PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Swinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MATT BENNETT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MATT BENNETT will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Swinger
vs
BENNETT

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Swinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MATT BENNETT!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swinger scores with a crisp jab that stopped BENNETT in his tracks.
BENNETT looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swinger is fending him off so far but BENNETT persists. Nope, Swinger circles away and we're back to standing.
BENNETT with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swinger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
BENNETT fails with a takedown attempt.
BENNETT throws a jab but it's blocked by Swinger.
A bone on bone clash there as BENNETT blocks the leg kick.
Swinger lands with an uppercut that bounces BENNETT off the cage and back into rage.
BENNETT misses with a takedown attempt - Swinger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trent Swinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MATT BENNETT.
Swinger cracks a nice hook into BENNETT's ribs.
Swinger lands a jab-cross combination.
BENNETT throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swinger's waist but Swinger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing BENNETT off to one side.
BENNETT lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swinger takes a step back to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from BENNETT.
Nice uppercut there from Swinger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger misses with a body shot.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swinger throws a series of punches but BENNETT avoids them all with ease.
Swinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swinger with a hook.
BENNETT stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swinger.
Swinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MATT BENNETT seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swinger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
BENNETT looks gassed!
Swinger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like MATT BENNETT has been cut.
Swinger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swinger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as BENNETT blocks the low kick.
Swinger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
BENNETT is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Swinger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swinger missing with a left hand there. BENNETT was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swinger throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BENNETT will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
BENNETT is trying desperately to land a takedown but Swinger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for BENNETT.
Swinger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swinger stuffs the takedown.
Swinger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swinger scores with a sloppy right hand. BENNETT should have avoided that one.
BENNETT throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
BENNETT closes this distance looking for a takedown but Swinger circles away.
Swinger throws a series of punches but BENNETT moves out of range.
BENNETT closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swinger throws a series of punches but BENNETT moves out of range.
BENNETT looks to land a body kick but Swinger moved away.
BENNETT shoots in for a double leg but Swinger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
BENNETT throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swinger counters with a left to the body.
Swinger swings for the body but BENNETT moves out of range.
Swinger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Swinger lands a jab to the nose.
Swinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BENNETT wants to clinch up but Swinger keeps it at a distance.
Swinger misses with a two punch combination.
BENNETT rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
BENNETT shoots and misses
and Swinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swinger misses with a leg kick
and BENNETT counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Swinger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
BENNETT checks a leg kick nicely.
BENNETT walks into a straight right hand from Swinger.
Swinger misses with a double jab.
BENNETT misses with a takedown attempt
and Swinger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
BENNETT ducks right into an uppercut from Swinger.
Swinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Swinger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by BENNETT.
BENNETT is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BENNETT shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown by BENNETT or perhaps it was just good defense by Swinger which made him look bad.
BENNETT shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for BENNETT with that takedown attempt.
Swinger is working the combinations to good effect here.
BENNETT closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
BENNETT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BENNETT doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swinger counters with a straight right hand.
BENNETT throws a head kick but Swinger moves out of range.
BENNETT shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swinger counters with a leg kick.
Swinger works over BENNETT's head and body with a nice combination.
BENNETT shoots and misses
and Swinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BENNETT takes one to the chin there.
Swinger scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swinger misses with the combination.
Swinger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Swinger lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Swinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MATT BENNETT's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

BENNETT takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
BENNETT scoring well with a low kick there.
Swinger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swinger.
BENNETT uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swinger.

BENNETT scores with a takedown into Swinger's guard.
BENNETT passes Swinger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
BENNETT is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Swinger!
BENNETT tries to control but Swinger wriggling away.
BENNETT takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BENNETT has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Swinger's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger staying busy and making it hard for BENNETT to control.
Swinger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

BENNETT is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Swinger defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
BENNETT is hanging on to Swinger's back as he tries to escape.
Swinger trying to control the position but BENNETT manages to sink in the hooks.

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.
BENNETT is hanging on to Swinger's back as he tries to escape.

BENNETT is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Swinger has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

BENNETT looking for the choke from the back.
BENNETT is trying to stick to Swinger's back but Swinger is turning into BENNETT. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in BENNETT's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Swinger.
Swinger is stalling in the full guard.
Swinger thows a big elbow that misses.
Swinger passes BENNETT's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
BENNETT gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BENNETT working a defensive guard here.

BENNETT had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Swinger is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. BENNETT Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Swinger's back instead.
Swinger is covering up but some of the strikes from BENNETT are getting through and doing damage.
BENNETT is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swinger defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Swinger wants to get back to his feet.
BENNETT is trying to stick to Swinger's back but Swinger is turning into BENNETT. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in BENNETT's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Swinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MATT BENNETT showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on MATT BENNETT'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. This is the final round!

BENNETT is looking to clinch.
BENNETT has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
BENNETT avoids the body shot from Swinger.
Some bone on bone action there as BENNETT checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swinger misses with an uppercut. BENNETT saw that one coming.
Swinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
BENNETT takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swinger looks to land a combination. BENNETT sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
BENNETT lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swinger's sensitive parts.
BENNETT misses with a takedown attempt

and Swinger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for BENNETT!

Swinger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but BENNETT manages to avoid the submission attempt.
BENNETT sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Swinger not doing much here.
BENNETT takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Swinger wants to work for an arm triangle but BENNETT is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swinger is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! BENNETT is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trent Swinger!