PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hung Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gouda Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen 16 Horsepower - American Wheeze as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dong
vs
Swanson

170 cm
19
211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Blueprint Clothing
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gouda Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Dong dodges the punch combination from Swanson.
Swanson takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Swanson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Dong scores a takedown into full mount!
Dong landing strikes from the mount.
Dong thowing shots but they're missing.
Dong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swanson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Swanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dong.
Swanson has hold of Dong's hands but Dong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dong is thwarting Swanson's attempts to control the position.
Dong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control here.
Dong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swanson defending well though.
Dong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swanson defending well though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Swanson gets caught flat footed, as Dong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dong forces his way into half guard.
Swanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dong.
Swanson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dong is one step ahead there.

Dong drops back looking for a leg! Swanson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Swanson manages to kick Dong off! Dong jumps back into Swanson's guard.
Dong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dong is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Dong controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swanson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dong is looking to work some ground and pound but Swanson has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dong has closed the distance and engaged Swanson in a clinch.

Swanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dong tries to clinch up.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swanson swivels and escapes.
Dong throws and low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
Dong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Swanson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Dong.

Dong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Swanson's guard.
Dong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swanson controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Swanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dong.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swanson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dong throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Swanson.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dong.
Swanson is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Swanson!
Swanson is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Dong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hung Dong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Swanson scores with a jab.
Swanson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dong. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
Dong tries to clinch but Swanson moves out of range.
Dong throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong tries to clinch up.
Swanson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Swanson scores with a decent looking hook.
Dong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dong walks into a jab.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dong drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dong is fighting to break Swanson's control of his arms but Swanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dong chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
Dong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dong pushing down on Swanson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dong is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Swanson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Swanson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Dong is looking to regain half guard here but Swanson keeps moving and retains side control.
Dong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Swanson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dong is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson controlling the position easily from mount.
Dong is trying to escape the mount.
Dong is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Swanson.
Swanson prevents Dong from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson scoring with strikes but Dong is staying in there.
Swanson controlling the pace for now.
Dong is trying desperately to improve position.
Swanson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swanson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Swanson landing punches.
Dong regains half guard.
Swanson trying to control the action but Dong is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dong gets full guard.
Swanson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swanson manages to get himself to full guard.
Hung Dong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dong throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dong throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson trying to keep a closed guard but Dong is proving a slippery customer.
Swanson can't keep his opponent in guard - Dong advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Swanson wants to control but Dong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dong working Swanson over with strikes.
Swanson trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swanson.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Dong avoids nicely.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Dong.
Dong wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch but Swanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dong tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Dong or perhaps it was just good defense by Swanson which made him look bad.
Swanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dong momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swanson's waist but Swanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dong off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hung Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Swanson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dong backs up against the cage.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dong misses with a body kick.

Dong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dong prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Dong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Swanson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong slips a nice elbow through Swanson's hands, connecting with Swanson's forehead.
Swanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dong works his way into full mount!
Swanson tries to hold on but Dong pushes him away.
Swanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dong lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Dong.
Dong with shots to the head and body - Swanson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Swanson wants to control but Dong is having none of it.
Dong looking to finish Swanson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Swanson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Dong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dong cracks Swanson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swanson is trying to escape the mount.
Dong with a couple of short strikes.
Swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Swanson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Swanson gets back to half guard.
Swanson keeping control of the position.
Dong thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Swanson to regain full guard.
Dong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong advances position into side control!

Dong swings around for an armbar but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dong's guard.
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Dong.
Dong throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dong wants to free his trapped foot but Swanson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swanson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dong cracks Swanson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Dong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hung Dong clearly takes that round.
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.

Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Dong tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.
Dong tries to clinch up.

Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swanson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dong scoring with punches and elbows.
Swanson is looking to regain half guard here but Dong keeps moving and retains side control.
Dong cracks Swanson with a big elbow.
Dong creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Swanson is looking for a sweep.
Swanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Dong has hold of Swanson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Swanson seems comfortable defending it but Dong has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Swanson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Swanson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dong couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hung Dong!