PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Boulder (ranked 2550 p4p, 314 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 1964 p4p, 247 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boulder might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boulder
vs
Swanson

177 cm
26
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

183 cm
26
174 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boris Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boulder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson lands a high kick!

It looks like Boris Boulder has been cut.

Boulder has Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Boulder cracks Swanson with a nice body shot.
Swanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boulder lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Boulder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Boulder has double underhooks.
Boulder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Boulder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Boulder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boulder lands a left hand.
Boulder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boulder.
Swanson tries to break free but Boulder pushes him back against the cage.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Boulder.
Boulder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boulder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Swanson.
Boulder is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Swanson to keep the fight standing.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boulder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boulder presses Swanson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Boulder has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to break free.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Boulder.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Boulder avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
Swanson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boulder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Boulder won't allow it.
Swanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Boulder won't allow it.
Boulder lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Swanson.
Boulder misses with a body punch.
Boulder works on Swanson's body with a couple of short punches.
Boulder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swanson's efforts to push away.

Boulder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulder wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Boulder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boulder.
Swanson is looking for the big counter here.
Boulder blocks a leg kick.
Boulder misses with a looping left.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
enabling Boulder to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedicte Swanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boulder.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boulder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boulder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson swings for the body but Boulder moves out of range.
Boulder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Boulder looking to score a takedown here. Swanson is defending well but Boulder drives through and ends up in Swanson's guard.
Boulder stands up over Swanson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Swanson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson seems keen to control Boulder's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulder passes Swanson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulder looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boulder thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Boulder.
Swanson is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boulder connects with a nice short shot to Swanson's temple.
Boulder 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.
Swanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boulder.
Boulder stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Boulder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Boulder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boulder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boulder tries for a takedown but Swanson circles away easily
and Swanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Boulder avoids nicely.
Boulder takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Boulder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boulder moves out of range of the body kick.
Boulder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Boulder.
Boulder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boulder tests Swanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boulder just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulder throws a big shot that misses.
Boulder lands with a hook. Swanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swanson defending well as Boulder loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Some wild striking there from Boulder.
Boulder takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulder throws a body shot but no joy.
Boulder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Swanson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Boulder feints and as Swanson raises his hands in defense, Boulder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Boulder from controlling successfully.
Swanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulder postures up in Swanson's guard and throws a big left but Swanson blocks it.
Boulder cracks Swanson with a solid left hand.
Swanson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Boulder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulder trying to keep a closed guard but Swanson is proving a slippery customer.

Boulder is looking for a triangle but Swanson pushes his legs off easily.
Swanson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boulder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boulder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson looking to pass the guard.
Boulder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swanson's guard.

Swanson working a defensive guard here.
Swanson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boulder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boris Boulder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boulder tries to free his leg and advance position but Swanson is retaining full guard.
Boulder distracts Swanson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Swanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boulder.
Boulder trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Swanson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boulder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boulder throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Boulder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boris Boulder's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Boulder or perhaps it was just good defense by Swanson, which made it look bad.
Boulder slips under a jab.
Boulder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Boulder moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boulder throws a shot to the body.
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boulder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Swanson. No joy for Boulder on that attempt.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boulder manages to avoid it.
It looked like Boulder was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Swanson.

Boulder rushes Swanson and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson tries a body shot but Boulder blocks it.
Boulder digs a right hand underneath Swanson's ribcage. Swanson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Boulder controls his hands.
Boulder can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Boulder stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boulder.
Swanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Boulder won't allow it.

Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Boulder throws out a powerful jab.
Swanson lands a right hook to the body.
Swanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boulder's calf.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Boulder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boulder misses with a lunging right hand
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boulder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boulder moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boulder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Boulder moved out of range nicely.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boulder lands with a right hand.

Boulder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boulder prevents Swanson from breaking the clinch.

Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boulder digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
Swanson digs a good body shot into Boulder's ribs.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Boulder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boulder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boulder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boulder cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boulder cracks a nice hook into Swanson's ribs.
Boulder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swanson counters with a body kick.
Boulder clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Boulder.
Boulder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swanson can pounce on him.
Swanson lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swanson lands a head kick. Boulder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boulder checks a leg kick.
Boris Boulder is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boulder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boulder slips under a jab.
Boulder half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boulder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boulder is out of range.
Swanson tries to land a front kick but Boulder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick and Boulder moves out of range easily.
Boulder checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson throws a front kick aimed at Boulder's knee but Boulder avoids it well.
Swanson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Swanson ducks right into an uppercut from Boulder.
Boulder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson throws a head kick that misses
and Boulder counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulder lands with a cross.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boulder lands an overhand right.
Boulder shoots in for a double leg but Swanson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Boulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boulder.
Boulder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Boulder dips to his left and cracks Swanson with an uppercut!
Boulder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Swanson walks into a jab.
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Boulder misses its target.
A head kick by Swanson misses
and Boulder counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boulder sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Boulder saw that one coming.
Boulder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boulder lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Boulder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boulder 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Boulder!
A very excited looking Boris Boulder made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.