PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oke Swahn (ranked 402 p4p, 681 weight class) and Henry Hall (ranked 44 p4p, 78 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Swahn
vs
Hall

187 cm
30
188
21 - 8 - 1

185 cm
29
201
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Conviction

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 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Hall!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Swahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Swahn throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Hall swings for the body but Swahn moves out of range.
Swahn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Swahn moves away and avoids it.
Swahn lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swahn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swahn moves away.
We've been informed that Hall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Swahn is looking to land body kicks.
Swahn staying out of range there.
Hall misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Swahn is just out of range.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Swahn.
Swahn lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Swahn ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Swahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swahn throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Swahn moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Swahn.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Swahn is out of range.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Swahn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hall avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swahn thumps Hall with a low kick.
Swahn moves out of range of the leg kick from Hall.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall throws a hook but Swahn avoids it easily.
Swahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swahn throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Swahn is out of range.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swahn.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Swahn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swahn throws a counter high kick but Hall was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Swahn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Hall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Swahn is out of range.
Swahn cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Swahn staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Swahn there.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Swahn moved out of range.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Swahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swahn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Swahn throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall moves away from the strike by Swahn.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and Swahn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hall jabs Swahn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Swahn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Swahn.
Swahn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hall finds it's way round the side to connect with Swahn's head.
Swahn throws a body kick that misses.
Hall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hall throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hall takes a swing at Swahn's ribcage but misses.
Hall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Swahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 Oke Swahn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Swahn misses with a double jab.
Swahn throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swahn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Swahn sees coming a mile off.
Swahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Swahn counters with a solid body kick.
Swahn checks a low kick from Hall.
Swahn scores with the left hand. Hall knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Swahn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Swahn throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Swahn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
Hall misses with a body kick.

Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Swahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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

Hall clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Swahn can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn working aggressively here.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Swahn.
Swahn misses with some punches.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall has Swahn pushed against the cage.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Swahn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.

Swahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swahn.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Swahn is predictable there
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
Swahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Swahn throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swahn cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Hall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Swahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swahn scores with a hook.
Swahn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hall misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Swahn seems unphased.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Swahn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall misses with a hook. Swahn ducked under it nicely.
Swahn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Swahn connects with a crisp jab.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Oke Swahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Swahn checks the leg kick.
Swahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hall looks to throw a body kick
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oke Swahn dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A big right from Hall misses.
Swahn lands the left hand.
Swahn misses with a low kick.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Swahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Swahn slips under a jab.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swahn avoids the body shot from Hall.
Swahn connects with a high kick.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Swahn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Swahn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Swahn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Swahn loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall digs a good body shot into Swahn's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swahn manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Swahn.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Swahn moved away.
Swahn scores with a nice head shot.
Swahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swahn looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Swahn ducks down to avoid it.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swahn.
Hall stuns Swahn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swahn throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swahn lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Swahn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swahn.
Swahn misses with a wild body shot.
Swahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
A swing and a miss from Swahn.
Swahn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Swahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Swahn is looking to counter punch.
Hall checks a low kick from Swahn.
Hall tries to clinch there but Swahn circles away.
Swahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the cage and back into range.
Swahn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swahn, as that shot connected.
Swahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Hall catches Swahn right on the button with a cross.
Swahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for Hall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Swahn. That snapped Hall's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall moves out of range as Swahn strikes.
Swahn feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Hall avoids the head kick by Swahn.
Hall throws a body kick that misses
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
and Swahn counters with a good low kick that Hall was not able to check.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Swahn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Swahn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Swahn.
Swahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Swahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Swahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swahn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

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