PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andersen Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Swaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koscheck
vs
Swaver

192 cm
21
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andersen Koscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killian Swaver!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck moves in looking to clinch but Swaver pushes him off.

Swaver scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Swaver working the head with strikes.
Koscheck manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koscheck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swaver pushes Koscheck off looking to stand but Koscheck dives back in and keeps control.
Koscheck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swaver defending well though.
Swaver is not content to let Koscheck control the position.
Koscheck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swaver's head.
Koscheck is looking to take a break and control but Swaver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koscheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koscheck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swaver is trying to stand up here but Koscheck is controlling him well.

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

Swaver shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swaver was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koscheck manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Swaver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swaver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koscheck's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koscheck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koscheck throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koscheck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koscheck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swaver's guard.
Swaver is wriggling around but Koscheck manages to pass to half guard.
Koscheck throwing shots but Swaver is blocking nicely.
Swaver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swaver is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swaver can do anything to dispel that myth.
Koscheck trying to control from half guard but Swaver is working away.
Koscheck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koscheck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koscheck stops Swaver from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koscheck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koscheck slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Koscheck.
Koscheck leaves Swaver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Swaver looks gassed!
Koscheck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Swaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koscheck.

Koscheck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koscheck grinds an elbow into Swaver's temple.
Koscheck misses with the ground and pound.
Koscheck working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Koscheck seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Koscheck stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Koscheck stalks Swaver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Swaver's face. Swaver staggers backwards, shaken.
Swaver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koscheck is able to avoid easily.
Koscheck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swaver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koscheck as he avoids it easily.
Andersen Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killian Swaver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swaver feints and as Koscheck raises his hands in defense, Swaver changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koscheck throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Koscheck pushes Swaver off and gets back to his feet.

Koscheck looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swaver!
Koscheck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Swaver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koscheck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swaver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Koscheck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koscheck looking to finish with strikes here!
Koscheck sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koscheck sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver blocking the ground and pound.
Koscheck punching from mount but Swaver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koscheck unloads with some shots from mount but Swaver bucks and avoids them well.
Swaver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Swaver wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koscheck.
Poor strikes thrown by Koscheck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swaver really wants to buck Koscheck off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andersen Koscheck dominated that round.
That's time! Koscheck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Swaver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koscheck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koscheck throws a series of strikes that have Swaver backpedaling.
Koscheck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Koscheck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Swaver is rocked!
Swaver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koscheck pinned against the cage. Koscheck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koscheck tries to close the distance and clinch but Swaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koscheck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koscheck.

Koscheck scores a takedown into full mount!
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
Swaver wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koscheck.
Swaver blocking the ground and pound.
Swaver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Swaver is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck thowing shots but they're missing.
Swaver is trying to stand.
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Swaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Koscheck throws some wild stikes that Swaver manages to avoid easily.
Koscheck won't let Swaver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koscheck throwing strikes here but Swaver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swaver trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koscheck misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koscheck throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Swaver holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Koscheck tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Koscheck punching from mount but Swaver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koscheck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Swaver really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Swaver wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koscheck.
Koscheck punching from mount but Swaver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koscheck wants to control the pace but Swaver is squirming around nicely.
Swaver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck thowing shots but they're missing.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koscheck misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koscheck unloads with some shots from mount but Swaver bucks and avoids them well.
Swaver is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Swaver because Koscheck loaded up on that one.
Koscheck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four 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.
Swaver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Koscheck misses with a head shot.
Swaver is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Swaver wants to get back to his feet.
Koscheck looking to ground and pound but Swaver is blocking nicely.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Koscheck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Swaver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swaver blocking the ground and pound.
Swaver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Koscheck throwing strikes here but Swaver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andersen Koscheck dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Koscheck tries to clinch up but Swaver circles away and keeps his distance.

Swaver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swaver showed some decent athleticism there.
Koscheck gets back to full guard.
Swaver is in close to Koscheck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koscheck is looking to stand up but Swaver isn't so interested in that idea.
Swaver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koscheck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swaver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koscheck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koscheck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koscheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koscheck throwing shots but Swaver is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koscheck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andersen Koscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koscheck prevents Swaver from standing back up.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koscheck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swaver is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koscheck tries to clinch but Swaver moves out of range.
Koscheck moves in looking to clinch but Swaver pushes him off.
Swaver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Koscheck.
Koscheck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swaver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koscheck tries for a takedown but Swaver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koscheck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swaver is fending him off so far but Koscheck persists. Nope, Swaver circles away and we're back to standing.

Swaver closes the distance and clinches.
Swaver taking a breather.
Swaver throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck dodges an elbow strike from Swaver.
Koscheck is looking to control Swaver's arms but Swaver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koscheck has his back to the cage.
Koscheck blocks an elbow strike from Swaver.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swaver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koscheck's brow.
Koscheck wants to break free but Swaver has control.
Swaver misses with an elbow strike.
Swaver lands an elbow inside.
Swaver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koscheck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Swaver looking to slow down the pace here.
Koscheck avoids the elbow strike from Swaver, against the cage.
Koscheck is trying to break the clinch but Swaver has him pressed against the cage.
Swaver throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Swaver throws an elbow but misses.
Swaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koscheck's defenses.
Swaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Koscheck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swaver looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swaver stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Koscheck fails to land.
Swaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koscheck avoids the elbow strike from Swaver, against the cage.
Koscheck is trying to break the clinch but Swaver has him pressed against the cage.
Swaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Koscheck avoids the damage to the body.
Andersen Koscheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koscheck avoids a wild elbow strike from Swaver.
Swaver throws an elbow but it misses.
Koscheck trying to stall but Swaver improves his position.
Swaver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koscheck blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Swaver.
Koscheck missing with knees to the body.
Swaver wants a takedown.
Koscheck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koscheck has had enough of the clinch but Swaver keeps him there for the moment.

That's four 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.
Swaver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koscheck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andersen Koscheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killian Swaver.
Nice body punch from Koscheck - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Koscheck.
Koscheck trying to stall but Swaver improves his position.
Swaver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swaver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koscheck trying to control the position but instead, Swaver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koscheck into the cage.
Koscheck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Killian Swaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koscheck is trying to break the clinch but Swaver has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koscheck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koscheck blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Killian Swaver.
I think Koscheck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andersen Koscheck!