PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aris Lithoxoidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lithoxoidis
vs
Swift

178 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aris Lithoxoidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Swift!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lithoxoidis throws a low kick but Swift avoids it.
Swift stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Lithoxoidis misses.
Lithoxoidis throws a chopping leg kick but Swift manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lithoxoidis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lithoxoidis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swift is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Swift will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift throws a hook to the side of Lithoxoidis's head but Lithoxoidis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swift scores with a punch to the head.
Lithoxoidis throws a body punch but Swift moves out of range.
Swift checks a low kick from Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis looks to land a combination but Swift avoids it well.
Lithoxoidis misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
Lithoxoidis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swift counters with a stiff right hand.
Swift looks to throw the jab but Lithoxoidis is out of range.
Lithoxoidis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lithoxoidis duly obliges.
Lithoxoidis wants to slow Swift down by chopping away at his legs.
Lithoxoidis throws a solid leg kick but Swift takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Swift.
A head kick misses from Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lithoxoidis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swift swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift swinging wilding here.
Aris Lithoxoidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lithoxoidis throws a nice looking combination but Swift bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swift misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lithoxoidis. That's going to slow Swift down.
Swift throws a hook to the side of Lithoxoidis's head but Lithoxoidis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lithoxoidis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Swift counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Swift misses with a few strikes there.
Swift dodges the punch combination from Lithoxoidis.
Swift is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Swift drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Swift wants to control but Lithoxoidis is keeping him busy.
Lithoxoidis tries to buck Swift off but Swift is having none of it.

Swift is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lithoxoidis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swift misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Swift off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Swift's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Swift defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lithoxoidis's arms.
Lithoxoidis is breathing heavily.
Lithoxoidis gets his hands free as Swift looks to control.

Swift showing good submission defense here.

Lithoxoidis looking for the choke but no joy.

Lithoxoidis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Swift manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lithoxoidis's guard. Nice work there by Swift.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands a couple of digs.
Lithoxoidis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Swift is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Swift looking to pass the guard.
Lithoxoidis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swift really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lithoxoidis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swift trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Swift avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Swift scores with a decent looking hook.
Swift uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lithoxoidis has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swift darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Swift.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swift paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Swift misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Swift.

Lithoxoidis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lithoxoidis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swift doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swift manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swift postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Lithoxoidis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lithoxoidis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swift manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lithoxoidis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lithoxoidis tries to free his leg and advance position but Swift is retaining full guard.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donald Swift will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lithoxoidis throws a right and a left that Swift avoids nicely.
Swift connects with the punch.
No joy there for Swift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift lands with a straight right. Lithoxoidis didn't see that one coming.
Lithoxoidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Lithoxoidis.
Swift slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis.
Swift scores with a jab. Lithoxoidis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Swift lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lithoxoidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lithoxoidis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to de liver by Lithoxoidis. Beautiful body shot.
Lithoxoidis throws a body kick the misses

and Swift counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swift trying to control but Lithoxoidis is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lithoxoidis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swift!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Lithoxoidis has hold of Swift's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Swift manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Swift tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Swift defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis punching from mount but Swift doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Swift wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis avoids the attempt from Swift to control.

Lithoxoidis working for a submission but Swift is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lithoxoidis lands with some strikes.
Swift tries to hold on but Lithoxoidis postures up.

Lithoxoidis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Lithoxoidis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Swift can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Swift tries to hold on but Lithoxoidis pushes him away.

Lithoxoidis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Swift is bucking up trying to escape but Lithoxoidis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lithoxoidis is working for a guillotine from mount but Swift frees his head quite easily.
Swift is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Swift is trying to escape the mount.
Lithoxoidis cracks Swift with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swift taking shots to the head.
Lithoxoidis lands a big shot there that rocks Swift but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Lithoxoidis looking for a guillotine from mount but Swift is having none of it.
Lithoxoidis cracks Swift with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lithoxoidis punching from mount but Swift doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Swift is looking to get to half guard.
Swift tries to hold on but Lithoxoidis postures up.
Lithoxoidis 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.

Lithoxoidis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Swift turns into him and now he's in Lithoxoidis's guard.

Swift drops back looking for a leg! Lithoxoidis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lithoxoidis manages to kick Swift off! Swift jumps back into Lithoxoidis's guard.
Lithoxoidis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aris Lithoxoidis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lithoxoidis throws an overhand right that lands on Swift's shoulder, as Swift tries to avoid the shot.
Swift waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift misses with a straight right.
Lithoxoidis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lithoxoidis throws a nice looking combination but Swift bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aris Lithoxoidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lithoxoidis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swift connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lithoxoidis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Lithoxoidis.
Swift might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lithoxoidis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Swift counters with a straight right hand.
Swift digs a good body shot into Lithoxoidis's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Swift.
Swift missing with a left hand there. Lithoxoidis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swift feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lithoxoidis's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lithoxoidis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swift.
Swift throws a one two combo.
Lithoxoidis throws a lazy head kick
and Swift counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis takes one to the side of the head.
Lithoxoidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swift connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lithoxoidis. Lithoxoidis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab
and Swift counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lithoxoidis tries to bum rush Swift with a series of wild strikes but Swift uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swift keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lithoxoidis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swift keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Swift decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Swift is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Lithoxoidis looking for submissions off his back.
Swift sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lithoxoidis defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lithoxoidis is refusing to be controlled, as Swift sits in half guard.
Lithoxoidis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lithoxoidis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Lithoxoidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swift can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lithoxoidis looking for a triangle here. Swift is fighting it but it looks tight! Lithoxoidis pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Swift is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aris Lithoxoidis!