PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Swanson (ranked 6084 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Aliev (ranked 25327 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Swanson
vs
Aliev

212 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliev misses with a takedown attempt

and Swanson counters by clinching up.

Swanson has picked Aliev up - he's going for a ride! Swanson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aliev tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Swanson manages to move to mount!
Swanson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swanson with shots to the head and body - Aliev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Swanson cracks Aliev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aliev tries to hold on but Swanson postures up.
Swanson with shots to the head and body - Aliev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Swanson breaks from Aliev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev tries to reverse the position but Swanson maintains control.
Swanson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aliev looks a forlorn figure.
Swanson landing strikes from the mount and Aliev is in trouble!
Aliev can't escape the position.
Swanson works his way to his opponent's back.
Swanson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Swanson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Swanson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swanson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Aliev. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Swanson lands shots from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Swanson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Aliev!
Swanson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Swanson.
Aliev is trying to remain composed but Swanson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Aliev is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Swanson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aliev is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Swanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands a shot to the body.
Aliev looks winded!
Swanson lands punches and elbows.
Swanson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Aliev to escape the position.
Swanson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Swanson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Aliev is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Swanson.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Swanson controlling well, preventing Aliev from escaping the position.
What can Aliev do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Aliev is trying to remain composed but Swanson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Swanson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Swanson lands strikes to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Swanson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aliev tries to sprawl but Swanson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Swanson stalling.
Swanson slips a nice elbow through Aliev's hands, connecting with Aliev's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Swanson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aliev is trying to control but Swanson passes into side control!
Aliev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aliev can do to turn this around?
Swanson scoring with punches and elbows.

Swanson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aliev is breathing heavily.

Swanson has closed the distance and engaged Aliev in a clinch.
Swanson wants a takedown.

Swanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Swanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aliev is looking to get back to is feet but Swanson passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Swanson stands up.

Swanson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aliev to the ground. Swanson is now in Aliev's guard.
Swanson is standing up over Aliev. Aliev looks to escape but Swanson dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Swanson slows the pace down.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Swanson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aliev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Swanson working the head with strikes.
Swanson working the body and head with strikes.
Swanson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Swanson cracks Aliev with a big elbow.
Swanson cracks Aliev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Swanson lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aliev to see if he's OK.
Swanson working the body and head with strikes.
Aliev is being controlled here.
Swanson cracks Aliev with a big elbow.
Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aliev to see if he's OK.
Aliev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Swanson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Swanson takes the fight into the clinch.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Swanson dominated that second round.
That's time! Swanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Aliev gets caught flat footed, as Swanson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aliev wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Swanson manages to pass to side control.

Aliev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swanson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swanson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Swanson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson working over Aliev with some ground and pound. Aliev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev trying to get back to full guard but Swanson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Aliev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Swanson landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aliev for as long as he can get away with.
Swanson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Swanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliev is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Swanson has taken his back.
Swanson biding his time, controlling Aliev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swanson lands shots from the back.
Swanson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Aliev hold on?!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good control from Swanson.
Albert Aliev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendall Swanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

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