PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rod Swagger (ranked 3989 p4p, 3727 weight class) and Chuck Forrest (ranked 509 p4p, 475 weight class). Chuck Forrest will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Swagger
vs
Forrest

179 cm
25
178
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rod Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrest shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swagger sprawls well. Swagger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Forrest gets slowly back to his feet.
Forrest shoots in for a double leg but Swagger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Forrest fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swagger, pushing him back against the cage.
Swagger effectively controlling the action here.
Swagger tries to score a body lock takedown but Forrest shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Swagger gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Forrest regains guard.
Forrest trying to keep a closed guard but Swagger is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swagger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Forrest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swagger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest tries to strike from the bottom.
Forrest has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Swagger has passed into side control.
Forrest is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Swagger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Swagger is looking to advance position but Forrest won't allow it.
Forrest tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Forrest wants to improve his position but Swagger is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Forrest tries to kick Swagger off but Swagger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Forrest is looking for a sweep. Swagger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forrest is staying active underneath Swagger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forrest looks like he's trying to stand up.
Swagger is keen to just control but Forrest is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Swagger looking to score a takedown here. Forrest is defending well but Swagger drives through and ends up in Forrest's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger preventing the sweep.
Forrest keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Swagger passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest pushes Swagger off but Swagger dives into side control.
Forrest is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Forrest's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Swagger controlling from side mount.

Swagger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Swagger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swagger taking a breather here.
Forrest tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swagger looking to finish Forrest with some ground and pound. This is bad for Forrest!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Swagger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Swagger shoots in for a takedown but Forrest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Forrest throws a fast counter high kick but Swagger manages to duck under it in time.

Forrest has managed to clinch.
Swagger tries to pull guard but Forrest forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Forrest tries for a takedown. No joy.
Forrest is trying to push Swagger away but Swagger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Swagger pulls guard successfully.
Swagger looking to control.
Swagger is controlling Forrest's posture.
Swagger working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forrest wants to control from the top but Swagger keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest is stalling in the full guard.
My spies in Ginásio Guerreiro inform me that Forrest has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Swagger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Forrest defends it easily.

Swagger is working an open guard so Forrest takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Forrest is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swagger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Forrest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swagger manages to avoid it.
Swagger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Swagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swagger shoots for a takedown but Forrest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Swagger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swagger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forrest will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Swagger or perhaps it was just good defense by Forrest, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Forrest is defended easily by Swagger.
Forrest wants to clinch up but Swagger keeps it at a distance.
Forrest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swagger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swagger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Swagger stuffs the takedown.
Forrest dives in and grabs Swagger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swagger pushes down on Forrest's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Forrest sprawls well. Forrest wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swagger gets slowly back to his feet.
Forrest lands a jab to Swagger's midsection.

Swagger shoots in and bounces Forrest off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Swagger won't allow Forrest to sweep him here.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Forrest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Swagger's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Swagger prevents Forrest from getting back to his feet.

Forrest looking for a guillotine here but Swagger defends easily.
Swagger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forrest can do to turn this around?
Swagger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forrest has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Forrest will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Forrest gets a clinch.
Swagger jumps guard but Forrest stands there with Swagger around his waist. Swagger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swagger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forrest wants a takedown.
Swagger has Forrest pressed against the cage, preventing Forrest from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Forrest stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Forrest breaks from the clinch.
Forrest throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Forrest looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swagger shoots for a takedown but Forrest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Forrest.
Horrible takedown attempt by Forrest or perhaps it was just good defense by Swagger, which made it look bad.
Swagger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Swagger misses
and Forrest counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Rod Swagger has been cut.
Forrest lands a jab to Swagger's midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swagger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Swagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swagger takes a swing at Forrest's ribcage but misses.
Swagger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Forrest lands a high kick!
Chuck Forrest seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrest fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Swagger avoids it really well and circles away.

Forrest rushes Swagger and presses him up against the cage.

Forrest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rod Swagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forrest doesn't manage to clinch there - Swagger circles away.
Forrest fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swagger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger shoots for a takedown but Forrest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Forrest tries to counter it with a takedown but Swagger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Forrest shoots in looking for a takedown but Swagger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Forrest's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swagger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Forrest lands with a straight right. Swagger didn't see that one coming.
Forrest has a takedown stuffed.
Forrest shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Forrest takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forrest tries to clinch but Swagger moves away

and Swagger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swagger.
Swagger is standing up over Forrest. Forrest looks to escape but Swagger dives into side control.

Swagger is putting a hurting on Forrest here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Forrest's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger looks up at the clock and then as Forrest takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Swagger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Swagger in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Sloppy strikes there by Swagger.
Swagger advances nicely into full mount.
Swagger controlling from the full mount.
Swagger wants to control the pace but Forrest is squirming around nicely.
Forrest is desperately trying to improve his position but Swagger has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Forrest.
I think Forrest has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Forrest!