PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jay
vs
Swanson

188 cm
21
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
27
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baby Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Jay sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jay avoids it this time.
Jay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jay throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson throws a counter combo.
Jay misses with a head kick.
Swanson throws a counter combo.
Jay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Swanson.

It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
Jay takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Jay.

Swanson rushes Jay and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Swanson avoiding damage.
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swanson stalling in the clinch.
Swanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.
Jay is trying to push Swanson away but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Swanson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swanson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Swanson on the inside.
Jay takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Swanson cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Jay.
Nice uppercut lands for Jay. That snapped Swanson's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baby Jay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jay cracks Swanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jay letting Swanson take a breather here.
Jay is looking to break free of the clinch but Swanson has double underhooks.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson scores with a shoulder strike.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson pushes Jay back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
Jay trying to stall but Swanson improves his position.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Swanson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay is trying to break free.
Swanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
A left hand lands to the body for Swanson.
Jay blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
A short left from Swanson.
Swanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to break the clinch but Swanson is controlling the position.
Jay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jay is looking to break free of the clinch but Swanson has double underhooks.
Swanson trying to land knees to the body.
Swanson lands an uppercut.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Swanson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Swanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's time! Jay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson taking a breather.
Swanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Swanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jay looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Jay can't break the clinch.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jay.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Jay's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Swanson as the two fighters clinch.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the ropes.
Swanson is working Jay over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Swanson.
Ron Swanson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Swanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jays head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson misses with a knee strike.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swanson scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jay backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swanson leaning against his opponent.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the ropes.
Swanson gets through Jay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
Swanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Swanson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Swanson scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swanson.
A left hand lands to the body for Swanson.
A hook to the body from 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!
Swanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swanson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swanson.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
A short right from Swanson on the inside.
Swanson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Swanson slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Swanson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Swanson misses with a body shot.
Jay misses with a body shot
and Swanson counters with a nice body shot.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jay is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
A combination from Swanson does no damage.
Jay missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.

Swanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swanson.
Swanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Jay is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Oh Jay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swanson tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Jay seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
Jay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Swanson as the two fighters clinch.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jay's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jay backwards.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the ropes.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
Swanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Baby Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jay prevents a body shot from Swanson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Swanson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swanson lands a body punch.
Swanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Swanson.
A short left from Swanson.
Ron Swanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Jay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 43:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 43:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Swanson!