PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie White (ranked 2399 p4p, 2117 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 311 p4p, 282 weight class). White's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battlesick. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

White
vs
Swanson

164 cm
35
180
26 - 17 - 1

183 cm
36
179
23 - 24 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a head shot.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson swings away with a body shot that misses
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Swanson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson lands an overhand right.
Swanson tries a low kick but White avoids it.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swanson will feel that in the morning.
Swanson throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
White is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
White takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
White misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Swanson.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White misses with a hook
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from White is predictable there
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from White.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Swanson.
White misses with a low kick as Swanson jumps back.
White throws a push kick but Swanson slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot lands for Swanson.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White misses with a straight left.
Swanson throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with an inside leg kick.
Swanson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swanson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

White is rocked!
Swanson pounces like a tiger and cracks White with a vicious hook! White is down but not out! Swanson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benedicte Swanson!
Benedicte Swanson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.