PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Swayne (ranked 3498 p4p, 120 weight class) and Ruben Aguirre (ranked 1519 p4p, 49 weight class). Bruce Swayne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Swayne
vs
Aguirre

210 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
297 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Swayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Aguirre!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swayne moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Swayne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Aguirre misses.
Aguirre connects with the punch.
Aguirre missing with a left hand there. Swayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Swayne misses the target.
Aguirre defending well as Swayne loads up on a big left hand.
Aguirre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aguirre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Swayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aguirre throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Swayne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aguirre.
Aguirre looks to land a right hand but Swayne moved out of range.
Swayne lands a jab.
Aguirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swayne.
Swayne ducks under a wild hook from Aguirre.
Aguirre connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguirre throws out the jab.
Aguirre on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swayne.
Aguirre lands a head shot.
Swayne thuds his right hand into Aguirre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swayne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aguirre 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.
Aguirre cracks a nice hook into Swayne's ribs.
Ruben Aguirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguirre lands a lovely overhand right.
Aguirre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swayne momentarily.
Aguirre lands a slapping body shot.
Aguirre throws a poor cross that misses
and Swayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aguirre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swayne's corner calls for a 1-2. Swayne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguirre lands with a hook. Swayne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aguirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swayne.
It seemed like Aguirre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aguirre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Swayne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Aguirre.
Aguirre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swayne just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Aguirre finds it's target.
Aguirre throws a hook but Swayne avoids it easily.
Aguirre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aguirre.
Swayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aguirre.
An attempted straight right counter from Swayne misses the target.
A slow jab from Swayne misses its intended target.
Aguirre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swayne misses with a wild combination.
Aguirre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swayne moves away from the strike by Aguirre.
Swayne misses with an uppercut. Aguirre saw that one coming.
Aguirre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aguirre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre looks to land a right hand but Swayne moved out of range.
Swayne throws a big counter combination but Aguirre scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Swayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguirre throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swayne. Aguirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swayne. Aguirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguirre.
Swayne is looking to counter punch.
Swayne swings widly with a right hand
and Aguirre counters with a straight right hand.
Aguirre avoids the body shot from Swayne.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aguirre, as that shot connected.
Aguirre misses with a body shot
and Swayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aguirre connects with a looping right hand.
Aguirre connects with a body shot.
Swayne swings for the body but Aguirre moves out of range.
Swayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Aguirre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swayne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aguirre swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aguirre's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aguirre's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Swayne takes one to the side of the head.
Aguirre lands with a nice body punch.
Swayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aguirre scores with a jab. Swayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aguirre misses with a body punch
and Swayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swayne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aguirre swings widly with a right hand
and Swayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aguirre throws a lazy uppercut
and Swayne counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Aguirre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aguirre.
Swayne throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Swayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Aguirre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Swayne loads up on a big right hand but Aguirre slips the punch.
It seemed like Aguirre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aguirre throws an off balance right hand
and Swayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aguirre misses with an uppercut
enabling Swayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Swayne misses with a looping right.
Swayne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swayne slips under a jab from Aguirre.
Swayne slips a straight right by Aguirre.
Aguirre with a jab.
Ruben Aguirre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swayne misses the shot to the body.
Swayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguirre looks to land a left hand but Swayne moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aguirre.
Aguirre jabs Swayne right on the nose. Swayne blinks but takes it well.
Aguirre misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguirre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swayne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aguirre misses with an uppercut
and Swayne counters with a one-two to the body.
Swayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aguirre.
Aguirre throws a jab but it's blocked by Swayne.
Aguirre slips a jab from Swayne.
Aguirre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Aguirre misses its intended target.
Swayne defending well as Aguirre loads up on a big left hand.
Swayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Aguirre is just out of range.
Swayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aguirre on the side of the head.
Swayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swayne takes one on the button.
Aguirre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aguirre misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aguirre was well out of range. Poor timing from Swayne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Swayne might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aguirre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguirre thuds a left hand into Swayne's body.
Aguirre lands a lovely overhand right.
Aguirre throws a right hand that misses
and Swayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aguirre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aguirre with a jab.
Aguirre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aguirre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aguirre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aguirre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swayne.
Aguirre throws a poor cross that misses
and Swayne counters with a straight right hand.
Swayne needs to keep his hands up - Aguirre had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayne defending well as Aguirre loads up on a big left hand.
Aguirre lands with a good body shot.
Swayne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aguirre pounces like a tiger and cracks Swayne with a vicious hook! Swayne is down but not out! Aguirre follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ruben Aguirre!
After winning the bout, Ruben Aguirre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.