PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arvin Mancao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Swansgold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mancao
vs
Swansgold

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvin Mancao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Swansgold!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swansgold misses with a wild combination.

Mancao moves into the clinch successfully.
Mancao dodges an elbow strike from Swansgold.
Swansgold fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Swansgold is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mancao is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Swansgold to the mat. Swansgold regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mancao passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mancao has control of an arm but Swansgold manages to advance to Mancao's back!
Mancao wants to escape the position.

Swansgold is persistently looking for the submission but Mancao is defending it well.
Swansgold avoiding Mancao 's attempts to control his hands.
Swansgold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mancao manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Swansgold is now in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancao is not content to let Swansgold control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swansgold wants to stand but Mancao is controlling his arm.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swansgold tries to clinch up but Mancao circles away and keeps his distance.

Mancao pushes Swansgold up against the cage in a clinch.
Mancao lands with a short shot to the head.
Swansgold tries to throw a body punch but Mancao avoids it by throwing Swansgold back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Swansgold tries for a takedown but Mancao manages to get underhooks.
Mancao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swansgold backwards.
Swansgold dodges an elbow strike from Mancao.

Swansgold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mancao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swansgold swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mancao forces Swansgold back against the cage and clinches.
Mancao lands a right hand.
A short left from Mancao.
Mancao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swansgold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mancao walks away with a smile on his face. Swansgold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arvin Mancao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Swansgold.
Mancao wants to clinch.
Mancao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swansgold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancao tries to clinch but Swansgold moves out of range.
Mancao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swansgold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mancao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swansgold's waist but Swansgold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mancao off to one side.
Swansgold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mancao.
Swansgold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swansgold tries to clinch up but Mancao circles away and keeps his distance.
Swansgold tries to clinch up.
Mancao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mancao misses with a takedown attempt - Swansgold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mancao is breathing heavily.
Swansgold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swansgold is looking to clinch.
Mancao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swansgold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mancao closes the distance and clinches up with Swansgold, looking for a takedown. Mancao pushes Swansgold against the cage but Swansgold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mancao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swansgold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swansgold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swansgold scores with a jab. Mancao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Swansgold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swansgold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mancao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mancao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Swansgold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mancao doesn't seem bothered though.
Mancao keeps the fight on the outside.
Swansgold wants to clinch.
Swansgold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Swansgold connects with the punch.
Swansgold lands with a hook. Mancao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swansgold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swansgold doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancao circles away.
Mancao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jerry Swansgold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mancao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swansgold lands the left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swansgold tries to clinch up.
Mancao swats away the attempt to clinch by Swansgold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerry Swansgold will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Swansgold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arvin Mancao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mancao is looking to clinch but Swansgold is avoiding it.
Swansgold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mancao tries to clinch but Swansgold moves away
and Swansgold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swansgold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancao tries to clinch up.
Swansgold lands a two punch combo.
Mancao tries to clinch up but Swansgold circles away and keeps his distance.
Swansgold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Swansgold tries to clinch up.
Mancao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swansgold defends it nicely.
Swansgold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Swansgold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swansgold.
Swansgold punishes Mancao's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swansgold tries to clinch but Mancao is having none of it.
Swansgold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mancao swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Swansgold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swansgold scores with a one two! Mancao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Swansgold connects with a nice looking jab.
Swansgold lands with a nice combination. Mancao backs away looking to recover.
Swansgold tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mancao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swansgold tries to clinch there but Mancao circles away.
Swansgold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Swansgold tries to close the distance and clinch but Mancao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mancao keeps the fight on the outside.
Swansgold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mancao swats away the attempt to clinch by Swansgold.
Swansgold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mancao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swansgold wants to clinch up but Mancao keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancao shoots in looking for a takedown. Swansgold tries to sprawl out of it but Mancao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swansgold manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvin Mancao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swansgold scores with a body shot.
Swansgold's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Swansgold duly obliges.
Swansgold is working the combinations to good effect here.
Swansgold tries to clinch there but Mancao circles away.
Swansgold tries to close the distance and clinch but Mancao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Swansgold.
Swansgold throws out a powerful jab.
Swansgold moves in looking to clinch but Mancao pushes him off.
Swansgold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arvin Mancao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swansgold tries to clinch but Mancao is having none of it.
A jab from Swansgold does it's job there.
Mancao misses with a takedown attempt - Swansgold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swansgold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swansgold lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swansgold lands a body shot.
Swansgold lands a body shot.
Swansgold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mancao keeps the fight on the outside.
Swansgold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Swansgold.
A right-left combo lands from Swansgold.
Swansgold throws a combination. Mancao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Swansgold throws a one two combo.
Swansgold moves in looking to clinch but Mancao pushes him off.
Swansgold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swansgold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Swansgold lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swansgold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mancao moves forwards but Swansgold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swansgold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mancao gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swansgold works over Mancao's head and body with a nice combination.
Jerry Swansgold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swansgold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mancao swats away the attempt to clinch by Swansgold.
Mancao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Swansgold scores with a four punch combination!
Mancao moves in looking to clinch but Swansgold pushes him off.
Swansgold tries to clinch but Mancao moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Swansgold.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swansgold.
Swansgold lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Swansgold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swansgold wants to clinch.
Swansgold swats away the attempt to clinch by Mancao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Swansgold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Swansgold scores with a one two! Mancao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Swansgold throws a series of punches but Mancao avoids them all with ease.
Swansgold throws a one two combo.
Mancao wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swansgold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swansgold tries to clinch but Mancao moves out of range.
Swansgold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mancao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mancao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swansgold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mancao fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swansgold lands a body shot.
Swansgold throws a shot to the body.
Swansgold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mancao moves into the clinch.
Mancao scores with a shot to the side of Swansgold's head.
Mancao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swansgold jumps guard but Mancao stands there with Swansgold around his waist. Swansgold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swansgold goes for a takedown attempt but Mancao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Swansgold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mancao is looking to clinch.
Swansgold tries to clinch there but Mancao circles away.
Swansgold doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancao circles away.
Swansgold throws a series of punches but Mancao moves out of range.
Mancao wants to clinch up but Swansgold keeps it at a distance.
Mancao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mancao tries to clinch up.
Mancao tries to clinch up
and Swansgold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mancao tries to clinch but Swansgold moves out of range.
Mancao slips a jab and a cross from Swansgold.
Mancao is looking to clinch but Swansgold is avoiding it.
Swansgold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swansgold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mancao's head backwards.
Swansgold lands a two punch combo.
Mancao tries to clinch
and Swansgold counters with a one-two to the body.
Swansgold throws a one two combo.

Mancao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Swansgold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mancao pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swansgold trying to control from the bottom.
Swansgold wants to improve his position but Mancao is controlling well.
Mancao wants to control but Swansgold is keeping him busy.
Mancao stops Swansgold from getting back to his feet.
Swansgold wants to control but Mancao is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swansgold wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swansgold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swansgold lands a nice looking body shot.
Swansgold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mancao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swansgold counters with a left and a right that stings Mancao.
Swansgold punishes Mancao's body with a nice straight punch.
Swansgold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mancao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Swansgold wants to clinch.
Swansgold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arvin Mancao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerry Swansgold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swansgold fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Swansgold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swansgold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Swansgold!