PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinos Swacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunkYard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guard Dog. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Swacker
vs
Dog

190 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
264 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinos Swacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunkYard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swacker clinches up against the cage.
Swacker tries to circle away but Dog has him pinned against the cage.
Swacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog tries to pull guard but Swacker holds him up against the cage and eventually Dog drops back down to his feet.
Dog tries to pull guard but Swacker won't allow it.
Dog has Swacker pressed against the cage, preventing Swacker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swacker is trying to force a seperation but Dog has the dominant position.

Dog has picked Swacker up - he's going for a ride! Dog dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swacker is not content to let Dog control the position.
Swacker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dog is taking a breather. Swacker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dog works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swacker blocking the ground and pound.
Swacker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Swacker is squirming around, avoiding Dog's attempts to control the action.
Swacker tries to buck Dog off but he can't manage it.
Swacker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Dog trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swacker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dog.
Swacker is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swacker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swacker tries to get out of the position.
Dog throwing strikes here but Swacker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swacker wants to get back to his feet.
Dog landing strikes from the mount and Swacker is in trouble!
Swacker is breathing heavily.
Swacker is squirming around, avoiding Dog's attempts to control the action.
Dog landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swacker is looking to escape.
Swacker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dog looking to finish Swacker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Swacker!
Dog misses with a head shot.
Dog putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Dog working for a guillotine from mount but Swacker is in no mood to give up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dog looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog working Swacker over with strikes here.
Dog trying to control but Swacker is having none of it.
Swacker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dog sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Swacker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dog content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Swacker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swacker. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swacker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dog.
JunkYard Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swacker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like JunkYard Dog has been cut.
Swacker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swacker moves in looking to clinch but Dog pushes him off.
Dog changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swacker tries to avoid it but Dog manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swacker to the ground. Swacker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog defending well as Swacker loads up on a big left hand.
Dog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swacker.

Dog scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swacker wants to get back to his feet.
Dog trying to control the action but Swacker is working from the bottom.
Swacker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Swacker pushes Dog off and gets back to his feet.
Swacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swacker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Swacker wants it to stay on the feet.
Pinos Swacker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunkYard Dog.
Swacker wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Swacker scores with a four punch combination!
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Dog finds it's target.
Swacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
Jab from Swacker.
Swacker tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Pinos Swacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swacker is fending him off so far but Dog persists. Nope, Swacker circles away and we're back to standing.
Dog connects with a crisp jab.
Dog looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big right from Swacker misses.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Swacker misses.
Dog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with the combination.
Dog dives in and grabs Swacker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swacker pushes down on Dog's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swacker.
Nice takedown defense from Swacker. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
Swacker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swacker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swacker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swacker's waist but Swacker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dog off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pinos Swacker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JunkYard Dog's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Swacker misses with a hook.
Swacker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Swacker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Swacker throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Dog.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Dog lands but Swacker takes it in his stride.
Dog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swacker thows a body shot but no joy.
Swacker tries to clinch there but Dog circles away.
Dog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swacker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dog fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swacker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Swacker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Swacker tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swacker throws out the jab.
Swacker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Swacker.
Dog throws a head kick but Swacker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swacker tries to clinch but Dog is having none of it.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swacker throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
Dog slips a straight right by Swacker.
Swacker wants to clinch up but Dog keeps it at a distance.
Dog blocks a jab.
Dog has a takedown stuffed.
Pinos Swacker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunkYard Dog.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swacker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swacker.
Dog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Swacker.
Dog might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Swacker slaps away a takedown attempt from Dog, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pinos Swacker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Swacker 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinos Swacker!