PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mattafix - Big City Life. This should be a great matchup!

Arthur
vs
Swift

182 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%
BioPharm Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Swift!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swift jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swift.
Swift on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Swift.
Swift throws a lazy uppercut
and Arthur counters with a head kick.
A left lands for Swift.
Arthur thuds his right hand into Swift's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arthur throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthur cracks Swift with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Swift gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur misses with a knee strike.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swift blocks it with crossed arms.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swift is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arthur lands a shot to the body.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swift blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Arthur.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Swift leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swift trying to stall but Arthur improves his position.
Swift managing to block the knees to the body from Arthur.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arthur missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Sam Swift has been cut.
Arthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swift is defending well for now.
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Arthur lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swift.

Swift breaks the clinch.
Arthur defending well as Swift loads up on a big left hand.
Swift bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arthur's head backwards.
Swift looks to land a combination but Arthur avoids it well.
Arthur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arthur swings for the body but Swift moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur lands a leg kick that knocks Swift off balance momentarily.
Arthur wants to clinch.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Swift counter with a right hand.
Swift misses the jab.
Swift scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arthur doesn't seem bothered though.
Sam Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands with an uppercut that bounces Arthur off the cage and back into range.
Arthur misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swift, as that shot connected.
Arthur scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swift throws a series of punches but Arthur moves out of range.
Arthur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swift will feel that in the morning.
Swift blocks a head kick by Arthur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swift throws a right hand that misses
and Arthur counters with a left and a right that stings Swift.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arthur moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Arthur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Swift's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Arthur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arthur.
Swift throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
Swift connects with a body shot.
Swift tries to bum rush Arthur with a series of wild strikes but Arthur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arthur lands with a slapping head kick.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Swift tries to land a front kick but Arthur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arthur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arthur closes the distance and clinches.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Swift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swift throws a body punch but Arthur moves out of range.
Swift lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy left from Arthur finds it's target.
Arthur connects with a leg kick. Swift looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Swift takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Swift swats away the attempt to clinch by Arthur.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swift.
Arthur looks to throw the jab but Swift is out of range.
Swift misses with a body punch
and Arthur counters with a nice leg kick.
Joseph Arthur is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arthur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swift uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthur.
Swift bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swift keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthur tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthur is just out of range.
Swift uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthur.
Swift tries to land a leg kick but Arthur saw it coming and moves away.
Arthur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthur is just out of range.
Arthur throws a big shot that misses.
Swift misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swift counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swift thows a leg kick but Arthur checks it
and Arthur counters with a good low kick that Swift was not able to check.
Swift throws a leg kick
and Arthur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Swift swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swift rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swift has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arthur.
Arthur feints and then cracks Swift's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swift down.
Arthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swift throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arthur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Arthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Swift'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Arthur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Swift.
Arthur throws the left hand but Swift avoids the punch easily.

Arthur moves into the clinch.
Swift tries to stall but Arthur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur scores a nice knee to the body.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but Swift blocks it.
Arthur misses with a knee strike.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but Swift blocks with his arms.
Arthur controlling the action here for a moment.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but Swift blocks with his arms.
Arthur crunches a lovely knee into Swift's ribcage.
Swift is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks.
Joseph Arthur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur landing knees to the body.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur dodges an elbow strike from Swift.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but Swift blocks it.
Swift avoiding damage as Arthur throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arthur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but Swift blocks with his arms.
Swift misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Swift tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage.

Swift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swift's corner calls for a 1-2. Swift obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swift steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arthur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swift circles away quickly and effectively.
Arthur swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Swift counter with a right hand.
Swift throws a combination that misses
and Arthur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sam Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swift looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Arthur closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Arthur.
Swift tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage.
Swift lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swift avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Arthur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Joseph Arthur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur missing with knees to the body.
Swift is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arthur obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.
Arthur lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Arthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arthur 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Arthur!