PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ferrari
vs
Swick

180 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Swick!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferrari closes the distance and pushes Swick back into the cage.
Swick tries to stall but Ferrari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferrari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ferrari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ferrari stalling the fight.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Swick.
Ferrari stalling.
Swick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferrari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Swick's defenses.
Ferrari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ferrari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick avoids the elbow strike from Ferrari, against the cage.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swick.
Ferrari leaning against his opponent.
Ferrari lands a nice uppercut.
Ferrari lands a nice uppercut.
Swick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferrari slowing the pace effectively.
Ferrari throws an elbow that misses.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Swick.
Ferrari tries to work over Swick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swick letting Ferrari take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swick letting Ferrari take a breather here.
Swick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swick looking to stall.
Ferrari lands a hook that snaps the head of Swick backwards.
Ferrari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari throws a head punch that misses.
Swick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swick is trying to stall.
Swick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferrari misses with a knee strike.
Swick is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferrari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swick up against the cage.
Swick avoids the elbow strike from Ferrari, against the cage.
Swick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swick blocks a body shot from Ferrari.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
Ferrari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Swick is trying to break the clinch but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage.
Swick is trying to maintain a safe position but Ferrari gets an underhook and turns Swick into the cage.
Ferrari throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferrari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferrari avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ferrari for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ferrari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ferrari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ferrari scores with a shot to the side of Swick's head.
Ferrari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enzo Ferrari.
Ferrari dodges the punch combination from Swick.
Ferrari wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Ferrari dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Swick does no damage.
Swick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Swick is avoiding it.
Swick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swick misses with a body shot.
Enzo Ferrari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ferrari darts in and clinches Swick up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferrari.
Enzo Ferrari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferrari swings wildly with an uppercut but Swick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari is struggling to control the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ferrari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrari throws an elbow that misses.
Ferrari can't find room to land a body shot as Swick controls the action.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick working hard to break the clinch.
Ferrari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ferrari leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swick is trying to break free.

That's two 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.
Swick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferrari has Swick pressed against the cage, preventing Swick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferrari throws a head punch that misses.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swick's elbow.
Ferrari misses with some punches.
Swick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swick can do to turn this around?
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swick tries to break free but Ferrari pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferrari.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ferrari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Swick's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Swick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferrari avoiding damage.
Ferrari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enzo Ferrari.
Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but Swick pushes him off.

Ferrari closes the distance and clinches.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Ferrari.
Ferrari has Swick pressed against the cage, preventing Swick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swick has had enough of the clinch but Ferrari keeps him there for the moment.
Swick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swick avoids it.
Ferrari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ferrari tries to land knees in the clinch but Swick avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari keeps control of Swick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swick.
Ferrari stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ferrari throws a knee to the head but misses.

Swick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Swick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Swick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferrari manages to get himself to full guard.

Swick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swick trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Ferrari 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!

Ferrari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swick.
Ferrari is looking for a counter combo.

Ferrari pushes Swick up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferrari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferrari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferrari stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swick wants to break free but Ferrari has control.
Swick blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swick.
Ferrari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Swick blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
Ferrari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Swick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferrari has a couple of punches blocked by Swick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferrari working aggressively here.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swick.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
Ferrari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferrari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swick is trying to break free.
Ferrari slows down the pace here.
Swick looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Ferrari.
Ferrari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swick's efforts to push away.
Swick managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws an elbow but it misses.
Swick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferrari has him pressed against the cage.
Ferrari effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Ferrari to work.
Ferrari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferrari misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ferrari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Swick jumps guard but Ferrari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Swick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Ferrari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
Ferrari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferrari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swick working hard to break the clinch.
Ferrari missing with knees to the body.
Ferrari throws a punch but it's blocked by Swick.
Ferrari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swick.
A head punch on the inside from Ferrari fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferrari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swick is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferrari avoiding damage.
Ferrari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James Swick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enzo Ferrari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swick tries to throw a body punch but Ferrari avoids it by throwing Swick back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Ferrari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferrari, 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 Lombardi scores the fight for Enzo Ferrari!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Enzo Ferrari!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Enzo Ferrari!

Enzo Ferrari wins by unanimous decision!