PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav Swift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drake
vs
Swift

178 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustav Swift!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Swift counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Swift drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Swift jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swift sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Swift is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake controlling Swift's posture.
Swift controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swift circles away from the clinch attempt

and Swift counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drake!
Swift sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift mounts Drake! Really nice guard pass there!
Swift looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drake is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Swift controlling the position easily from mount.
Swift moves to the back.
Swift slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Drake is really stuck here.
Drake controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Swift has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Swift has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Swift has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Drake is in real trouble here. Swift gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Drake is tapping out! Swift wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gustav Swift!