PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dittrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dittrich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Paint It Black". Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dittrich
vs
Swanson

182 cm
26
172 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

178 cm
31
182 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Dittrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Swanson misses its intended target.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Dittrich misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Dittrich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Swanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Dittrich. Those never looked like landing.
Swanson slips a jab from Dittrich.
Swanson slips under a jab from Dittrich.
Dittrich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Swanson scores with a one two! Dittrich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Jan Dittrich has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson misses with a shot to the body
and Dittrich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Dittrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dittrich lands a right hook to the body.
Dittrich misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dittrich.
Swanson throws a body punch but Dittrich moves out of range.
Dittrich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Jan Dittrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dittrich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dittrich misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dittrich.
Swanson blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dittrich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dittrich looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Dittrich misses with a straight right.
Swanson lands with a right hand.
Dittrich throws a right hand that misses
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dittrich thinking.
Dittrich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dittrich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swanson scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich connects with the punch.
Swanson blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dittrich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dittrich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dittrich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Dittrich scores with a jab.
Swanson misses with a right hand
enabling Dittrich to counter with a crisp jab.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swanson misses with a jab to the body
and Dittrich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Swanson really felt that one!
Swanson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dittrich rather than just go for the knockout.
Swanson looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dittrich.
A good leg kick by Dittrich.
Swanson takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich with a nice cross.
Swanson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dittrich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dittrich throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dittrich.
Dittrich lands with a shot to the body.
Dittrich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Dittrich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swanson slips a straight right by Dittrich.
Swanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dittrich throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dittrich throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dittrich misses.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dittrich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Dittrich.
Dittrich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson moves forwards but Dittrich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Dittrich. That snapped Swanson's head back.

Swanson is rocked!
Dittrich misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dittrich tries a head kick but it misses.
Dittrich connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dittrich finish him?
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Dittrich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Dittrich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Dittrich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dittrich.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Swanson stuns Dittrich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dittrich avoids the body shot from Swanson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dittrich misses the target.
Dittrich scoring well with a low kick there.
Dittrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson lands a nice looking body shot.
Swanson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Dittrich to counter with a crisp jab.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Swanson slips a jab from Dittrich.
The fighters circling - Dittrich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dittrich connects with a right hand. Swanson shakes it off.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dittrich misses.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Dittrich missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dittrich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jan Dittrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dittrich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dittrich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swanson has time to react.
Dittrich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Dittrich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swanson under the eye.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Dittrich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Dittrich avoids it.
Dittrich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Swanson back to the cage. Dittrich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson slips under a jab from Dittrich.
Swanson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dittrich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dittrich scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Swanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swanson slips under a jab from Dittrich.
A lazy left from Dittrich finds it's target.
Jab by Dittrich.
Jan Dittrich is winning the standup battle so far.
Dittrich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dittrich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Dittrich.
A jab from Dittrich misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a shot to the body
and Dittrich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson slips under a jab from Dittrich.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Dittrich moves away and avoids it.
Swanson slips under a jab from Dittrich.
Swanson slips a straight right by Dittrich.
Dittrich throws a head kick but Swanson moves out of range.

Swanson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dittrich is looking for a sweep. Swanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Swanson is stalling here. Dittrich is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Swanson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dittrich has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich taking a breather here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swanson is not content to let Dittrich control the position.
Dittrich tries to score with some ground and pound. Swanson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dittrich moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Dittrich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Dittrich's cut.
That's time! Dittrich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dittrich lands with a good body shot.
Dittrich digs a good hook to Swanson's body.
A slow jab from Dittrich misses its intended target.
Dittrich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Dittrich.
Dittrich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swanson tries to clinch there but Dittrich circles away.
Dittrich throws a head kick that misses.
Dittrich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dittrich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swanson scrambles back to his feet.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dittrich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Dittrich as he connects with a hook.
Dittrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Dittrich lands a jab to the nose.
Dittrich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dittrich cracks Swanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dittrich.
Dittrich throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson counters with a leg kick.
Joe Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich lands a head kick. Swanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Dittrich does it's job there.
Dittrich throws a big shot that misses.
Dittrich scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dittrich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swanson throws a wild hook but Dittrich just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Swanson gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Dittrich raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Dittrich!