PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Swanson's choice of entrance music: The Devil You Know. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orion
vs
Swanson

184 cm
24
196 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

184 cm
24
208 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Orion tries to clinch but Swanson moves away
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Orion's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Swanson scores with a nice head shot.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orion clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion slips a straight right by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Orion.
Swanson lands a head kick!
Swanson throws a body kick that misses
and Orion counters with a body kick that stops Swanson in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Orion lands with an overhand left.
Orion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Swanson if he has to take too many more of those.
Swanson looks winded!
Swanson blocks a head kick by Orion.
Orion tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Orion lands a nice looking body shot.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Orion.
Orion thumps Swanson with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That has opened up John Swanson's cut even more.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Orion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swanson's knee momentarily.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Orion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Orion taking a breather.
Orion gets through Swanson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
A right handed body shot lands from Orion.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Orion.
Orion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Orion tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Orion.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orion misses with an elbow over the top.
Orion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Orion lands a shot to the body.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orion controlling the action here for a moment.
Swanson is trying to push Orion away but Orion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swanson tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Orion.
Orion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Swanson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orion.
Orion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swanson avoids it.
Swanson lands a body shot.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.

The cut above John Swanson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Orion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Orion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Orion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Orion in the body.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orion checks a leg kick.
As Swanson backs away, Orion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Orion tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Orion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orion tries to land a front kick but Swanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Orion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Swanson tries to clinch up.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orion scores with a jab to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Orion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Orion scores with a kick to the body.
Orion scores with a hook.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Orion counters with an outside leg kick.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orion.
Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Orion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swanson is out of range and Orion settles back down.
Swanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orion. Orion circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orion is able to avoid easily.
Orion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swanson 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.
Orion tries to clinch there but Swanson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.
Swanson throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.

Orion gets a clinch.
Swanson lands a nice uppercut.
Orion working some nice short punches in the clinch.

John Swanson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Orion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swanson's brow.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion lands an elbow inside that Swanson shrugs off.
Orion stalling against the cage.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cole Orion!
Cole Orion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.