PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Swertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenyon Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Swertz
vs
Lesnar

160 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Swertz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenyon Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.
Swertz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lesnar counters with a nice body shot.
Lesnar fails with the takedown

and Swertz counters with a shoot takedown. Lesnar fights it but they end up in guard.
Swertz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar controlling Swertz's posture.
Swertz trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swertz manages to get himself to full guard.
Swertz has his hands on Lesnar's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swertz has a closed guard, preventing Lesnar from standing up.
Swertz controlling the position.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swertz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Swertz keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Swertz is controlling Lesnar's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swertz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar tries to stand but Swertz is controlling from the bottom.
Swertz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swertz pulls Lesnar in to control the position.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but instead Swertz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar being controlled here, momentarily.
Swertz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swertz is stalling in the full guard.
Swertz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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.
Swertz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Damian Swertz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Swertz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses.
Swertz controlling the position.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Swertz keeps moving.
Lesnar being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Swertz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Swertz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Swertz controlling him for the moment.
Swertz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Swertz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Swertz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swertz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swertz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lesnar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Swertz is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swertz lands strikes from half guard.
Lesnar wants to control but Swertz passes into side.
Lesnar seems a little lost for a moment, as Swertz dominates the positioning.
Lesnar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Swertz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swertz lands a nice short elbow.
Lesnar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swertz is working away from the top position though.
Lesnar moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swertz lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesnar controls Swertz momentarily but Swertz frees himself.
Swertz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swertz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lesnar trying to keep a closed guard but Swertz is proving a slippery customer.
Swertz controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.

Swertz stands up from Lesnar's guard - Swertz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Damian Swertz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Swertz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Swertz with a nice head shot there.
Swertz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar controls Swertz momentarily but Swertz frees himself.
Swertz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Swertz dominated that second round.
That's time! Swertz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lesnar tries for a takedown but Swertz circles away easily

and Swertz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lesnar being controlled here, momentarily.
Swertz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Swertz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lesnar, up you get!
Lesnar looks to clinch

and Swertz counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swertz slows the pace down.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swertz is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar taking a bit of punishment here - Swertz scoring with strikes.
The referee asks Swertz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Swertz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Swertz trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Swertz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.
Lesnar is trying to control Swertz's posture but Swertz avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A lull in the action here as Swertz stalls from top position.
Swertz 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.
Swertz lands some shots froms side control.
Swertz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
Swertz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Damian Swertz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lesnar closes the distance but Swertz moves to the side

and Swertz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swertz.

Lesnar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swertz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Swertz from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to keep a closed guard but Swertz is proving a slippery customer.
Swertz is stalling in the full guard.

Swertz stands up and waves to Lesnar to follow him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Swertz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swertz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Swertz!