PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Swarley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Swarley
vs
Jenkins

186 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Swarley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins misses with a combination

and Swarley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Swarley.
Jenkins tries to break free but Swarley pushes him back against the cage.

Swarley manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins lands a jab to the nose.

Swarley moves into the clinch successfully.

Swarley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Swarley moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Jenkins's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Jenkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swarley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Jenkins misses.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swarley moves forwards but Jenkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swarley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins swinging wildly here.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swarley clinches.

Swarley manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swarley throws a nice head kick!
Jenkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swarley swivels and escapes.
A head kick from Swarley lands but Jenkins takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Swarley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swarley tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Swarley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Swarley tries to clinch up.

Swarley gets a clinch.

Swarley breaks the clinch.
Jenkins throws a solid leg kick but Swarley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jenkins.
Swarley fails in his attempt to clinch.

Swarley has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Swarley has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Swarley manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Swarley avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks gassed!
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Swarley moves out of range easily.

Swarley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swarley has Jenkins pressed against the cage, preventing Jenkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Swarley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Swarley clinches with his opponent.

Swarley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Swarley tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Swarley wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Bob Swarley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swarley throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Swarley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Swarley throws a head kick that Jenkins semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swarley instigates a clinch.

Swarley breaks the clinch.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Swarley.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Swarley.
Swarley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins jabs Swarley to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Swarley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jenkins has had enough of the clinch but Swarley keeps him there for the moment.
Swarley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenkins's efforts to push away.

Swarley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob Swarley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swarley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swarley swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Swarley.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters circling a little - Swarley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Swarley tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Swarley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swarley throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins throws a combination that misses
and Swarley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swarley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Swarley moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the temple.

Swarley breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Swarley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swarley has taken the fight to the clinch.

Swarley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jenkins clinches up against the cage.
Swarley misses with a knee strike.

Swarley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Swarley has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Swarley lands a good knee to the midsection. Jenkins won't want to take too many of those.
Swarley with a knee to the head.
Swarley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jenkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Swarley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob Swarley is winning the standup battle so far.
Swarley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swarley tries to clinch up.
Swarley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Swarley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Swarley.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Swarley lands with a slapping head kick.
Swarley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swarley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swarley scores with a head kick. Jenkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Swarley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Swarley obliges.
Swarley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Swarley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swarley throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
Swarley lands a two punch combo.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Swarley sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swarley throws a head kick that Jenkins semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jenkins misses with an attempted mid kick.

Swarley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bob Swarley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jenkins is trying to push Swarley away but Swarley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenkins is trying to force a seperation but Swarley has the dominant position.

Swarley breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Swarley, right into the meat.

Swarley clinches with his opponent.

Swarley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swarley wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Swarley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swarley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swarley throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Swarley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swarley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swarley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Swarley doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Swarley blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Swarley gets a clinch.
Swarley prevents Jenkins from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swarley manages to break the clinch.

Swarley moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.

Swarley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swarley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swarley scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.

Swarley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swarley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Swarley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Swarley has managed to clinch.

Swarley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swarley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swarley lands a jab-cross combination.

Swarley has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.

Swarley manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Swarley instigates a clinch.

Swarley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Swarley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob Swarley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swarley tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
Swarley wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swarley doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Swarley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins's head.
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swarley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Swarley rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage.
Swarley keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Swarley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swarley throws out a powerful jab.
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swarley scores with a spinning back kick!

Swarley moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swarley unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Swarley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Swarley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jenkins eats them both and turns towards Swarley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Swarley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jenkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Swarley avoids it really well and circles away.
Swarley tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Swarley tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Swarley with a series of wild strikes but Swarley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swarley throws a head kick that Jenkins semi-blocks.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Swarley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swarley lands a high kick!
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.

Swarley forces Jenkins back against the cage and clinches.

Swarley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swarley dodges the punch combination from Jenkins.
Swarley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jenkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Swarley instigates a clinch.

Swarley manages to break the clinch.

Swarley clinches with his opponent.

Swarley breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swarley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swarley doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenkins circles away.
Swarley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Swarley with a series of wild strikes but Swarley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swarley connects with a high kick.
Dan Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Swarley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swarley fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swarley wants to clinch.
Swarley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jenkins's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swarley throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Swarley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swarley 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Swarley!