PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Swansgold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omega Rugal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Swansgold
vs
Rugal

179 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Swansgold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omega Rugal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swansgold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rugal was well out of range. Poor timing from Swansgold.

Rugal pushes Swansgold up against the cage in a clinch.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Swansgold's ribcage.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Swansgold shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Rugal.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Rugal working Swansgold over with knees to the body.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Swansgold's ribcage.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rugal.
Swansgold has had enough of the clinch but Rugal keeps him there for the moment.
Rugal landing knees to the body.
Swansgold takes an elbow to the temple.
Rugal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rugal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swansgold's elbow.
Swansgold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rugal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Rugal.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Swansgold shrugs off.
Rugal connects with a knee to the head.
Rugal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rugal looks gassed!
Swansgold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rugal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rugal obliges.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swansgold tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Swansgold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rugal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Swansgold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rugal trying to land knees to the body.
Rugal trying to land knees to the body.
Swansgold tries for a takedown but Rugal manages to get underhooks.
Swansgold avoids a wild elbow strike from Rugal.
Swansgold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rugal has him pressed against the cage.
Swansgold avoiding damage as Rugal throws knees to the body.
Swansgold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swansgold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swansgold avoiding damage as Rugal throws knees to the body.
Swansgold tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rugal smiles and moves away.
Swansgold wants to clinch

and Rugal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rugal gets underhooks to prevent Swansgold's takedown attempt.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swansgold tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rugal smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swansgold tries to clinch but Rugal moves away

and Rugal counters by clinching up.
Rugal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Swansgold tries to circle away but Rugal has him pinned against the cage.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugal tries to throw a body punch but Swansgold avoids it by throwing Rugal back against the cage.
Swansgold can't break the clinch.
Rugal lands an elbow that stopped Swansgold in his tracks for a moment.
Swansgold avoiding damage as Rugal throws knees to the body.
Rugal tries to land knees in the clinch but Swansgold avoids the damage to the body.
Swansgold can't break the clinch.
Rugal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swansgold's efforts to push away.
Rugal tries to land knees in the clinch but Swansgold avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swansgold is trying to break free.
Swansgold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Swansgold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rugal misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swansgold.
Swansgold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rugal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swansgold is defending well for now.
Rugal prevents a body shot from Swansgold.
Swansgold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rugal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swansgold tries to pull guard but Rugal holds him up against the cage and eventually Swansgold drops back down to his feet.
Swansgold tries to pull guard but Rugal won't allow it.
Rugal blocks a body shot from Swansgold.
Swansgold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swansgold wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Rugal fails to land.
Swansgold tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rugal misses with a punch to the body.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Swansgold shrugs off.
Swansgold tries to pull guard but Rugal holds him up against the cage and eventually Swansgold drops back down to his feet.
Rugal tries to land knees in the clinch but Swansgold avoids the damage to the body.

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 jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rugal walks away with a smile on his face. Swansgold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Swansgold looks to clinch

and Rugal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rugal.
Rugal prevents Swansgold from breaking the clinch.
Rugal is pressed up against the cage. Swansgold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rugal down to the mat. Rugal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Swansgold tries to clinch up.
Swansgold avoids the head kick by Rugal.
Swansgold wants to clinch

and Rugal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rugal.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugal trying to land knees to the body.
Rugal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swansgold is defending well for now.
Swansgold tries a body shot but Rugal blocks it.
Rugal missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omega Rugal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swansgold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rugal.
Swansgold really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swansgold tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rugal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rugal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rugal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Rugal.
Swansgold tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rugal smiles and moves away.
Swansgold tries to clinch
and Rugal counters with a head kick.
Rugal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swansgold.
Swansgold works Rugal's body with a nice hook.
Rugal is breathing heavily.
Swansgold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rugal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swansgold misses with a few strikes there.
Swansgold tries to bum rush Rugal with a series of wild strikes but Rugal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rugal rushes Swansgold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rugal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swansgold's elbow.
Swansgold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rugal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swansgold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rugal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Swansgold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swansgold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rugal is keeping busy.
Swansgold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swansgold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swansgold is trying to drag Rugal to the mat but Rugal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Swansgold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swansgold stalling in the clinch but Rugal improves position.
Rugal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rugal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swansgold wants to break free but Rugal has control.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swansgold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swansgold managing to block the knees to the body from Rugal.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Swansgold blocks an elbow strike from Rugal.
Swansgold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rugal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Swansgold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swansgold wants a takedown.
Swansgold is working Rugal over against the cage.
Swansgold has Rugal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rugal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Swansgold wants to stall.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Swansgold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swansgold avoiding damage as Rugal throws knees to the body.
Rugal tries to land knees in the clinch but Swansgold avoids the damage to the body.
Rugal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rugal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Swansgold struggles to land a body shot inside as Rugal controls his hands.
Swansgold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rugal prevents it.
Rugal tries a knee to the head but Swansgold blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swansgold tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Swansgold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rugal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Swansgold tries to clinch

