
Wolff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolff throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swanson's coach down at Power Plant MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Swanson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolff 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolff.
A slow jab from Wolff misses its intended target.
Wolff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
Wolff moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSwanson.
Wolff misses with a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolff is just out of range.
Wolff loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolff throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson drops his hands momentarily and Wolff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Swanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a double jab
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wolff throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wolff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wolff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Swanson if he has to take too many more of those.
Swanson blocks the body kick.
Swanson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wolff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swanson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wolff if he has to take too many more of those.
Swanson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swanson.
Wolff is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson misses the jab.
Wolff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wolff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bartholomäus Wolff is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolff misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Wolff, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff misses with a low kick as Swanson jumps back.
Swanson feints and then cracks Wolff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wolff down.
Wolff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Wolff misses
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff scores with a decent looking hook.
Wolff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Wolff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swanson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolff.
Swanson walks into a jab.
Wolff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swanson checks it well.
Swanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolff.
Wolff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolff. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolff manages to avoid it.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wolffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wolff misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Swanson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wolff misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Wolff.
Wolff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson blocks the body kick.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson misses with a hook to the body
and Wolff counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
and Wolff counters with a one-two to the body.
Swanson checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Wolff throws a good cross that connects.

Swanson is rocked!
A big left from Wolff misses.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with a left hand

and Wolff counters with a straight right that drops Swanson on his ass! Swanson jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolff finish him?
Swanson avoids a kick to the body.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Wolff.
Wolff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wolff.
Wolff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Swanson walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Wolff rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Swanson has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Wolff just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wolff.
Wolff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, jab by Wolff - just one landing.
Swanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson 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 Wolff has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wolff and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Swanson blocks the low kick.
Swanson misses with a hook
letting Wolff counter with a right hand.

Wolff clips Swanson with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Swanson a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomäus Wolff takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wolff throws a low kick, looking for Swanson's leg but Swanson calmly moves out of range.
Swanson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wolff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff catches Swanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wolff throws a body kick that misses.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolff can pounce on him.
Swanson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wolff sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
Wolff scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wolff misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Wolff jabs Swanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolff lands a head shot.
Wolff lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swanson.
Swanson throws a low kick but Wolff moves out of range easily.
Swanson tries to work over Wolff's front leg with a kick but Wolff checks it.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Wolff.
The crowd cheers as Wolff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Swanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolff to score with a decent uppercut.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Wolff avoids it.
Wolff throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Wolff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Wolff thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Wolff misses.
Swanson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wolff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
Swanson throws a chopping leg kick but Wolff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Wolff drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Swanson onto his butt! Swanson pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Wolff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wolff is able to avoid easily.
Wolff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Wolff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Wolff connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Swanson walks into a big right hand from Wolff and goes down! The referee sends Wolff to a neutral corner as Swanson gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Wolff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson walks straight into a big right, left combination from Wolff and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Wolff as he moves his way up the rankings!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bartholomäus Wolff!
A very excited looking Bartholomäus Wolff rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.