PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swann comes to the cage accompanied by The Adicts - You'll never walk alone. Alexander Nickoson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Swann
vs
Nickoson

179 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Swann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swann throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nickoson counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickoson 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 Swann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swann moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nickoson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swann.
Swann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swann takes one on the button.
Swann throws a lazy uppercut
and Nickoson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swann misses the shot to the body.
Nickoson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Swann eats them both and turns towards Nickoson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nickoson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nickoson avoids the body shot from Swann.
Swann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickoson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nickoson's coach down at WarZone Training Facility 2 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nickoson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Swann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Swann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swann moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann jabs at Nickoson's body.
Nickoson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swann throws a series of strikes that have Nickoson backpedaling.
Swann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swann looks to land a combination but Nickoson avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swann.
Nickoson takes a swing at Swann's ribcage but misses.
Nickoson misses with a few strikes there.
Nickoson takes one to the side of the head.
Swann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swann fails to land with a series of punches.
Nickoson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swann throws out the jab.
Swann dodges the punch combination from Nickoson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swann swings for the body but Nickoson moves out of range.
We've been told by Swann's head coaches at Lorente MMA Elite Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Swann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nickoson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nickoson lands a jab.
Swann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickoson was well out of range. Poor timing from Swann.
Nickoson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swann finds it's way round the side to connect with Nickoson's head.
Swann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nickoson backs up against the cage.
Nickoson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nickoson shoots in looking for a takedown. Swann tries to sprawl out of it but Nickoson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swann's corner calls for a 1-2. Swann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swann lands with a hook. Nickoson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickoson. Swann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickoson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Swann is out of range.
Swann is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swann scores with a shot to the body.
Swann stalks Nickoson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nickoson's face. Nickoson staggers backwards, shaken.
Swann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickoson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swann.
Swann lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickoson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swann slips a jab and a cross from Nickoson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickoson staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Swann.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swann scores with a jab to the body.
Nickoson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swann.
Swann throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swann slips a jab and a cross from Nickoson.
Nickoson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nickoson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickoson is looking to chop away at Swann's legs.
Nickoson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ross Swann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swann swings widly with a right hand

and Nickoson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nickoson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swann wants to get back to his feet but Nickoson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swann can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickoson controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Swann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nickoson moves away from the strike by Swann.
Swann tests Nickoson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nickoson counters with a one-two to the body.
Swann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickoson circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Nickoson misses.
Swann misses with a hook. Nickoson ducked under it nicely.
Swann lands a jab-cross combination.
Nickoson scores with a jab. Swann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ross Swann is winning the standup battle so far.
Swann just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Swann misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickoson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swann clobbers Nickoson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Swann misses its intended target.
Nickoson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Swann misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson moves away from the strike by Swann.
Nickoson misses the shot to the body.
Swann throws a shot from downtown. Nickoson moves away and avoids it.
Ross Swann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickoson.
Swann misses with a body shot
and Nickoson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swann takes a swing at Nickoson's ribcage but misses.
Swann lands a nice looking body shot.
Swann misses with a double jab.
Nickoson throws a solid leg kick but Swann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nickoson.
Nickoson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ross Swann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swann, as that shot connected.
Swann moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Nickoson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Swann cracks Nickoson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickoson looks to land a combination. Swann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swann throws a series of punches but Nickoson avoids them all with ease.
Swann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Nickoson.
Nickoson misses with a leg kick.
Nickoson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swann scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swann checks a low kick from Nickoson.
A jab from Swann misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swann misses with a wild combination.
Swann throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickoson counters with a three punch combo that has Swann backing up. Swann nods at Nickoson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nickoson slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Swann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickoson doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nickoson throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Swann misses.
Swann swings for the body but Nickoson moves out of range.

Swann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nickoson wants to control from the top but Swann keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Nickoson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Swann misses with the combination.
Swann throws a nice looking combination but Nickoson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swann works the jab nicely.
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!
Swann misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickoson.
Nickoson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nickoson looks to land a combination but Swann avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Swann dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Swann misses with a wild combination.
Nickoson fails to land the takedown.
Swann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nickoson.
Swann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nickoson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nickoson duly obliges.
Swann lands with a nice body punch.
Swann throws a series of punches but Nickoson avoids them all with ease.
Swann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swann lands a lovely overhand right.
Swann lunges at Nickoson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nickoson's hand.
Nickoson fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Swann 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Swann jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nickoson on the side of the head.
Nickoson throws a right hand that Swann ducks under and follows up with a left that Swann also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swann. Nickoson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swann throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickoson.
No joy there for Swann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nickoson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickoson slips a straight right by Swann.
Swann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nickoson connects with a jab.
Swann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander Nickoson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swann tries to bum rush Nickoson with a series of wild strikes but Nickoson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickoson dives in for a single leg takedown but Swann sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ross Swann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Nickoson.

Swann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swann throws a lazy right hand but Nickoson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nickoson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swann.
Nickoson misses with an uppercut.
Swann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nickoson finds it's way round the side to connect with Swann's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickoson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Nickoson.
Nickoson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swann.
Swann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swann throws a hook but Nickoson avoids it easily.
Nickoson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Swann finds it's way round the side to connect with Nickoson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swann just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickoson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swann as he jumps to the side.
Nickoson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swann takes a swing at Nickoson's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Swann.
Swann misses with a jab to the body
and Nickoson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickoson scores with a three punch combo!
Swann missing with a left hand there. Nickoson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickoson takes one to the chin there.
Sloppy strikes from Swann. Those never looked like landing.
Swann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swann misses the body punch
and Nickoson counters with a three punch combo that has Swann backing up. Swann nods at Nickoson to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickoson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson misses with a hook to the body
and Swann counters with a two punch combo.
Swann misses with the combination.
Nickoson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swann lands a jab to Nickoson's midsection.
A punch combination from Nickoson misses.
Swann throws a nice looking combination but Nickoson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nickoson loads up on a big right hand but Swann slips the punch.
Nickoson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ross Swann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swann throws a series of punches but Nickoson moves out of range.
Swann looks to land a right hand but Nickoson moved out of range.
Swann goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Swann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swann, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Swann!
After winning the bout, Ross Swann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.