PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Sus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Gee Sus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shaun Swagger's chin.

Swagger
vs
Sus

193 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gee Sus!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sus clinches up with Swagger and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Swagger.
Sus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swagger tries to stall but Sus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swagger takes a shot to the head.

Swagger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swagger throws a one two combo.
Swagger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swagger counters with a body kick.
Sus misses with a combination
and Swagger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sus throws a combination that misses

and Swagger counters with a head kick that drops Sus - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Sus is rocked!
Sus trying to control from the bottom.
Swagger trying to control the action but Sus is working from the bottom.
Swagger stops Sus from getting back to his feet.
Sus is not content to let Swagger control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sus trying to hold on to Swagger's head to control him but Swagger postures up.
Sus tries to kick Swagger off but Swagger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sus is not content to let Swagger control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sus misses with the combination.
Swagger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sus backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swagger.
Sus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sus looks gassed!

Swagger drives through and clinches with Sus against the cage.
Sus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Swagger prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Sus.
Stalling in the clinch from Swagger.

Swagger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Sus circles away.
Sus misses with a double jab
and Swagger counters with a head kick. That will keep Sus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Swagger swinging wilding here.
Sus misses with a combination
and Swagger counters with a body kick.

Swagger closes the distance and clinches.

Swagger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swagger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sus takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swagger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swagger avoids a punch combination nicely.

Swagger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Swagger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sus parries the strikes from Swagger easily there. Swagger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sus to escape.
Sus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Swagger working the ground and pound.
Sus is not content to let Swagger control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swagger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swagger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Swagger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swagger dodges the punch combination from Sus.
Sus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sus defending well as Swagger loads up on a big left hand.
Sus jabs Swagger right on the nose. Swagger blinks but takes it well.
Swagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sus misses with the combination.

Sus clinches with his opponent.
Sus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Swagger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sus keeps control of Swagger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Sus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sus connects with a jab.
Gee Sus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swagger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sus throws a combination. Swagger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sus throws a combination that misses
and Swagger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Swagger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sus throws a series of punches but Swagger moves out of range.

Sus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swagger, pushing him back against the cage.
Sus looking for a takedown.
Sus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sus keeps control of Swagger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sus has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swagger uses from the top position.
Sus is pulling down on Swagger's head. It's preventing any offense from Swagger, at least for the moment.
Swagger won't allow Sus to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swagger manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Swagger is proving hard to escape from.
Sus thows a big elbow that misses.

Sus gets to his feet - Swagger follows without any prompting.
Sus misses with a few strikes there.
Swagger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sus misses with a two punch combination.
Sus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Swagger clinches.
Sus lands a shoulder strike.
Sus is looking to break free of the clinch but Swagger has double underhooks.
Sus scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sus prevents Swagger from breaking the clinch.
Swagger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shaun Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gee Sus.
Sus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Sus.
Sus is trying to maintain a safe position but Swagger gets an underhook and turns Sus into the cage.
Swagger blocks an uppercut.
Swagger lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sus.
Sus scores with a hook to the body.

Sus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sus falls off balance throwing a combination

and Swagger counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gee Sus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sus works over Swagger's head and body with a nice combination.
Sus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swagger.
Sus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Swagger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swagger trying to control but Sus is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Swagger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sus wants to stand and escape but Swagger is having none of it.
Swagger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sus trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Swagger controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sus holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swagger prevents Sus from getting back to his feet.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swagger wants to pass the guard but Sus is keeping the position.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sus keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swagger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaun Swagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sus scores with a hook.
Shaun Swagger is winning the standup battle so far.

Sus rushes Swagger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Sus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sus scores with a shot to the side of Swagger's head.
Sus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swagger has him pressed against the cage.
Sus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sus scores with a shoulder strike.
Sus lands a body shot.
Sus lands a shoulder strike.
Sus lands a shot to the body.
Sus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swagger backwards.
Sus scores with a shoulder strike.
Sus lands a right hand.
Swagger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swagger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swagger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sus lands a shoulder strike.
Swagger has Sus pushed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sus wants to get back to striking at distance but Swagger won't allow it.
Sus misses with some punches.
Sus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sus misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shaun Swagger.
I think Swagger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Swagger!