PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Guidetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Svend Sved enters the cage!

Guidetti
vs
Sved

160 cm
28
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
149 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Guidetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Svend Sved!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sved lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sved swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guidetti misses with a takedown attempt - Sved sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Guidetti has closed the distance and engaged Sved in a clinch.
Guidetti goes for a takedown attempt but Sved pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sved has managed to clinch.

Sved breaks the clinch.

Sved clinches.
Nice elbow from Sved.
Sved lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sved is pushing Guidetti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved stalling against the cage.
Guidetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sved gets underhooks to prevent Guidetti's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Guidetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sved lands an elbow that stopped Guidetti in his tracks for a moment.

Sved breaks the clinch.

Sved darts in and clinches Guidetti up against the cage.
Guidetti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sved has him pressed against the cage.
Sved lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sved prevents a takedown attempt there.

Sved manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sved forces Guidetti back against the cage and clinches.

Sved escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guidetti avoids the body shot from Sved.
Sved tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sved moves in looking to clinch but Guidetti pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guidetti.
Guidetti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sved defends it nicely.
Guidetti tries for a takedown but Sved sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved tries to clinch up.

Sved moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Sved - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Sved.
Sved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guidetti's defenses.
Sved lands a nice elbow.

Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guidetti shoots in for a double leg but Sved sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sved tries to clinch but Guidetti moves out of range.

Sved gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sved is stalling here.
Sved lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sved tries to land knees in the clinch but Guidetti avoids the damage to the body.
Sved using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guidetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guidetti wants a takedown but no success here.

Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved moves in looking to clinch but Guidetti pushes him off.

Sved moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guidetti goes for a takedown attempt but Sved pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sved clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guidetti can't get the takedown.
Sved lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Sved dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sved takes the fight into the clinch.
Guidetti tries for a takedown but Sved manages to get underhooks.
Sved holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guidetti tries for a takedown but Sved manages to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sved - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sved taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sved lands an elbow inside that Guidetti shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Sved.
Guidetti goes for a takedown attempt but Sved pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Guidetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guidetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved looks to land a combination but Guidetti avoids it well.
Guidetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sved doesn't manage to clinch there - Guidetti circles away.
Sved doesn't manage to clinch there - Guidetti circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sved looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sved looks to land a combination. Guidetti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Sved forces Guidetti back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guidetti is working for takedown but Sved is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sved has closed the distance and engaged Guidetti in a clinch.

Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guidetti throws a right hand that Sved ducks under and follows up with a left that Sved also avoids with ease.

Sved clinches.
Sved lands an elbow just above Guidetti 's eye.
Guidetti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sved walks away with a smile on his face. Guidetti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sved closes the distance and pushes Guidetti back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guidetti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sved is defending well.
Sved manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guidetti wants to take the fight to the mat but Sved manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved avoiding damage.
Guidetti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sved after a bit of a struggle.
Sved gets underhooks to prevent Guidetti's takedown attempt.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sved.

Sved breaks the clinch.
Guidetti shoots in for a takedown but Sved shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Sved gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guidetti tries to score a body lock takedown but Sved shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guidetti is trying to drag Sved to the mat but Sved just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Sved closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sved pressing his opponent against the cage.

Sved escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sved is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guidetti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sved just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Sved showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Guidetti checks a low kick from Sved.
Sved is looking to clinch.
Sved tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guidetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sved lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guidetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guidetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guidetti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sved pinned against the cage. Sved gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guidetti dives in and grabs Sved's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sved pushes down on Guidetti's head and hops out.

Sved instigates a clinch.
Sved gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guidetti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Guidetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sved tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sved has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sved tries a body shot but Guidetti blocks it.

Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sved looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sved gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sved is stalling here.
Sved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guidetti has Sved pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sved manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sved rushes Guidetti and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sved.
Svend Sved seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sved misses with a knee strike.
Sved stalling against the cage.
Sved is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guidetti is defending well for now.
Guidetti is trying to drag Sved to the mat but Sved just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guidetti has had enough of the clinch but Sved keeps him there for the moment.
Sved just leaning against Guidetti, taking a breather.
Guidetti takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Sved.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidetti is looking for a takedown.
Sved just leaning against Guidetti, taking a breather.
Guidetti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sved pulls his leg out and moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Guidetti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Guidetti tries to keep at a distance but Sved has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guidetti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sved is pushing Guidetti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guidetti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sved pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sved clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sved breaks from the clinch.

Sved gets tackled into the cage by Guidetti. Guidetti maintains the clinch.
Sved pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sved is pressed up against the cage. Guidetti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sved down to the mat. Sved avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Svend Sved is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guidetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sved clinches with his opponent.
John Guidetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guidetti goes for a takedown attempt but Sved pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Sved comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sved has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Sved!
An out of breath Svend Sved thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.