PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 1171 p4p, 169 weight class) and Michael Swango (ranked 871 p4p, 127 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gonya
vs
Swango

190 cm
22
190 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

195 cm
23
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Swango!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swango missing with a left hand there. Gonya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swango is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gonya misses with a wild body shot.
Swango stuns Gonya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swango on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Michael Swango has been cut.
Swango lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ronaldo Gonya has been cut.
Gonya just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonya throws an overhand right that lands on Swango's shoulder, as Swango tries to avoid the shot.
As Gonya backs off Swango throws a huge counter combo but Gonya manages to avoid it all.
Swango throws a series of punches but Gonya avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swango listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonya throws a nice looking combination but Swango bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ronaldo Gonya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swango lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Swango avoids the head kick by Gonya.
A big left from Swango misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swango slips a jab from Gonya.
Despite the aggression on Swango's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gonya lands the left hand.
Gonya looks to land a body kick but Swango moved away.
A leg kick checked by Gonya.
Gonya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swango scores with a one two! Gonya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Swango misses its intended target.
Swango throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonya scores with a nice right hand.
Gonya takes a swing at Swango's ribcage but misses.
Swango scoring well with a low kick there.
Swango falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonya counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swango was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swango throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonya.
Gonya misses with a wild body shot.
Swango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonya misses with a double jab
and Swango counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonya thinking.
Gonya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swango scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swango lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swango.
A little feinted left hand from Gonya on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swango throws the left hand but Gonya avoids the punch easily.
Gonya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swango misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swango ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonya moves away.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonya misses with a jab to the body
and Swango counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swango.
Swango with a nice cross.
Swango with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonya to score with a decent uppercut.
Swango scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses
and Swango counters with a left and a right that stings Gonya.

Gonya is rocked!
Gonya throws a hook to the side of Swango's head but Swango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Gonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swango misses with a low kick.
Gonya seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swango works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonya throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonya tries to clinch but Swango moves out of range.
Swango lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses
and Swango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swango lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Swango.
Gonya throws a sloppy head kick and Swango moves out of range easily.
Swango cracks Gonya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swango misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Swango lands a big right hand that sends Gonya crashing to the mat! Swango stays standing though and waves Gonya back to his feet!
Gonya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swango throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Swango dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gonya missing with a left hand there. Swango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swango.
A quick step to the side and Gonya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonya throws a lazy body kick
and Gonya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gonya looks to throw a body kick
and Swango counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Gonya badly! Swango follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Gonya out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Swango finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Swango!
A relieved looking Michael Swango thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.