PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Island Sparbot (ranked 2403 p4p, 5214 weight class) and Connor McSwagger (ranked 309 p4p, 552 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sparbot
vs
McSwagger

184 cm
26
177
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
170
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Island Sparbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Connor McSwagger!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparbot misses with a hook to the body
enabling McSwagger to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparbot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McSwagger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparbot throws a series of punches but McSwagger moves out of range.
Sparbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McSwagger lands a nice hook to Sparbot's body. Sparbot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McSwagger misses with a left hand
and Sparbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sparbot works McSwagger's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McSwagger counters with a three punch combo that has Sparbot backing up. Sparbot nods at McSwagger to acknowledge the strikes.
Sparbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparbot wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McSwagger.
McSwagger lands a jab to Sparbot's midsection.
Sparbot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparbot throws a right and a left that McSwagger avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparbot!
Sparbot throws a body shot but no joy.
Sparbot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McSwagger scores with a nice strike.
McSwagger defending well as Sparbot loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from McSwagger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sparbot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McSwagger was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparbot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSwagger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparbot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McSwagger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparbot.
McSwagger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McSwagger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McSwagger throws a lazy uppercut
and Sparbot counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
McSwagger staying out of range there.
McSwagger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sparbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McSwagger manages to avoid it.
The Island Sparbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSwagger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparbot lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot throws an off balance right hand
and McSwagger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Sparbot. Those never looked like landing.
Sparbot is looking to wear down McSwagger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sparbot scores with the left hand. McSwagger knows he should have avoided that one.
McSwagger swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sparbot to counter with a crisp jab.
McSwagger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sparbot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McSwagger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sparbot scores with a three punch combo!

McSwagger is rocked!
Sparbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparbot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McSwagger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McSwagger just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from McSwagger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparbot throws a series of punches but McSwagger avoids them all with ease.
Sparbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McSwagger! But no joy.
McSwagger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparbot staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Island Sparbot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sparbot takes a swing at McSwagger's ribcage but misses.
McSwagger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sparbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparbot misses with a two punch combination.
Sparbot misses with a combination
enabling McSwagger to counter with a crisp jab.
McSwagger scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for McSwagger. That snapped Sparbot's head back.
Sparbot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwagger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McSwagger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparbot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McSwagger counters with a stiff right hand.
McSwagger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McSwagger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparbot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sparbot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSwagger.
McSwagger throws out a counter right but Sparbot avoids it with no problem.
Sparbot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McSwagger is still on wobbly legs! Can Sparbot finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McSwagger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McSwagger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sparbot 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparbot sizes up McSwagger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McSwagger misses with a hook
and Sparbot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McSwagger thinking.
McSwagger is breathing heavily.
McSwagger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McSwagger walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Sparbot! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Island Sparbot!
After winning the bout, The Island Sparbot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.