PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil You Know. Jackson has chosen Beat It as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mikael Jackson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Swanson
vs
Jackson

184 cm
26
208 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

190 cm
27
207 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like John Swanson has been cut.
Swanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Swanson lands a slapping body shot.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Swanson.
Jackson cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Swanson is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swanson.
Jackson tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands an overhand right.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Swanson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swanson wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
John Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Swanson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Swanson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swanson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swanson throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson is not content to let Swanson control the position.
Swanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Swanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swanson throwing strikes but missing.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson is controlling Swanson's posture.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems keen to control Swanson's posture.
Swanson lands a couple of digs.
Swanson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Swanson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Swanson 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.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swanson darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Swanson into the cage.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Swanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
Swanson throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swanson scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Swanson tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Swanson connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Swanson throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson 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.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Jackson gets caught napping as Swanson dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Swanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson trying to control the position here.
Jackson is trying to keep Swanson in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.

Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Swanson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Swanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Swanson's head back.
Swanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swanson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Swanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Swanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Swanson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
A cross from Jackson lands.

Swanson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swanson trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Swanson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Swanson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
John Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

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.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Swanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Swanson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swanson cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Swanson misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a couple of elbows.
Swanson passes into half guard.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
Swanson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swanson throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Swanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position.
Swanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mikael Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Swanson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Swanson!
After the fight, John Swanson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.