and Rugal counters by clinching up.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Swansgold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swansgold is trying to force a seperation but Rugal has the dominant position.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swansgold throws an elbow but it misses.
Rugal trying to land knees to the body.
Swansgold can't break the clinch.
Rugal misses with a knee to the head.
Swansgold wants to break free but Rugal has control.
Rugal misses with a punch on the inside.
Swansgold can't get the takedown.
Rugal lands an elbow inside that Swansgold shrugs off.
Swansgold tries to score a body lock takedown but Rugal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rugal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rugal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swansgold is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rugal obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rugal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rugal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swansgold avoids the elbow strike from Rugal, against the cage.
Rugal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swansgold avoids it.
Omega Rugal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Swansgold tries to pull guard but Rugal holds him up against the cage and eventually Swansgold drops back down to his feet.
Rugal tries to land a knee to the head but Swansgold blocks with his arms.
Rugal prevents the takedown attempt.
Rugal crunches a lovely knee into Swansgold's ribcage.
Swansgold is working for takedown but Rugal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rugal scores with a knee to the head.
Rugal lands an elbow inside.
Rugal tries to land knees in the clinch but Swansgold avoids the damage to the body.
Rugal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swansgold.
Rugal has Swansgold pressed against the cage, preventing Swansgold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rugal working Swansgold over with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swansgold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rugal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rugal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rugal obliges.
Rugal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swansgold's face.
Rugal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omega Rugal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rugal tries to clinch but Swansgold moves out of range.
Swansgold misses with a looping right.

Rugal has closed the distance and engaged Swansgold in a clinch.
Rugal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Swansgold fails to pull guard.
Rugal lands a nice knee to the body.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
Rugal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Swansgold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rugal's elbow.
Swansgold avoiding damage as Rugal throws knees to the body.
Swansgold is trying to break free.
Rugal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swansgold.
Swansgold is looking to control Rugal's arms but Rugal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Swansgold has his back to the cage.
Swansgold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Swansgold is working for takedown but Rugal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rugal landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swansgold wants to get back to striking at distance but Rugal won't allow it.
Swansgold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rugal has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugal pushes off an throws an elbow but Swansgold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rugal misses with an elbow strike.
Swansgold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swansgold tries for a takedown but Rugal manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Swansgold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swansgold tries to throw a body punch but Rugal avoids it by throwing Swansgold back against the cage.
Swansgold takes an elbow to the temple.
Rugal lands an elbow that stopped Swansgold in his tracks for a moment.
Rugal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rugal scores a nice knee to the body.
Swansgold avoids the elbow strike from Rugal, against the cage.
Swansgold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rugal can't find room to land a body shot as Swansgold controls the action.
Swansgold fails to pull guard.
Swansgold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rugal avoids it.
Swansgold is trying to force a seperation but Rugal has the dominant position.
Swansgold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Swansgold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rugal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rugal misses with a punch on the inside.
Rugal landing knees to the head.
Swansgold takes an elbow to the temple.
Rugal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swansgold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swansgold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swansgold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rugal is pressed up against the cage. Swansgold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rugal down to the mat. Rugal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Swansgold tries to keep at a distance but Rugal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rugal has Swansgold pressed against the cage, preventing Swansgold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swansgold tries to break the clinch but Rugal is controlling the position.
Rugal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Swansgold tries a body shot but Rugal blocks it.
Swansgold can't find room to land a body shot as Rugal controls the action.
Rugal misses with the head strike.
Swansgold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swansgold misses with some punches.
Swansgold can't break the clinch.
Rugal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rugal prevents the takedown attempt.
Rugal lands a knee to the head.
Rugal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swansgold's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugal misses with the head strike.
Rugal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rugal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swansgold tries to circle away but Rugal has him pinned against the cage.
Rugal landing knees to the body.
Swansgold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rugal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swansgold is trying to maintain a safe position but Rugal gets an underhook and turns Swansgold into the cage.
Rugal lands a knee to the body.
Rugal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Swansgold's defenses.
Swansgold drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rugal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Rugal.
Rugal with a knee to the head.
Rugal lands an elbow inside.
Swansgold tries to break the clinch but Rugal is controlling the position.
Swansgold avoiding damage as Rugal throws knees to the body.
Rugal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swansgold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rugal throws an elbow that misses.
Rugal throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rugal. Swansgold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swansgold tries to clinch

and Rugal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Swansgold jumps guard but Rugal stands there with Swansgold around his waist. Swansgold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swansgold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rugal is pressed up against the cage. Swansgold has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rugal down to the mat. Rugal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rugal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swansgold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rugal is looking to land body kicks.
Swansgold connects with a right hand. Rugal shakes it off.
Jerry Swansgold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swansgold looks to score with a jab to the body but Rugal is just out of range.

Rugal clinches.
Jerry Swansgold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omega Rugal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swansgold throws a punch but it's blocked by Rugal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omega Rugal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rugal 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omega Rugal!