PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 327 p4p, 419 weight class) and Oke Swahn (ranked 49 p4p, 62 weight class). Seth Mansour is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mansour
vs
Swahn

201 cm
25
185
9 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
188
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swahn throws out a loose jab but Mansour uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansour looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swahn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mansour has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Mansour's head coaches at CT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mansour misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mansour throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swahn misses the shot to the body.
Swahn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mansour is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Swahn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swahn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut.
A low kick from Mansour is predictable there
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansour misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oke Swahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swahn slips under a jab.
Mansour looks to land a left hand but Swahn moved out of range nicely.
Mansour blocks a jab.
Swahn throws out a loose jab but Mansour uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Swahn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swahn.
Mansour really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mansour moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Mansour on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swahn throws an off balance right hand
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Swahn.
Mansour throws a jab when Swahn was well out of range.
Swahn wants to slow Mansour down by chopping away at his legs.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swahn moves away.
Swahn misses with a looping right.
Swahn misses with a leg kick
and Mansour counters with a nice body kick.
Swahn throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mansour counter with a right hand.
Swahn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mansour is out of range.
Swahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mansour. Mansour obviously looking to wear him down.
Swahn slips under a jab from Mansour.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swahn swinging wildly here.
Swahn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mansour's sensitive parts.
Swahn checks a low kick from Mansour.
A big left from Swahn misses.
Swahn misses with a straight right.
Mansour looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mansour catches Swahn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Swahn throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Swahn loads up on a big right hand but Mansour slips the punch.
Swahn throws a leg kick but Mansour sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansour bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mansour.
Mansour lands a nice looking body shot.
Mansour looks to score with a jab to the body but Swahn is just out of range.
Swahn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swahn. Mansour does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Swahn misses its intended target.
Swahn throws a right hand that misses
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swahn throws the left hand but Mansour avoids the punch easily.
Mansour throwing a counter right hand but Swahn manages to avoid it.
Swahn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Mansour.
Mansour was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Swahn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mansour on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mansour counters with a thumping low kick.
Swahn thumps Mansour with a low kick.
Swahn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mansour's hands.
Mansour misses the shot to the body.
Swahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mansour ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swahn moves away.
A good leg kick by Mansour.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansour takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mansour blocks a jab.
It looked like Mansour was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Swahn.
Swahn scores with a jab.
Swahn lands with an overhand left.
Swahn misses with a straight left.
Swahn connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oke Swahn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Mansour's cut.
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.

Mansour misses with a straight left.
Swahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mansour lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swahn.
Swahn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mansour keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swahn scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Mansour.
Swahn throws a looping overhand right but Mansour ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Mansour on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn misses with a hook. Mansour ducked under it nicely.
Mansour moves out of range as Swahn strikes.
Mansour misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swahn.
Swahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn throws a leg kick but Mansour checks it.
Mansour appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swahn takes a swing at Mansour's ribcage but misses.
Mansour slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Mansour misses the target.
Swahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mansour sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swahn throws an off balance right hand
and Mansour counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Mansour lands.
Mansour throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swahn moves away from the strike by Mansour.
Swahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mansour checks a leg kick.
Mansour uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
Swahn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour looks to score with a jab to the body but Swahn is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swahn! But no joy.
Swahn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mansour makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mansour throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mansour on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour throws out a loose jab but Swahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swahn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oke Swahn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mansour moves out of range of the strikes.
Swahn throws a leg kick which misses Mansour's front leg but catches the back leg as Mansour tries to avoid it.
Swahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Mansour's head.
A head kick by Mansour misses
and Swahn counters with a head kick. That will keep Mansour thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mansour checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mansour stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swahn.
Swahn looks to land a right hand but Mansour moved out of range.
Mansour thumps Swahn with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mansour.
Swahn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swahn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mansours jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mansour throws a leg kick which misses Swahn's front leg but catches the back leg as Swahn tries to avoid it.
Mansour slips a jab from Swahn.
A low kick from Swahn misses
and Mansour cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swahn wants to slow Mansour down by chopping away at his legs.
Swahn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn scores with a hook to the body. Mansour takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mansour is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mansour moves out of range of the strikes.
Swahn scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mansour counters with an outside leg kick.
Swahn connects with a right hand. Mansour shakes it off.
Mansour throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swahn on the side of the head.
Mansour steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
Swahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mansour is looking to counter punch.
Swahn throws a hook but Mansour avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mansour on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mansour misses with a shot to the body
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oke Swahn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seth Mansour's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Swahn throws a hook to the side of Mansour's head but Mansour sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mansour appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mansour scores with a nice strike.
Swahn throws the left hand but Mansour avoids the punch easily.
Mansour misses with an uppercut. Swahn saw that one coming.
Mansour swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swahn throws out a counter right but Mansour avoids it with no problem.
Swahn throws an overhand right that lands on Mansour's shoulder, as Mansour tries to avoid the shot.
Swahn misses with a hook.
Mansour staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Mansour misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansour moves out of range as Swahn throws a body kick.
Swahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansour manages to avoid it.
Swahn just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Mansour on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swahn misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour throws a lazy body kick
and Swahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Mansour.
Mansour throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mansour has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mansour there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swahn throws a hook but Mansour avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mansour misses the target.
Mansour thows a leg kick but Swahn checks it
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Swahn misses its intended target.
As Swahn backs away, Mansour returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Swahn thows a leg kick but Mansour checks it
and Mansour counters with a slapping leg kick.
Swahn misses with an uppercut
and Mansour counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mansour tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mansour misses with an uppercut
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swahn avoids the body shot from Mansour.
Mansour listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mansour blocks a jab.
Mansour staying out of range there.
Swahn misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Swahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansour misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Swahn lands a jab to the nose.
Mansour lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Oke Swahn has been cut.
Swahn 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.
Mansour misses with a looping left.
Mansour looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swahn throws a low kick but Mansour avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn throws a looping overhand right but Mansour ducks down to avoid it.
Swahn misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansour makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Mansour off the cage and back into range.
Swahn checks a leg kick.
A jab from Swahn does it's job there.
Mansour bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Swahn there.
Mansour fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swahn blocks a head kick by Mansour.
Swahn throws a leg kick but Mansour checks it.
Mansour throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn misses with an uppercut.
Swahn catches Mansour with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Mansour finds it's target.

Swahn is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Swahn blocks the leg kick.
Mansour misses with a looping left.
Swahn misses with a low kick.
Mansour swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swahn lands with a straight right. Mansour didn't see that one coming.
Swahn works the jab nicely.
Mansour lands a jab to the nose.
Swahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Mansour finish him?
Swahn scores with a sloppy right hand. Mansour should have avoided that one.
Mansour drops Swahn with a naaaaasty hook - Swahn is in real trouble here! Mansour dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Mansour!
Seth Mansour retains his middleweight title!
Seth Mansour seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.