PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sweeney (ranked 5575 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Bjornsson (ranked 4443 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sweeney
vs
Bjornsson

178 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bjornsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sweeney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweeney.
A low kick from Sweeney is predictable there
and Bjornsson counters with a two punch combo.
Bjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Sweeney is predictable there
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sweeney moves into the clinch successfully.
Bjornsson is trying to push Sweeney away but Sweeney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sweeney won't allow it.
Bjornsson is trying to break free.
Bjornsson is pressed up against the cage. Sweeney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bjornsson down to the mat. Bjornsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Sweeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Bjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sweeney's head backwards.
Bjornsson scores with the left hand. Sweeney knows he should have avoided that one.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Bjornsson circles away easily
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sweeney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sweeney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bjornsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sweeney with a body shot.
Bjornsson misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sweeney or perhaps it was just good defense by Bjornsson, which made it look bad.
Bjornsson throws a counter combo.
Sweeney throws a lazy head kick
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sweeney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sweeney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sweeney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
A big right from Sweeney misses.
Bjornsson connects with a body shot that sends Sweeney's belly button to the back.
Bjornsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sweeney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sweeney there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a poor cross that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sweeney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Bjornsson.
Sweeney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bjornsson thuds a left hand into Sweeney's body.
Bjornsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sweeney eats them both and turns towards Bjornsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bjornsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sweeney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bjornsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bjornsson lands a two punch combo.

Sweeney is rocked!
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!
Bjornsson connects with a body shot that sends Sweeney's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson connects with a combination that backs up Sweeney into the cage. Bjornsson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sweeney's guard. Sweeney is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Bjornsson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Bjornsson!