PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Killarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Swanson
vs
Killarov

185 cm
26
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chaz Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Killarov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killarov darts in trying to clinch

and Swanson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Killarov is trying to keep Swanson in close.
Killarov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson postures up in Killarov's guard and throws a big left but Killarov blocks it.
Killarov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Killarov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Killarov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killarov wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment.
Killarov is still trying to improve position.
Killarov keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Killarov wants to stand and escape but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson is pushing down on Killarov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Killarov is fighting to maintain full guard but Swanson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swanson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swanson winds up and cracks Killarov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Killarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Killarov trying to control from the bottom.
Swanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Killarov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Killarov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Killarov is trying to stand.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Killarov is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swanson lands a nice short elbow.
Killarov tries to roll over but Swanson keeps him under control.
Swanson passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swanson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swanson dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson looking to control but Killarov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swanson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Killarov looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Swanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Swanson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Killarov trying his best to control but Swanson has mounted him.
Swanson lands a heavy elbow.
Swanson tries to control but Killarov wriggling away.
Killarov working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killarov regains half guard.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Killarov defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson winds up and cracks Killarov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swanson is trying to control the action in half guard but Killarov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swanson in particular looking to stall.
Swanson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Killarov is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
Swanson drops an elbow to the side of Killarov's head.
Swanson is thwarting Killarov's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killarov controlling the position for now.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
Swanson prevents Killarov from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killarov is looking to escape.
Killarov is trying to get back to full guard.
Swanson is trying to control. Killarov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killarov trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Killarov is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
Chaz Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Killarov looking to score a takedown here. Swanson is defending well but Killarov drives through and ends up in Swanson's guard.
Swanson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swanson tries to get out of the position.
Killarov is breathing heavily.
Killarov trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Swanson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swanson trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killarov throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Swanson postures up.
Swanson won't allow Killarov to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Swanson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Swanson dives in for a single leg takedown but Killarov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Killarov stalling in the clinch but Swanson improves position.
Killarov wants to get back to striking at distance but Swanson won't allow it.
Killarov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Killarov just stands there and leans against the cage.

Swanson lands a takedown into guard.
Swanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Swanson trying to control but Killarov is working from the bottom.
Killarov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Killarov's head.
Swanson works over Killarov with some ground and pound from guard.
Killarov looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Swanson trying to control but Killarov is working from the bottom.
Killarov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Killarov has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control but Killarov is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chaz Swanson just wasn't active enough.
Killarov wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Yuri Killarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Killarov looking to score a takedown here. Swanson is defending well but Killarov drives through and ends up in Swanson's guard.
Swanson 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 wants to sweep here but Killarov controlling him for the moment.
Killarov trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killarov throwing strikes from guard but Swanson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killarov stopping the sweep attempt from Swanson.
Killarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yuri Killarov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Killarov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Swanson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Killarov is in Swanson's guard.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Killarov is one step ahead there.
Killarov looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Killarov gets to his feet. Swanson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Killarov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Killarov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson is trying to maintain the position but Killarov is very close to passing his half guard.
Yuri Killarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaz Swanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Killarov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuri Killarov.
I think Swanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaz Swanson!