PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cold has chosen Stone Cold Steve Austin Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stone Cold enters the cage!

Swanson
vs
Cold

175 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Cold!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Cold moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Swanson throws a lazy head kick
and Cold counters with a nice body kick.
Mark Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cold looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cold with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cold prevents Swanson from standing back up.
Cold frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Swanson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Cold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swanson hang on?
Cold looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold content just to control the position here.
Swanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Swanson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cold on the ground.
Cold working Swanson over with strikes here.
Cold looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Swanson tries to buck Cold off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cold quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Cold but it's paid off an Swanson is forced to tap! Nice work by Cold.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stone Cold!