PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kian Kushiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kushiel has chosen Welsh National Anthem as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Swagger
vs
Kushiel

194 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kian Kushiel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger tries to clinch but Kushiel moves out of range.
Kushiel tries to clinch up but Swagger circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Swagger.
Swagger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kushiel.
Swagger misses with an uppercut. Kushiel saw that one coming.
Swagger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kushiel.
Swagger misses with a double jab.

Kushiel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kushiel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bit of stalling here from Swagger.
Swagger pushes Kushiel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swagger tries to land knees in the clinch but Kushiel avoids the damage to the body.
Swagger throws an elbow but it misses.
Swagger tries to land a knee to the head but Kushiel blocks with his arms.
Kushiel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kushiel seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kushiel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Swagger.
Swagger prevents the takedown attempt.
Tommy Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kian Kushiel.
A bit of stalling here from Swagger.
Swagger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kushiel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Swagger lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger lands an uppercut.
Swagger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kushiel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swagger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swagger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swagger landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Swagger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swagger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kushiel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swagger lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Swagger.
Swagger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swagger lands a nice uppercut.
Swagger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Swagger on the inside.
Swagger with a knee to the head.

Kushiel is rocked!
Kushiel looks gassed!
Swagger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kushiel is still on wobbly legs! Can Swagger finish him?
Still in the clinch, Swagger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kushiel tries to pull guard but Swagger holds him up against the cage and eventually Kushiel drops back down to his feet.
Kushiel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Swagger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swagger.
A short left from Swagger.
Kushiel seems to have recovered his senses.
Swagger lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Swagger.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Swagger as Kushiel tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Swagger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Swagger - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Swagger.
Swagger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swagger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swagger unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kushiel! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Swagger is unloading with more strikes now! Kushiel drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Swagger!