PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thomm (ranked 4495 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swift (ranked 6613 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Swift is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Thomm
vs
Swift

180 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Thomm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Swift!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift blocks a jab.
Thomm throws an overhand right that lands on Swift's shoulder, as Swift tries to avoid the shot.
Swift unleashes a big counter combination but Thomm bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thomm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Swift's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Swift keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomm.
Thomm looks to land a left hand but Swift moved out of range nicely.
Thomm misses with an uppercut
and Swift counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomm misses with a left hand
and Swift counters with a one-two to the body.
We've been informed that Swift has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomm throws a jab but it's blocked by Swift.
Swift scores with a punch to the head.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Thomm.
Swift is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Swift slips under a jab.
Swift uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomm.
Swift thuds his shin into the meat of Thomm's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Thomm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomm.
Thomm throws a looping overhand right but Swift ducks down to avoid it.
Swift misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Thomm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Swift was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Swift.
A leg kick checked by Thomm.
Tom Thomm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swift slips under a jab from Thomm.
Swift is trying to counter with his kicks.
Thomm throws a hook to the side of Swift's head but Swift sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomm throws an off balance right hand
and Swift connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swift sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomm throws a jab when Swift was well out of range.
Swift ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Thomm backs off Swift throws a huge counter combo but Thomm manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift slips a straight right by Thomm.
Swift is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Swift slips under a jab.
Thomm missing with a left hand there. Swift was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thomm throws a poor cross that misses
and Swift counters with a series of strikes. Thomm will be more careful next time no doubt.

Swift has Thomm up against the cage in a clinch.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Thomm has him pressed against the cage.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Thomm is controlling him.
Thomm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Thomm has him pressed against the cage.
Swift is trying to force a seperation but Thomm has the dominant position.

Swift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomm loads up on a big right hand but Swift slips the punch.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Thomm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thomm misses.
Swift is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice defenses there by Swift.
As Thomm backs off Swift throws a huge counter combo but Thomm manages to avoid it all.
Thomm throws a hook to the side of Swift's head but Swift sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomm throws a hook but Swift avoids it easily.
Thomm misses with a right hand
and Swift counters with a series of strikes. Thomm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomm misses with a lunging right hand
and Swift counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swift cracks Thomm with an open hand slap.
Thomm loads up on a big right hand but Swift slips the punch.
Thomm throws a right hand that misses
and Swift counters with a left and a right that stings Thomm.
Thomm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swift counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swift fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomm is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift slips a straight right by Thomm.
Swift is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Thomm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swift throws a counter combo.

Swift scores with a takedown into Thomm's guard.
Swift trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thomm's guard.

Swift avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Thomm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swift gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Thomm is looking for a triangle but Swift pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Swift dominated that round.
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.

Swift swinging wildly here.
Thomm is looking to counter the offense by Swift and move into the clinch.
Thomm walks into a jab.
Swift has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomm throws a big shot that misses.
Swift moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomm throws the left hand but Swift avoids the punch easily.
As Thomm backs off Swift throws a huge counter combo but Thomm manages to avoid it all.
Joe Swift seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomm swings widly with a right hand
and Swift counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomm's knee momentarily.
Thomm throws a jab but it's blocked by Swift.
Swift lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Swift.
Thomm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swift.
Swift is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Thomm.
Despite the aggression on Swift's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Swift uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomm has time to react.
Joe Swift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swift! But no joy.
Swift swinging wildly here.
Thomm missing with a left hand there. Swift was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swift slips a straight right by Thomm.
Thomm misses with an uppercut
and Swift connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomm swings widly with a right hand
and Swift counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Thomm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomm throws a jab when Swift was well out of range.
As Thomm backs off Swift throws a huge counter combo but Thomm manages to avoid it all.
Thomm throws a looping overhand right but Swift ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Swift.
Despite the aggression on Swift's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thomm takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomm throws a looping overhand right but Swift ducks down to avoid it.
Thomm looks to throw the jab but Swift is out of range.
Thomm misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Swift shoots in and gets a takedown into Thomm's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swift wants to get up but he can't break Thomm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Swift wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Thomm's closed guard. He's half up but Thomm has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Thomm pivots and extends the arm, Swift falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Thomm! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Thomm!
After winning the bout, Tom Thomm thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.