PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 2288 p4p, 4294 weight class) and Chad Yonic (ranked 349 p4p, 588 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Swanson
vs
Yonic

183 cm
32
179
18 - 17 - 3

168 cm
31
169
15 - 10 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Yonic. Beautiful body shot.
Swanson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
A right-left combo lands from Swanson.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
Yonic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Yonic moved away.

Yonic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swanson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yonic throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson is trying to break free.
Yonic throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
A head punch on the inside from Yonic fails to land.
Swanson is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson tries to break free but Yonic pushes him back against the ropes.
Yonic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yonic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Swanson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yonic tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swanson misses with a low kick as Yonic jumps back.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on Yonic's shoulder, as Yonic tries to avoid the shot.
Yonic works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Swanson feints and then cracks Yonic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yonic down.
Yonic connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yonic. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.

Yonic has managed to clinch.
Yonic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yonic works on Swanson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yonic prevents Swanson from breaking the clinch.
Yonic lands with a short head shot on the inside.

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!
Swanson blocking some punches.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Yonic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yonic can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.

Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yonic gets a clinch.

Swanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yonic in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Yonic blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Yonic wants to counter the offense by Swanson and move into the clinch position.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yonic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Swanson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Swanson lands a glancing blow to the side of Yonic's head.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yonic fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Yonic misses.
No joy there for Yonic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Yonic.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Yonic wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yonic moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson stalling in the clinch but Yonic improves position.
Swanson takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
A head punch on the inside from Yonic fails to land.
Yonic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yonic gets through Swanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swanson tries a body shot but Yonic blocks it.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
Yonic lands a body punch.

Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yonic tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.

Yonic has managed to clinch.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yonic moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Swanson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Chad Yonic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yonic presses Swanson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yonic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yonic has Swanson pushed against the ropes.
Yonic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yonic tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Yonic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson is trying to force a seperation but Yonic has the dominant position.

Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Yonic lands a jab to Swanson's midsection.
Yonic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
Yonic moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swanson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Swanson misses with a hook to the body

and Yonic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yonic keeps control of Swanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swanson is trying to break free.
Yonic tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yonic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yonic cracks Swanson with a nice body shot.
Yonic throws a punch but it's blocked by Swanson.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yonic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yonic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swansons head.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson avoiding damage.
Yonic lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yonic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Yonic gets a clinch.
Yonic prevents Swanson from breaking the clinch.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Swanson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Yonic tries to circle away but Swanson has him pinned against the ropes.
Swanson is struggling to control the position.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Yonic.

Yonic breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yonic wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Benedicte Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Yonic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Swanson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yonic swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.

Yonic pushes Swanson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yonic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yonic to score with a decent uppercut.
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!

Yonic has Swanson up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yonic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Swanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yonic scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson clobbers Yonic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yonic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Yonic closes the distance and pushes Swanson back into the ropes.
Yonic swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swanson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Yonic drives through and clinches with Swanson against the ropes.
Yonic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Swanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chad Yonic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Swanson scores with a kick to the body.
Swanson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yonic lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Swanson throws a hook but Yonic avoids it easily.
Yonic wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Yonic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yonic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Swanson.
Yonic tries to clinch
and Swanson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yonic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yonic scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
Yonic slips a straight right by Swanson.
Nice body punch from Yonic.
Swanson with the inside leg kick.
Yonic throws a lazy uppercut
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Yonic throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yonic tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
Nice body punch from Yonic.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yonic throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Yonic saw that one coming.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Yonic moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Yonic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Swanson with the inside leg kick.
Yonic works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Yonic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Yonic finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands an overhand right.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Yonic saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yonic moves forwards but Swanson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yonic lands a body shot.
A jab from Swanson finds it's way through Yonic's defenses.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yonic is out of range and Swanson settles back down.

Yonic closes the distance and clinches.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Swanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Yonic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yonic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yonic misses with some punches.
Yonic keeps control of Swanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Yonic.
Yonic lands with a left to the head.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Yonic.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yonic forces Swanson back against the ropes and clinches.

Swanson breaks the clinch.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
Chad Yonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson with the inside leg kick.
Swanson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Yonic pushes Swanson up against the ropes in a clinch.

Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Yonic is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
Swanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Yonic in the body.

That's four 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!

Yonic moves into the clinch.
Yonic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Swanson can't break the clinch.
Yonic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Swanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Yonic has double underhooks.

Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson tries to work over Yonic's front leg with a kick but Yonic checks it.
Swanson throws a push kick but Yonic slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Yonic drives through and clinches with Swanson against the ropes.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Yonic avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the ropes.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swanson throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Yonic tries to counter with a clinch but Swanson shakes him off and moves away.
Yonic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson keeps Yonic at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad Yonic.
I've got Yonic 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Benedicte Swanson!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Chad Yonic!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Chad Yonic!

Chad Yonic wins by split decision!
Chad Yonic is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Chad Yonic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.