PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Action (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley-Road to Zion. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rock Action enters the cage!

Swanson
vs
Action

190 cm
29
195 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

185 cm
21
197 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Action!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swanson moves into the clinch.
Action is trying to stall.

Swanson has Action pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Swanson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Action tumbling to the mat - Swanson dives into Action's guard.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Action keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson postures up in Action's guard and throws a big left but Action blocks it.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson throws a strike but Action rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Action not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swanson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two 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.
Action wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Action looking to sit in guard and control but Swanson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Action has wrist control.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Action.
Swanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson 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.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Action looking for a sweep. Not yet Action, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Action is keeping the position for now.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Action is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swanson is controlling him.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Action works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Swanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Actions head.
Swanson is trying to drag Action to the mat but Action just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Swanson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Action tries to circle away but Swanson has him pinned against the cage.
Action can't break the clinch.

Swanson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Action regains guard.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Action is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Action keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Swanson trying to control but Action is working from the bottom.
Action working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Action avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson working some strikes from top position.
Swanson with a nice head shot there.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Action is keeping the position for now.
Action is breathing heavily.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Action is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Action works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson cracks Action with a solid left hand.
Action keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swanson throws and elbow that misses. Action uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swanson's guard. Nice move by Action!
Swanson pulls Action in close to his closed guard and prevents Action from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swanson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Swanson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Action uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Action looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Action swinging wildly here.
Action misses with a two punch combination.

Swanson has managed to clinch.
Action tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Action is fighting off a takedown attempt but Swanson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Action to the mat. Action regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Action keeps moving.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Action takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Action is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Action keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Swanson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Action utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Action preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe Swanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Swanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Swanson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Swanson shoots in and bounces Action off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rock Action has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Swanson.
A combination from Action does no damage.
Rock Action is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Swanson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Action tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Swanson is in Action's guard.
Swanson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swanson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Swanson!