PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Devil You Know. John Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Swanson
vs
Blake

184 cm
23
208 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

209 cm
26
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swanson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swanson blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Swanson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot lands for Swanson.

It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake checks it.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Swanson cracks Blake with a good jab.
Swanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson with a hook.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Blake flicks out a counter leg kick but Swanson steps away.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Swanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Swanson. Beautiful body shot.
Blake lands a head kick. Swanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Swanson has his takedown stuffed
and Blake counters with a right hand to the body.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Blake lands a high kick!
Blake takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Swanson misses the jab.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swanson dives in and grabs Blake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes down on Swanson's head and hops out.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blake's waist but Blake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
Swanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson checks a low kick from Blake.
Swanson misses the jab.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Blake jabs at Swanson's body.
Blake slips a jab from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Swanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Swanson moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Swanson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Swanson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a solid body kick.
Blake throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
Swanson takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Blake appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
It looked like Swanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swanson swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Blake's torso.
Blake sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Swanson throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a push kick but Swanson slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Blake counters with a head kick.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Blake cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Blake as Swanson shoots in.
Blake works the jab nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Swanson blocks the leg kick.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
Swanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Blake down.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick

so Swanson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
John Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson passes Blake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blake to regain full guard.
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Swanson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swanson throws a strike aimed at the side of Blake's head but Blake avoids it well.
Swanson working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
Swanson in side control, throwing shots but Blake defends.

Swanson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Blake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
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 misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blake parries the strikes from Swanson easily there. Swanson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blake to escape.
Swanson is chipping away with strikes.
Blake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swanson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blake is looking for a sweep.

Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.