PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emmanuel Jung had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jung
vs
Swanson

170 cm
18
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Swanson !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung misses with a straight left.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Jung is looking for a counter combo.
Jung moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Jung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Jung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jung throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab from Jung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Jung throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
As Jung backs off Swanson throws a huge counter combo but Jung manages to avoid it all.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swanson takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson . Those never looked like landing.
Jung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Jung throws a right hand that Swanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Swanson also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Jung.
Jung lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jung thinking.
Jung is breathing heavily.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jung misses with a two punch combination.
Swanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung ducks right into an uppercut from Swanson .
Jung misses with a series of wild punches.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Swanson swings for the body but Jung moves out of range.
Jung swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Emmanuel Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson . Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Jung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Jung throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Jung throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson tries to bum rush Jung with a series of wild strikes but Jung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jung lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Emmanuel Jung will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jung misses with a wild combination.
Jung throws a series of strikes that have Swanson backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson swings for the body but Jung moves out of range.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Jung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Swanson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jung has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Jung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson .
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Swanson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jung misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson .
A little feinted left hand from Jung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jung misses with a double jab.
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jung swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jung swinging wildly here.
Swanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Swanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Swanson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Swanson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Emmanuel Jung is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson unleashes a big counter combination but Jung bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jung circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Swanson .
Jung misses with a hook to the body
and Swanson counters with a series of strikes. Jung will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jung appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
Jung throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Jung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emmanuel Jung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jung throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Jung misses.
Swanson throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson misses with a shot to the body
and Jung counters with a left and a right that stings Swanson .
Swanson throws a right hand that Jung ducks under and follows up with a left that Jung also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Swanson both land. Nice combination.
Swanson looks to land a combination. Jung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Jung.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Swanson works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Jung misses the target.
Jung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swanson counters with a three punch combo that has Jung backing up. Jung nods at Swanson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jung. Those never looked like landing.
Jung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Jung.
Jung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jung displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Swanson throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raphael Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jung throws a combination that misses
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jung misses with a wild combination.
As Jung backs off Swanson throws a huge counter combo but Jung manages to avoid it all.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
As Swanson looks to move away, Jung throws a big counter combo bu Swanson just gets out of the way.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
Jung is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung takes a swing at Swanson 's ribcage but misses.
Jung lands with a right hand.
Swanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swanson counters with a three punch combo that has Jung backing up. Jung nods at Swanson to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jung.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Jung avoids nicely.
No joy there for Swanson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Jung.
Jung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Jung misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Swanson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swanson .
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Jung throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Jung slips the punch.
Jung throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with the combination.
Jung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jung dodges the punch combination from Swanson .
Jung tries to bum rush Swanson with a series of wild strikes but Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jung swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with the combination.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson stalks Jung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jung's face. Jung staggers backwards, shaken.
Jung takes a swing at Swanson 's ribcage but misses.
Jung connects with a body shot.
Jung throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson scores with a jab to the head.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Jung throws a right hand that Swanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Swanson also avoids with ease.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raphael Swanson .
Well Swanson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!