PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Swinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Paakkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Trent Swinger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Swinger
vs
Paakkonen

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Swinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Paakkonen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paakkonen tries to clinch there but Swinger circles away.
Paakkonen tries to clinch but Swinger is having none of it.
Paakkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Swinger circles away.
Paakkonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Swinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paakkonen tries to clinch up.
Paakkonen moves in looking to clinch but Swinger pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swinger.
Swinger misses with a takedown attempt - Paakkonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Swinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Paakkonen has managed to clinch.
Swinger tries to break the clinch but Paakkonen is controlling the position.
Swinger wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paakkonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paakkonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Paakkonen lands a nice elbow.
Swinger fails to pull guard.
Swinger is trying to break the clinch but Paakkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Paakkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paakkonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paakkonen misses with a knee strike.
Paakkonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paakkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Swinger blocks with his arms.
Paakkonen lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Trent Swinger has been cut.
Swinger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkonen smiles and moves away.
Swinger shoots in but Paakkonen avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paakkonen tries to clinch there but Swinger circles away.
Paakkonen slips a jab from Swinger.

Paakkonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swinger managing to block the knees to the body from Paakkonen.
Paakkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Swinger blocks with his arms.
Swinger jumps guard but Paakkonen stands there with Swinger around his waist. Swinger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paakkonen lands an elbow that stopped Swinger in his tracks for a moment.
Paakkonen tries to land a knee to the head but Swinger blocks with his arms.
Paakkonen lands a knee to the body.
Paakkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Swinger wants to break free but Paakkonen has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinger looking for a takedown.
Swinger managing to block the knees to the body from Paakkonen.
Swinger tries to score a body lock takedown but Paakkonen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Swinger tries for a takedown but Paakkonen manages to get underhooks.
Swinger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paakkonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swinger's face.
Swinger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paakkonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Paakkonen.
Paakkonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swinger jumps guard but Paakkonen stands there with Swinger around his waist. Swinger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paakkonen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swinger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paakkonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paakkonen.
Paakkonen prevents Swinger from breaking the clinch.
Swinger fails to pull guard.
Swinger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkonen smiles and moves away.
Paakkonen is looking to clinch but Swinger is avoiding it.
Janne Paakkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Swinger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Swinger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paakkonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paakkonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paakkonen!
Swinger is breathing heavily.
Swinger is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janne Paakkonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Swinger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Paakkonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paakkonen tries to clinch but Swinger moves out of range.

Swinger closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swinger lands in his opponent's guard.
Paakkonen is looking to stand up but Swinger isn't so interested in that idea.
Swinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Paakkonen is retaining full guard.
Paakkonen wants to stand up but Swinger is controlling him.
Paakkonen keeping full guard, as Swinger tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Paakkonen pushes Swinger off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger throws a nice looking combination but Paakkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paakkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Paakkonen has closed the distance and engaged Swinger in a clinch.
Paakkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swinger.
Paakkonen lands an elbow inside.
Swinger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swinger is trying to break the clinch but Paakkonen has him pressed against the cage.
Swinger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paakkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paakkonen stops a takedown attempt from Swinger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Swinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swinger tries to break the clinch but Paakkonen is controlling the position.
Swinger fails to pull the fight into his guard.

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.
Swinger wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swinger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Paakkonen.
Paakkonen landing knees to the head.
Swinger tries to pull guard but Paakkonen won't allow it.
Swinger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paakkonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Swinger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paakkonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paakkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Swinger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paakkonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Swinger decides to pull guard.

Paakkonen stands up from Swinger's guard - Paakkonen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Paakkonen tries to clinch there but Swinger circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkonen is looking to clinch but Swinger is avoiding it.
Paakkonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Swinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paakkonen is looking to clinch but Swinger is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paakkonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Paakkonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swinger is trying to break free.
Paakkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paakkonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Swinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Paakkonen has double underhooks.
Swinger fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paakkonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swinger is trying to break free.
Paakkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Swinger fails to pull guard.
Swinger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swinger tries to break the clinch but Paakkonen is controlling the position.
Swinger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paakkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paakkonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swinger tries to pull guard but Paakkonen won't allow it.
Swinger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paakkonen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paakkonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Swinger's face.
Swinger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janne Paakkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trent Swinger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Swinger misses with a head kick.
Paakkonen tries to clinch up but Swinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Swinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paakkonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Swinger circles away.

Swinger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Swinger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Paakkonen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Swinger's guard! Nice work there by Paakkonen!
Paakkonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swinger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Swinger working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Paakkonen has passed into half guard!
Paakkonen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Swinger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger wants to get back to full guard but Paakkonen has passed into side control.
Swinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swinger is working hard here to advance position.

Paakkonen is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Swinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Swinger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paakkonen is looking to clinch but Swinger is avoiding it.
Swinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Paakkonen.
Swinger throws a hook but Paakkonen blocks it.
Swinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swinger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paakkonen is looking to clinch.
Swinger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Swinger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swinger.

Paakkonen drives through and clinches with Swinger against the cage.
Trent Swinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paakkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swinger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Swinger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paakkonen smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Swinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Paakkonen tries to clinch but Swinger moves out of range.
Swinger shoots in and drives through. Paakkonen sprawls well.
Swinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Paakkonen moves in looking to clinch but Swinger pushes him off.
Paakkonen tries to clinch up but Swinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Swinger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paakkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paakkonen slips under a jab.
Swinger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Swinger throws the kick towards the body but Paakkonen avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swinger misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paakkonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paakkonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swinger keeps the fight on the outside.
Swinger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Swinger does no damage.

Paakkonen instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swinger fails to pull guard.
Paakkonen looking to throw knees to the head but Swinger is blocking nicely.
Swinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paakkonen lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janne Paakkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paakkonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janne Paakkonen!