PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yaw Quartey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaw Quartey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quartey
vs
Swanson

163 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yaw Quartey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson throws a head kick that misses

and Quartey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quartey.
Quartey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swanson is looking to stand up but Quartey isn't so interested in that idea.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quartey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quartey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quartey stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quartey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quartey.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quartey.
Swanson wants to stand and escape but Quartey is having none of it.
Quartey throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quartey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quartey stops Swanson from standing up.
Swanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Swanson looks winded!
Quartey throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Quartey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quartey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Quartey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson wants to stand up but Quartey is controlling him.
Quartey throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Quartey postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Quartey throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Quartey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quartey throws a big right hand that misses.
Quartey throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quartey postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Quartey won't allow Swanson to get back to his feet.
Quartey is looking to work some ground and pound but Swanson has wrist control.
Quartey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quartey throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson wants to stand up but Quartey is controlling him.
Quartey throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Quartey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quartey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quartey throwing strikes but missing.
Quartey lands a couple of digs.
Quartey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quartey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quartey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quartey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quartey throwing strikes but missing.
Quartey cracks Swanson with a solid left hand.
Quartey scoring with some ground and pound.
Quartey stops Swanson from standing up.
Quartey working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quartey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quartey throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quartey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quartey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quartey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quartey throws an elbow that misses. Swanson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quartey's guard. Nice move by Swanson!
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Quartey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Swanson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.

Quartey pushes Swanson off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Swanson misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Quartey shoots in but no luck this time.
Swanson throws a head kick but Quartey moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaw Quartey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Swanson lands a head kick. Quartey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swanson leaves Quartey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick by Swanson misses

and Quartey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Quartey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
Swanson wants to get back to his feet.
Quartey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quartey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swanson defending well though.
Swanson is trying to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quartey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swanson is trying to stand up here but Quartey is controlling him well.
Quartey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quartey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quartey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quartey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quartey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yaw Quartey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quartey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swanson is looking to escape.
Quartey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
Quartey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quartey.
Quartey thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
Quartey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
Quartey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swanson defending well though.
Swanson is trying to stand back up but Quartey is controlling him
Swanson has hold of Quartey's hands but Quartey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quartey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quartey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swanson defending well though.
Quartey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
Quartey winds up and cracks Swanson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swanson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quartey thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson pushes Quartey off looking to stand but Quartey dives back in and keeps control.
Quartey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quartey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quartey thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
Swanson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Quartey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quartey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quartey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson is trying to stand up here but Quartey is controlling him well.
Quartey wants to pass to mount but Swanson is defending the position.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quartey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quartey throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
Swanson wants to get back to his feet.
Quartey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson is trying to stand up here but Quartey is controlling him well.
Quartey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Quartey.
Quartey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Quartey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson wants to get back to his feet.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quartey.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quartey lands a nice short elbow.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quartey.
Swanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quartey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quartey is nestled in close to Swanson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Quartey prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Quartey thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
Swanson wants to get back to his feet.
Quartey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!
Swanson is trying to stand up here but Quartey is controlling him well.
Quartey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quartey prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Quartey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quartey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Swanson is trying to stand up here but Quartey is controlling him well.
Quartey throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaw Quartey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Quartey misses with a takedown attempt - Swanson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swanson throws a head kick that Quartey semi-blocks.

It looks like Yaw Quartey has been cut.
A head kick by Swanson misses

and Quartey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quartey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson wants to get back to his feet but Quartey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quartey throws a big elbow that misses.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quartey.
Quartey prevents Swanson from getting back to his feet.
Quartey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quartey postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swanson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swanson wants to stand and escape but Quartey is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quartey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quartey throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quartey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson wants to get back to his feet but Quartey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quartey landing some decent shots from guard.
Quartey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quartey chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quartey.
Quartey won't allow Swanson to get back to his feet.
Quartey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quartey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quartey throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quartey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swanson wants to stand and escape but Quartey is having none of it.
Quartey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quartey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quartey throwing strikes but missing.
Quartey throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Swanson is looking to stand up but Quartey isn't so interested in that idea.
Quartey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quartey 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.
Swanson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quartey is controlling him.
Quartey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quartey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Quartey prevents Swanson from getting back to his feet.
Quartey is in close to Swanson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quartey postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quartey is controlling him.
Quartey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swanson wants to stand up but Quartey is controlling him.
Mark Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaw Quartey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quartey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quartey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quartey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swanson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quartey is controlling him.

Swanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quartey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quartey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quartey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quartey throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.
Quartey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quartey landing with the ground and pound.
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!

Swanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yaw Quartey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quartey, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaw Quartey!