PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobi Swisa (ranked 24289 p4p, 5209 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 593 p4p, 543 weight class). Blue has chosen HonestKey- When I Wake Up as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Swisa
vs
Blue

195 cm
19
184
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
192
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Threads of Fate

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kobi Swisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swisa circles away quickly and effectively.
Swisa throws a leg kick
and Blue counters with a good low kick that Swisa was not able to check.
Blue comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Blue.
Blue blocks the body kick.
Blue cracks Swisa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swisa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swisa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blue misses with a low kick.
Blue scores with the left hand. Swisa knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Kobi Swisa has been cut.
Blue's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swisa under the eye.
Swisa throws a head kick that misses.
Blue has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Swisa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Swisa is breathing heavily.
Swisa throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Blue looks to land a body kick but Swisa moved away.
And Swisa counters with a quick kick to the body but Blue blocks it.
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!
Blue throws a hook to the side of Swisa's head but Swisa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swisa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Blue.
Blue lands the left hand.
Blue looks to land a left hand but Swisa moved out of range nicely.
Blue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swisa ducks under a wild hook from Blue.

Swisa gets tackled into the cage by Blue. Blue maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Blue.
Blue misses with a punch to the body.
Swisa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blue taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.
Blue's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swisa up against the cage.
Blue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swisa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blue lands a nice knee to the body.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
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!
Blue throws a punch but it's blocked by Swisa.
Blue can't find room to land a body shot as Swisa controls the action.
Blue working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a body punch.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Swisa's head.
Swisa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swisa working hard to break the clinch.
Blue throws a punch but it's blocked by Swisa.
A nice left hand lands by Blue.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Swisa avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Blue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swisa up against the cage.
Blue scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swisa working hard to break the clinch.
Blue with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swisa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue.
Blue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swisa.
Swisa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blue scores a nice knee to the body.
Blue content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blue tries to throw a body punch but Swisa avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Blue.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swisa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blue missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobi Swisa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue blocks a head kick by Swisa.
Blue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swisa.
Blue lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swisa's sensitive parts.
Blue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Blue cracks a nice hook into Swisa's ribs.
Blue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blue throws out a leg kick but Swisa moves out of range and Blue only half commits.
It looked like Swisa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swisa's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swisa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue can pounce on him.
Kobi Swisa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue throws a hook but Swisa avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swisa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Swisa is rocked!
Blue throws a monster overhand right that drops Swisa! Blue follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lloyd Blue!
Lloyd Blue thanked the fans post fight for their support.