PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lepinakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Swift
vs
Lepinakov

200 cm
22
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Lepinakov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swift closes the distance and clinches.
Swift lands a shoulder strike.

Swift breaks from the clinch.
Swift stuffs the takedown.

Swift gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lepinakov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swift pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swift scores with a shoulder strike.

Swift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Swift moves into the clinch.

Swift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lepinakov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lepinakov looking for a guillotine here but Swift defends easily.
Swift seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lepinakov for as long as he can get away with.
Swift won't allow Lepinakov to sweep him here.

Lepinakov is looking to sinch up a triangle. Swift throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lepinakov's body to avoid the submission. Lepinakov has instead reached around Swift's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lepinakov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luke Lepinakov!