PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Proudstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zirry Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Proudstar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Run to the hills" by Iron Maiden . Swan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blame it on my ADD kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Proudstar
vs
Swan

213 cm
31
278 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

190 cm
35
231 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Proudstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zirry Swan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swan blocks a head kick by Proudstar.
Proudstar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swan slips a straight right by Proudstar.
Proudstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Proudstar swats away the attempt to clinch by Swan.
Proudstar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swan counters with a stiff right hand.

Proudstar clinches up against the cage.
Proudstar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Proudstar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Swan is defending well.
Swan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Proudstar misses with a knee strike.
Swan letting Proudstar take a breather here.
Proudstar misses with a body punch.
Swan tries to work over Proudstar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudstar lands with a left to the head.
Swan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swan works on Proudstar's body with a couple of short punches.
Swan prevents a body shot from Proudstar.
Proudstar tries to throw a body punch but Swan avoids it by throwing Proudstar back against the cage.
Proudstar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Proudstar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Swan.
Proudstar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Proudstar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Proudstar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Proudstar misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Swan.
Swan lands with a light punch inside.
Swan blocks a body shot from Proudstar.
Swan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Proudstar tries to land knees in the clinch but Swan avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swan tries to land a knee to the head but Proudstar blocks with his arms.
Swan swings wildly with an uppercut but Proudstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudstar is trying to stall.
Swan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Proudstar backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Proudstar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Proudstar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swan uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Proudstar wants to improve his position but instead Swan has moved into half guard.
Swan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proudstar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Proudstar wants to improve his position but Swan is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swan in particular looking to stall.
Proudstar is refusing to be controlled, as Swan sits in half guard.
Proudstar is pressing down on Swan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar keeping full guard, as Swan tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Zirry Swan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Swan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Proudstar. That did some damage!
Proudstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Proudstar throws a poor cross that misses
and Swan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swan is looking to clinch but Proudstar is avoiding it.
Swan misses with a hook. Proudstar ducked under it nicely.
Proudstar jabs at Swan's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Proudstar clinches with his opponent.
Proudstar struggles to land a body shot inside as Swan controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Swan to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zirry Swan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice cross by Proudstar.
Proudstar throws an overhand right that lands on Swan's shoulder, as Swan tries to avoid the shot.

Proudstar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Proudstar lands in his opponent's guard.
Proudstar trying to control the position from guard on top but Swan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Proudstar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudstar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Proudstar throwing strikes but missing.
Swan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Proudstar throws a big elbow that misses.

Swan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swan working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar wants to control from the top but Swan keeps moving.
Swan keeping full guard, as Proudstar tries to pass.

Proudstar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Proudstar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Proudstar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Proudstar.

Proudstar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Proudstar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Proudstar postures up in Swan's guard and throws a big left but Swan blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudstar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proudstar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Proudstar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swan is keeping the position for now.
Proudstar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Proudstar cracks Swan with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Proudstar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Proudstar. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Proudstar with that takedown attempt.
James Proudstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch but Proudstar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Proudstar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Proudstar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Proudstar looks to land a left hand but Swan moved out of range nicely.
Swan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Swan blocks a jab.
Proudstar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swan. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan lands a body shot.

Proudstar gets a clinch.
Proudstar jumps guard but Swan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Swan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proudstar's elbow.
Proudstar lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Proudstar can't find room to land a body shot as Swan controls the action.
Swan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Swan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Proudstar avoiding damage.
Proudstar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Proudstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Swan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Proudstar.
Proudstar tries to land knees in the clinch but Swan avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Proudstar stalling in the clinch but Swan improves position.
Zirry Swan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Swan tries a knee to the head but Proudstar blocks it.
Swan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Proudstar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Proudstar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Swan walks away with a smile on his face. Proudstar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Swan clinches up with Proudstar and pushes him back against the cage.
Swan lands a shot to the body.
Swan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Proudstar misses with an elbow over the top.
Swan lands a shoulder strike.
Proudstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Proudstar prevents a body shot from Swan.
Proudstar is trying to maintain a safe position but Swan gets an underhook and turns Proudstar into the cage.
Proudstar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swan's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan stalling in the clinch.
Swan dodges an elbow strike from Proudstar.
Swan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swan lands a nice uppercut.
Proudstar taking a breather.
Swan struggles to land a body shot inside as Proudstar controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Proudstar.
Proudstar missing with knees to the body.
Swan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Proudstar's elbow.
Swan lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Proudstar is rocked!
A short right from Swan on the inside.
Oh Proudstar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Proudstar fails to land.
Swan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Proudstar's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Proudstar drops to his knees and Swan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zirry Swan!
Zirry Swan very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.