PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 1408 p4p, 1150 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 188 p4p, 153 weight class). Asakura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, JJBA - Giorno's Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Asakura
vs
Swanson

180 cm
33
173
19 - 13 - 1

183 cm
40
179
30 - 31 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 31 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asakura gets a clinch.
Asakura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.

Asakura manages to break the clinch.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson is trying to counter with his kicks.

Asakura moves into the clinch successfully.
Asakura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asakura misses with a punch on the inside.
Asakura looking to throw knees to the head but Swanson is blocking nicely.

Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swanson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Swanson cracks Asakura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Tyson Asakura has been cut.
Asakura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to the liver by Asakura. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Asakura fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Nice cross by Swanson.
Good exchange - Asakura coming out on top.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
And Swanson responds with a good body kick, but Asakura manages to step out the way in time.
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Asakura.
Swanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Asakura steps away.
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asakura.
Swanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
And Swanson responds with a good body kick, but Asakura manages to step out the way in time.
Asakura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asakura swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asakura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Asakura misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Asakura moved away.
Asakura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Asakura lands an overhand right.
Asakura scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Swanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asakura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Asakura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Asakura has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Swanson enables Asakura to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Swanson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
Swanson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Asakura has passed into side control.
Asakura is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Swanson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Swanson is trying to improve his position.
Asakura in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Swanson is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom here.
Asakura wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson tries to bench press Asakura off him but Asakura keeps the position.
Swanson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Asakura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Asakura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Asakura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Asakura.
Tyson Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Asakura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swanson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Asakura really felt that one!

Swanson gets tackled into the cage by Asakura. Asakura maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Asakura.
Asakura misses with some punches.

Asakura manages to break the clinch.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Asakura 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.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asakura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Asakura connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asakura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asakura 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.
Asakura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swanson lands a nice looking body kick.
Asakura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Swanson!
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Swanson unleashes a big counter combination but Asakura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Asakura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Asakura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swanson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Asakura tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range.
Asakura with a nice cross.
Asakura misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a body kick.
Swanson defending well as Asakura loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
Asakura scores with a sloppy right hand. Swanson should have avoided that one.
Asakura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asakura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Swanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asakura. That did some damage!
Asakura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Asakura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asakura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson.
Asakura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Swanson is out of range.
Swanson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asakura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
A jab from Asakura misses.
Asakura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
Nice shot by Swanson.
Swanson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asakura counters with a stiff right hand.
Asakura lands with a cross.
Asakura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swanson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Asakura blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asakura tries to clinch but Swanson moves away
and Swanson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Asakura really felt that one!
Asakura throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Asakura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Swanson!
The ground and pound from Asakura seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swanson wants to control but Asakura postures up.
Asakura tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Asakura trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.

Asakura stands up and beckons Swanson to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Asakura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.

Asakura has managed to clinch.
Asakura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Asakura avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
Asakura swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Asakura saw that one coming.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asakura.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Asakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asakura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura scores with a punch to the head.
Asakura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Asakura tries to clinch up.
Asakura feints and then cracks Swanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swanson down.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Asakura clinches.
Asakura lands a left hand.
Asakura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asakura throws a head punch that misses.
Asakura tries to circle away but Swanson has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asakura.
Asakura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asakura looking to throw knees to the head but Swanson is blocking nicely.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura pushes Swanson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Swanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asakura tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asakura working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
Asakura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Swanson - that landed with a thud.
Asakura is trying to force a seperation but Swanson has the dominant position.
Swanson lands a nice uppercut.
Swanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Asakura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Asakura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asakura misses with a takedown
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Asakura lands.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Asakura throws a leg kick
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asakura misses with a hook. Swanson ducked under it nicely.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asakura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asakura lands a jab to the nose.
Asakura scores with a sloppy right hand. Swanson should have avoided that one.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura tries to clinch up
and Swanson counters with a big head kick but Asakura shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and moves out of range.

Asakura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asakura throws a head punch that misses.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Swanson throws an elbow but misses.
Tyson Asakura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asakura backwards.
Asakura lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asakura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Asakura!
After winning the bout, Tyson Asakura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.