PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov comes into the arena with AC/DC - Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Swanson has chosen Chael Sonnen lowlights as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boyko Borisov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Borisov
vs
Swanson

182 cm
23
229 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

182 cm
31
278 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

DJs Locker

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyko Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borisov tries to avoid it but Swanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borisov to the ground. Borisov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Swanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Borisov misses with a double jab.
Borisov fails to land with a series of punches.
Stig Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov jabs at Swanson's body.
Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Borisov sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boyko Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Swanson.
Swanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borisov pinned against the cage. Borisov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swanson shoots in but Borisov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Borisov.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson dodges the punch combination from Borisov.
Borisov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Borisov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swanson lands with a shot to the body.
Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Borisov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Swanson feints and as Borisov raises his hands in defense, Swanson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Borisov trying to control the position.
Borisov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Swanson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Swanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Borisov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swanson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson is bucking up trying to escape but Borisov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Borisov lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Swanson holds on for dear life, controlling Borisov's posture momentarily.
Borisov is landing with some decent strikes but Swanson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Stig Swanson has been cut.

Borisov is working for a guillotine from mount but Swanson frees his head quite easily.

Borisov working for a submission but Swanson is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Borisov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Swanson has worked his arm free - good work by Swanson!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borisov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Borisov working the ground and pound but Swanson is defending the strikes.
Swanson regains half guard.
Swanson manages to get to full guard.
Swanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swanson is trying to control the position but Borisov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Borisov passes into half guard.
Swanson is looking to control Borisov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swanson avoid being mounted?
Borisov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borisov tries to control but Swanson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyko Borisov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stig Swanson's cut.
That's time! Borisov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Borisov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Borisov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Borisov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Borisov misses with a straight left.
Swanson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Borisov as Swanson shoots in.
Borisov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Borisov - just one landing.
Swanson swings for the body but Borisov moves out of range.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Borisov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Borisov.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson slips under a jab from Borisov.
Swanson misses the body punch
and Borisov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up Stig Swanson's cut even more.
Borisov misses with a double jab.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Borisov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Borisov.
Borisov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson.
Swanson with a poor takedown
and Borisov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boyko Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Swanson.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Borisov misses with the combination.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt - Borisov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borisov scores with a jab to the head.

The cut above Stig Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Borisov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Swanson gets a double leg takedown into Borisov's guard.
Borisov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borisov 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 is looking to improve his position.
Swanson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borisov is looking for a kimura but Swanson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borisov to get the leverage.
Borisov is looking to advance position but Swanson won't allow it.
Borisov working over Swanson with some ground and pound. Swanson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Swanson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Borisov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swanson is on top in guard.

Borisov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Swanson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Borisov keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.

Borisov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Borisov is trying to control the position but Swanson postures up.

Swanson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Borisov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Borisov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Borisov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swanson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borisov managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
Swanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson is working Borisov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Borisov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Borisov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swanson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swanson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Borisov is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Swanson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyko Borisov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stig Swanson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Swanson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Borisov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Borisov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Swanson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Swanson!
Swanson working away.
Swanson working the body and head with strikes.
Swanson landing a few strikes.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Borisov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borisov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Swanson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Borisov is not content to let Swanson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Borisov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borisov won't allow Swanson to pass to mount.
Borisov keeping hold of Swanson's head, controlling as best he can.
Swanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borisov regains full guard. Nicely done.

Borisov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swanson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Borisov keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Swanson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Borisov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Swanson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Borisov pulls down on the head and he's put Swanson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Boyko Borisov!
A relieved looking Boyko Borisov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.