PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 724 p4p, 654 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 105 p4p, 96 weight class). Ivan Andrianov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Swanson
vs
Andrianov

183 cm
37
179
26 - 26 - 3

178 cm
32
180
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HELLBENT

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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 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Andrianov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrianov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andrianov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Andrianov.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Andrianov misses the jab.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
And Swanson counters with a quick kick to the body but Andrianov blocks it.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andrianovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andrianov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson.
Swanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Andrianov.
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 Swanson. Andrianov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swanson.
Andrianov moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swanson jabs at Andrianov's body.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Swanson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Swanson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andrianov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrianov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson wants to land a leg kick but Andrianov is out of range.
Andrianov moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Andrianov misses the shot to the body.
Swanson throws a front kick aimed at Andrianov's knee but Andrianov avoids it well.
Andrianov throws a counter combo.
Swanson cracks Andrianov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andrianov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson throws a push kick but Andrianov slaps the foot to one side.
Andrianov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Animal Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Andrianov is looking to clinch.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the body
and Swanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson dips to his left and cracks Andrianov with an uppercut!
Andrianov connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianov walks into a jab.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Andrianov misses with a right hand
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Andrianov moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Andrianov wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Andrianov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swanson can pounce on him.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andrianov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swanson rather than just go for the knockout.
Andrianov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Andrianov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Andrianov moves into the clinch.
Andrianov has Swanson pushed against the cage.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
Swanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrianov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swanson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swanson needs to keep his hands up - Andrianov had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Andrianov moved away.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
Andrianov tries to move into range but Swanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrianov avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Andrianov swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swanson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
Andrianov lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Benedicte Swanson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Andrianov misses with a double jab.
Andrianov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Andrianov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Andrianov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrianov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov lands a right hook to the body.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Andrianov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swanson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andrianov on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson misses with a hook to the body
and Andrianov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Swanson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Andrianov moves to clinch but Swanson breaks away
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrianov throws a combination that misses
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrianov misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Swanson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andrianov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Swanson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
And Swanson counters with a quick kick to the body but Andrianov blocks it.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Andrianov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Andrianov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Swanson - the referee stops the clock and Andrianov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Swanson. Andrianov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benedicte Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.

Andrianov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrianov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Andrianov looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Andrianov throws a lazy uppercut
and Swanson counters with a good low kick that Andrianov was not able to check.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson walks into a stiff left hand from Andrianov.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Andrianov.
Andrianov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andrianov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andrianov misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a good low kick that Andrianov was not able to check.
Andrianov moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Jab, jab by Andrianov - just one landing.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Andrianov counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Andrianov with a nice cross.
Andrianov thows a left - swing and a miss!

Andrianov rushes Swanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianov scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson stalling.
Andrianov is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrianov.
Andrianov is working Swanson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Swanson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andrianov's defenses.
Swanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a short punch on the inside.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andrianov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a double jab
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrianov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Swanson backs off Andrianov throws a huge counter combo but Swanson manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Andrianov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrianov.
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andrianov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Andrianov saw that one coming.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andrianov lands with a shot to the body.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Andrianov wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Swanson misses with a head kick.
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andrianov is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Swanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson lands a head kick. Andrianov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andrianov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrianov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrianov stuns Swanson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andrianov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andrianov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianov misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Swanson misses its intended target.
It seemed like Andrianov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson slips a straight right by Andrianov.
A counter left hand to the body from Swanson misses its target.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Andrianov off balance momentarily.
Andrianov blocks the body kick.
Andrianov moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Andrianov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Andrianov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrianov blocks a leg kick.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrianov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swanson has time to react.
Andrianov with a jab.
Andrianov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Andrianov instigates a clinch.
Andrianov tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov taking a breather.
Swanson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Andrianov.
Andrianov leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andrianov has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Swanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Andrianov misses.
It looked like Swanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swanson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrianov misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrianov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Andrianov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Andrianov 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.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson throws a head kick but Andrianov moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benedicte Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Swanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benedicte Swanson!
An out of breath Benedicte Swanson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.