PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Swoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Swoop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ninho De Souza's chin.

Swoop
vs
De Souza

197 cm
26
212 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

178 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Swoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninho De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

De Souza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Souza being controlled here, momentarily.
De Souza looking to control.
Swoop wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Mathew Swoop has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Swoop closes the distance but De Souza moves to the side
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.

Swoop forces De Souza back against the cage and clinches.
De Souza is trying to drag Swoop to the mat but Swoop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Souza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swoop working hard to break the clinch.
De Souza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Swoop won't want to take too many of those.
De Souza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swoop prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza fails to pull guard.
Mathew Swoop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninho De Souza.
Swoop is looking to break free of the clinch but De Souza has double underhooks.

De Souza pulls guard.
De Souza controlling Swoop's posture.
Swoop not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Swoop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

De Souza looking for subs off his back but Swoop has passed one foot through into half guard.
Swoop wants to stand up but De Souza is controlling the position.
De Souza trying to hold on to Swoop's head to control him but Swoop postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is looking for a sweep. Swoop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Swoop gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Swoop swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Mathew Swoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swoop moves in looking to clinch but De Souza pushes him off.
Swoop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swoop wants to clinch.
Swoop ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
A clash of legs there as Swoop blocks the low kick.
De Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Swoop, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Swoop moves out of range easily.
Swoop fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swoop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Swoop.
De Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Souza misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swoop. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swoop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swoop closes the distance but De Souza moves to the side
and De Souza counters with a two punch combo.
De Souza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swoop.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Swoop throws a push kick but De Souza slaps the foot to one side.
Swoop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Souza counters with a series of strikes. Swoop will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swoop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swoop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Souza's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swoop drops his hands momentarily and De Souza takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swoop.
Swoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swoop misses with a takedown attempt - De Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swoop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Swoop moves his leg out of the way.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swoop.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Swoop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Swoop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Swoop closes the distance and clinches.
De Souza tries to circle away but Swoop has him pinned against the cage.
Swoop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ninho De Souza has been cut.
De Souza tries to pull guard but Swoop won't allow it.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Swoop manages to get underhooks.

Swoop breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Swoop's front leg but catches the back leg as Swoop tries to avoid it.

Swoop gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Swoop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Souza uses from the top position.
Swoop keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ninho De Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ninho De Souza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Swoop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Swoop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Souza jabs at Swoop's body.
De Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Swoop tries to close the distance and clinch but De Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.

Swoop has De Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
De Souza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swoop just leaning against De Souza, taking a breather.

Swoop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mathew Swoop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Souza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Swoop wants to clinch.

Swoop moves into range and clinches up with De Souza.
De Souza leaning against his opponent.
Swoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swoop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Swoop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swoop shoots in but De Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Swoop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Swoop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Swoop manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swoop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swoop has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Swoop's legs - danger averted.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Swoop keeps moving.
Swoop is trying to keep De Souza in close.

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.
Swoop controlling De Souza's posture.
Swoop is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mathew Swoop wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swoop closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Souza counters with a thumping low kick.
Swoop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ninho De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swoop darts in trying to clinch
and De Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swoop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Swoop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Souza.
Swoop misses with a double jab
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Swoop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Swoop tries to clinch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Swoop off balance momentarily.

Swoop closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
De Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Swoop lands a knee to the head.
De Souza is trying to drag Swoop to the mat but Swoop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Souza wants a takedown.
Swoop can't break the clinch.
De Souza tries to score a body lock takedown but Swoop shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mathew Swoop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ninho De Souza.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
De Souza tries for a takedown. No joy.

Swoop breaks the clinch.
Swoop throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swoop scores with a jab.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Swoop.
Swoop is looking to wear down De Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Souza has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swoop.
Swoop misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Swoop checks it.

Swoop instigates a clinch.
Swoop throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.

Swoop pulls guard successfully.
Swoop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swoop pulls De Souza in close to prevent any damage.
Swoop wants to stand up but De Souza is controlling him.

De Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swoop wants to sweep but no luck.
De Souza is pushing down on Swoop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Swoop is fighting to maintain full guard but De Souza has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Swoop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ninho De Souza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Swoop closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Swoop stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Swoop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swoop avoids the head kick by De Souza.
Nice sprawl there from De Souza as Swoop shoots in.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swoop.
Swoop tries to clinch there but De Souza circles away.
Swoop throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Swoop shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Souza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Souza looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Swoop has picked De Souza up and slammed him! De Souza can't keep hold of the triangle and Swoop manages to pass to side control!
De Souza is looking for a sweep.
Swoop trying to control the action but De Souza is working from the bottom.

Swoop decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Swoop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Souza at a distance.
Swoop tries to clinch there but De Souza circles away.
Swoop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Swoop doesn't manage to clinch there - De Souza circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swoop wants to clinch up but De Souza keeps it at a distance.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Swoop moved out of range nicely.
De Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swoop tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
Swoop fails to land with a series of punches.
Swoop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swoop.
Swoop misses with a series of wild punches.

Swoop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Souza's guard.
De Souza keeping moving, preventing Swoop from controlling successfully.
De Souza is trying to keep Swoop in close.
Swoop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Swoop trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Souza's guard.

De Souza looking for a guillotine here but Swoop defends easily.
Swoop wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mathew Swoop wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swoop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swoop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Souza swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Swoop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swoop tries for a takedown but De Souza circles away easily
and De Souza counters with a leg kick.

That's four 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.
Swoop wants to clinch but De Souza slips to the side
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Souza wants it to stay on the feet.
Swoop doesn't manage to clinch there - De Souza circles away.
De Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Swoop.
De Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza works the jab nicely.
Swoop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swoop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swoop wants to clinch
and De Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow Swoop down.
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Swoop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swoop looks to clinch
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Swoop closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
Swoop stops a takedown attempt from De Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza fails to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Swoop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Swoop 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Swoop!