PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 1059 p4p, 633 weight class) and Oke Swahn (ranked 129 p4p, 79 weight class). 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.

Gracie
vs
Swahn

190 cm
32
190
11 - 8 - 0

187 cm
32
188
23 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swahn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Swahn misses.
Gracie throws the left hand but Swahn avoids the punch easily.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Swahn slips the punch.
Gracie backing away here, and Swahn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Swahn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie throws a hook but Swahn blocks it.
Swahn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gracie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gracie throws a hook but Swahn avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Swahn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Swahn.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn throws a shot to the body.
Swahn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Swahn.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swahn. That's going to slow Gracie down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie lunges at Swahn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swahn's hand.
Gracie throws the left hand but Swahn avoids the punch easily.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Swahn is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.

Swahn drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Swahn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Swahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swahn pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Swahn ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Swahn moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Swahn.
Swahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Swahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Swahn blocks it.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Swahn misses.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swahn moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws the left hand but Swahn avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Swahn tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oke Swahn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Swahn cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Swahn.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Swahn's head but Swahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kron Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swahn connects with a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swahn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Swahn moved out of range nicely.
Swahn delivers a nice body kick.
A cross from Swahn lands.
Swahn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Swahn lands a nice looking body shot.
Swahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Swahn.
Swahn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Swahn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Swahn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oke Swahn dominated that 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.

Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swahn is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Swahn circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swahn.
Swahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Swahn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses the body punch
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Swahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swahn misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swahn. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Swahn.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swahn.
Swahn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Swahn takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Swahn lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swahn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie jabs Swahn right on the nose. Swahn blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Swahn's shoulder, as Swahn tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie tries to move into range but Swahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swahn defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Oke Swahn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swahn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Swahn stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Swahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swahn is looking to score with low kicks.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Swahn misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swahn misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Swahn.
Swahn connects with a leg kick.
Gracie 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 lands with an overhand left.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Swahn.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swahn slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swahn.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Swahn slips the punch.

Swahn closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to drag Swahn to the mat but Swahn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is trying to drag Swahn to the mat but Swahn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Swahn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Swahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Swahn can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Swahn lands with a left to the head.
Swahn prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Swahn is defending well.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Swahn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie has Swahn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swahn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oke Swahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gracie looks to throw the jab but Swahn is out of range.
Swahn tries to counter with a clinch but Gracie shakes him off and moves away.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swahn misses with a hook.
Gracie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice cross by Gracie.
Swahn staying out of range there.
Swahn throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Swahn.
Swahn thinks about the counter body kick.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Swahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swahn misses with a right hand
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Swahn with a hook.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Swahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn slips a straight right by Gracie.
A jab from Swahn does it's job there.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swahn throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Swahn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Swahn throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Swahn only half commits.
Swahn misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Swahn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swahn defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Swahn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swahn has time to react.
Swahn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Swahn is just out of range.
Swahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Swahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swahn connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Swahn manages to avoid it.
Swahn misses with a straight right.
Gracie 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.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swahn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Swahn counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Swahn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swahn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Swahn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swahn lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Swahn slips the punch.
A lazy left from Swahn finds it's target.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Swahn misses with a looping left.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swahn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Swahn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swahn scores with a jab.
Swahn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Swahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Swahn, which made it look bad.
Swahn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Swahn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Swahn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Swahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swahn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

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