PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smoove Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bee's choice of entrance music: Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Swain
vs
Bee

185 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smoove Bee!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bee throws a low kick but Swain moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Bee slams his shin into Swain's torso.
Swain tries for a takedown but Bee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Swain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bee's waist but Bee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swain off to one side.
Bee swats away the attempt to clinch by Swain.

Swain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bee to the mat! Bee manages to get full guard.
Bee controls Swain momentarily but Swain frees himself.
Bee is adopting a defensive guard.
Bee trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Smoove Bee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Swain misses with the combination.
Swain shoots for a takedown but Bee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Swain gets the takedown into side control.

Swain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bee, who protects the arm well.
Bee is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee can't do much from the bottom here.
Bee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bee trying to control here.
Swain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bee wants to control but Swain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swain wants to take a breather but Bee is having none of it.
Bee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Swain tries to free his leg and advance position but Bee is retaining full guard.
Swain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Swain preventing the sweep.
Swain lands a couple of digs.
Swain stands up over Bee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Swain postures up in Bee's guard and throws a big left but Bee blocks it.
Swain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bee tries to buck Swain off but Swain is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Swain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bee slaps away a takedown attempt from Swain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Randall Swain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Swain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swain landing strikes.

Swain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Swain off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain is trying to break free.
Bee trying to control momentarily.
Swain manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bee's guard. Nice work there by Swain.
Swain tries to free his leg and advance position but Bee is retaining full guard.
Swain is looking to advance position but Bee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swain is looking to escape.
Swain 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.
Swain tries to reverse the position but Bee maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bee cracks Swain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swain is trying desperately to improve position.
Bee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bee lands a nice shot to the head.
Swain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bee trying to control but Swain is having none of it.
Bee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Swain is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain regains half guard.
Bee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Swain is looking for a sweep. Bee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Swain is looking to improve his position.

Bee 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.
Swain is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Swain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bee trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Swain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bee thows a big elbow that misses.
Bee trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
Swain wants to sweep here but Bee controlling him for the moment.
Bee trying to control the position from guard on top but Swain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Smoove Bee.
Swain shoots for a double leg takedown but Bee sprawls well. He's pushed Swain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bee.
Bee connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smoove Bee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swain misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Swain misses with a takedown attempt
and Bee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Swain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bee. Bee obviously looking to wear him down.
Bee throws a head kick that Swain semi-blocks.
Bee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swain checks it well.

Swain decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bee wants to get back to full guard.
Bee controlling the position well.
Bee slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain stopping the sweep attempt from Bee.
Swain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bee's guard.
Randall Swain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bee manages to get to full guard.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Bee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Bee wants to sweep but no luck.
Swain trying to control but Bee is working from the bottom.
Bee trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain postures up in Bee's guard and throws a big left but Bee blocks it.
Swain tries to free his leg and advance position but Bee is retaining full guard.
Bee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swain.

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.
Bee thumps Swain with a low kick.
Swain misses with a takedown attempt
and Bee counters with a good low kick that Swain was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bee counters with a big head kick but Swain shrugs it off.
Swain avoids the head kick by Bee.
Swain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Bee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bee!
Bee tries to reverse the position but Swain maintains control.
Bee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smoove Bee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smoove Bee!