PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Swinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Carruthers
vs
Swinger

167 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Carruthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Swinger!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carruthers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carruthers 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.
Carruthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carruthers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carruthers scores with a decent looking hook.
Swinger dodges the punch combination from Carruthers.
Carruthers misses with a leg kick.
Carruthers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swinger avoids the body shot from Carruthers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carruthers. Swinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swinger feints a counter leg kick.
Carruthers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carruthers cracks Swinger with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swinger! But no joy.
Carruthers swings for the body but Swinger moves out of range.
Swinger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carruthers throws a body shot but no joy.
Carruthers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swinger manages to avoid it.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Swinger checks it.
A jab from Carruthers finds it's way through Swinger's defenses.
Swinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jimmy Carruthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carruthers 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.
Swinger is looking for the big counter here.
Carruthers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Swinger backs up against the cage.
Swinger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carruthers is looking to wear down Swinger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers throws a series of strikes that have Swinger backpedaling.
Carruthers scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carruthers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy Carruthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swinger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carruthers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carruthers looks to land a right hand but Swinger moved out of range.
Swinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swinger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carruthers throws a body shot but no joy.
Swinger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Swinger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carruthers throws a body punch but Swinger moves out of range.
Carruthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swinger moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers connects with a body shot.
Carruthers lands a slapping body shot.
Carruthers misses with a low kick.
Swinger tries a quick counter leg kick but Carruthers is wise to it.
A low kick from Carruthers misses
and Swinger counters with a left and a right... And another left! Carruthers is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Swinger!
Sammy Swinger decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.