PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Heaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Swagger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Swagger
vs
Heaney

194 cm
25
220 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
212 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus Heaney!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heaney throws out the jab.
Heaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Swagger is just out of range.
Heaney cracks Swagger with an open hand slap.
Tommy Swagger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Swagger rushes Heaney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swagger stalling.
Heaney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heaney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heaney wants a takedown.
Heaney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swagger's elbow.
Heaney goes for a takedown attempt but Swagger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Swagger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heaney throws a jab but it's blocked by Swagger.
Heaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swagger was well out of range. Poor timing from Heaney.
Heaney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Heaney instigates a clinch.
Swagger takes a shot to the head.
Heaney tries to score a body lock takedown but Swagger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tommy Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seamus Heaney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Seamus Heaney has been cut.
Swagger lands a hook that snaps the head of Heaney backwards.
Swagger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swagger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Swagger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Swagger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swagger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swagger missing with knees to the body.
Heaney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swagger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heaney throws a jab when Swagger was well out of range.
A lazy left from Heaney finds it's target.
Swagger misses with a hook.
Swagger scores with a jab. Heaney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Swagger wants to clinch.

Heaney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heaney stands and throws Swagger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Heaney trying to control the action but Swagger is working from the bottom.
Heaney with the ground and pound but Swagger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Heaney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heaney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swagger defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is trying to stand.
Swagger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swagger wants to get back to his feet.
Heaney working the head and body with strikes.
Heaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swagger is trying to stand.
Heaney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heaney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heaney misses with a head shot. Swagger uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heaney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swagger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heaney wants to control from the top but Swagger keeps moving.
Heaney passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Heaney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Heaney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seamus Heaney's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Swagger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heaney connects with a jab.
Heaney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swagger moves out of range as Heaney strikes.
Heaney throws a series of punches but Swagger avoids them all with ease.
Heaney throws a lazy right hand but Swagger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swagger closes the distance and clinches up with Heaney, looking for a takedown. Swagger pushes Heaney against the cage but Heaney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swagger misses with a wild body shot.
Heaney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swagger but Swagger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swagger was well out of range. Poor timing from Heaney.
Heaney misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger ducks under a wild hook from Heaney.
Heaney throws a body punch but Swagger moves out of range.
Heaney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heaney.
Tommy Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seamus Heaney.
Heaney throws a shot from downtown. Swagger moves away and avoids it.
Heaney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heaney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swagger.
Heaney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heaney dives in and grabs Swagger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swagger pushes down on Heaney's head and hops out.
Heaney jabs at Swagger's body.
Heaney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swagger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swagger throws a leg kick but Heaney moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Swagger as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger walks into a stiff left hand from Heaney.
Swagger tries to clinch up.
Swagger dives in and grabs Heaney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heaney pushes down on Swagger's head and hops out.
Swagger swings for the body but Heaney moves out of range.
Swagger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Heaney misses.
Swagger looks to land a left hand but Heaney moved out of range nicely.
Swagger shoots in looking for a takedown. Heaney tries to sprawl out of it but Swagger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heaney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swagger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heaney.
Swagger tries to clinch there but Heaney circles away.
Heaney misses with a series of wild punches.
Swagger avoids the body shot from Heaney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a chopping leg kick but Heaney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heaney misses with a looping left.
Heaney misses the shot to the body.
Swagger takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Swagger misses.
Swagger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Heaney gets a clinch.

Heaney turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Swagger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heaney misses with the ground and pound.
Swagger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney working the ground and pound but Swagger is defending the strikes.
Swagger taking a bit of punishment here - Heaney scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swagger is not content to let Heaney control the position.
Swagger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Heaney tries to score with some ground and pound. Swagger 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.
Heaney tries to advance position but instead Swagger slips a leg back in to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Heaney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seamus Heaney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Heaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swagger was well out of range. Poor timing from Heaney.
Heaney shoots in but no luck this time.
Swagger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heaney.
Heaney fails with the takedown.
Tommy Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seamus Heaney.
Swagger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heaney manages to avoid it.

Heaney decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Heaney throwing shots but Swagger is blocking nicely.
Swagger wants to get back to his feet.
Heaney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heaney wants to pass the guard but Swagger is defending well.
Swagger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swagger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heaney.
Swagger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heaney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heaney is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Swagger!
A nice elbow there by Heaney.
Seamus Heaney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heaney lands a nice shot to the head.

Swagger is rocked!
Swagger really wants to buck Heaney off and get back to his feet.
Oh Swagger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big strike lands for Heaney! That's really hurt Swagger and he's turned his back - Heaney keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Heaney jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Heaney!