PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Swift has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Esteban Vega's chin.

Vega
vs
Swift

185 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esteban Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift closes the distance and clinches up with Vega, looking for a takedown. Swift pushes Vega against the cage but Vega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swift lands a nice looking body shot.
Swift misses with a straight right.

Swift looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vega!
Swift fails to take his opponent's back.
Swift content just to control the position here.
Vega wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Swift is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vega is surviving well by controlling Swift's body position as best he can.

Swift with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Swift looking to control but Vega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swift pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Swift moves to back control.
Vega can't escape the position.
Vega trying to control the position but Swift manages to sink in the hooks.
Swift trying to control.
Vega is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swift looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Vega taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathan Swift!