PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiao Hu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Xiao Hu
vs
Swift

190 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiao Hu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Xiao Hu clinches up against the cage.
Xiao Hu has Swift pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swift manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Swift wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xiao Hu looking for a takedown.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Xiao Hu has him pressed against the cage.
Swift takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jordan Swift has been cut.
Xiao Hu taking a breather.
Xiao Hu misses with a knee strike.
Swift has had enough of the clinch but Xiao Hu keeps him there for the moment.
Swift misses with a punch to the body.
Xiao Hu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xiao Hu connects with a knee to the head.
Xiao Hu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swift pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Li Xiao Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xiao Hu moves in looking to clinch but Swift pushes him off.
Swift throws a combination. Xiao Hu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Xiao Hu fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Swift.
Swift tries to clinch there but Xiao Hu circles away.
Swift fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swift misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swift misses with the combination.

Xiao Hu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Swift did well to prevent Xiao Hu getting side control.
Swift on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Xiao Hu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Swift tries to kick Xiao Hu off but Xiao Hu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Xiao Hu connects with a nice short shot to Swift's temple.
Xiao Hu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swift does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiao Hu passes to side control.
Swift really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xiao Hu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xiao Hu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Swift takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiao Hu scoring with punches and elbows.

Swift is rocked!
Swift takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Swift is still in real trouble! Can Xiao Hu finish him?
Xiao Hu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Xiao Hu scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Swift is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Xiao Hu can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiao Hu!