PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magus Arbenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arbenson
vs
Swanson

183 cm
25
179 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
182 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Crippler's Corner

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magus Arbenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arbenson moves into the clinch.
Arbenson lands a nice knee to the body.
Arbenson missing with knees to the body.
Swanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arbenson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Arbenson misses with a knee strike.
Swanson takes a shot to the head.
Arbenson is stalling here.
Arbenson lands an elbow inside that Swanson shrugs off.
Arbenson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Swanson can't get the takedown.
Swanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Arbenson throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Swanson scores with a nice right hand.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Arbenson misses with a leg kick.
Arbenson misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arbenson.
Horrible takedown by Swanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Arbenson which made him look bad.
Magus Arbenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
Swanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magus Arbenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Arbenson misses.
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Arbenson shows good takedown defense.
Magus Arbenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arbenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Swanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arbenson avoids it really well and circles away.
Arbenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swanson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Arbenson.
Arbenson throws and low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
Arbenson leaves Swanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arbenson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Arbenson lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Arbenson scores with a punch to the head.

Arbenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arbenson obliges.
Swanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arbenson lands an elbow inside.
Arbenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swanson.
Arbenson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Swanson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arbenson controlling the action here for a moment.
Swanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arbenson just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arbenson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Swanson stalling against the cage.
Swanson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arbenson smiles and moves away.
Swanson blocks the body kick.
Arbenson lands with a slapping head kick.
Arbenson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Swanson scores with a decent looking hook.
Swanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Arbenson.
Swanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arbenson counters with an outside leg kick.
Swanson throws a series of punches but Arbenson moves out of range.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Arbenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arbenson catches Swanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arbenson throws a leg kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson lunges at Arbenson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arbenson's hand.
Arbenson throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arbenson slips a jab from Swanson.
Swanson drops his hands momentarily and Arbenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arbenson, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magus Arbenson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arbenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Swanson finds it's way through Arbenson's defenses.
Arbenson looks to land a body kick but Swanson moved away.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Arbenson is just out of range.
Arbenson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arbenson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Arbenson.
Swanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arbenson doesn't seem bothered though.
Arbenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Swanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arbenson.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Arbenson moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Arbenson.
Swanson with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Swanson finds it's way through Arbenson's defenses.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson shoots and misses
and Arbenson counters with an inside leg kick.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arbenson. Arbenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Magus Arbenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Arbenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arbenson.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arbenson manages to avoid it.
Swanson tries for a takedown but Arbenson circles away easily
and Arbenson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Swanson is breathing heavily.

Swanson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arbenson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arbenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Arbenson keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
Arbenson working a defensive guard here.
Arbenson keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.

Arbenson looking for a guillotine here but Swanson defends easily.

Arbenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arbenson controlling the action here.

Swanson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arbenson pulls his head out easily.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swanson is not content to let Arbenson control the position.
Swanson trying to control but Arbenson postures up.
Arbenson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Magus Arbenson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arbenson is looking to clinch.
Arbenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arbenson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arbenson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Arbenson misses.
A shot to de liver by Swanson. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Arbenson.
Swanson shoots and misses
and Arbenson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arbenson fakes the leg kick and cracks Swanson in the body.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arbenson thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Arbenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arbenson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arbenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arbenson.
Arbenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arbenson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arbenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arbenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Swanson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arbenson won't be happy with that.
Arbenson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbenson trying his best to control but Swanson has mounted him.
Arbenson is trying desperately to improve position.
Arbenson wants to hold on but Swanson pushes him away.
Arbenson tries to reverse the position but Swanson maintains control.

Swanson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Arbenson is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Arbenson from controlling successfully.
Arbenson is really struggling to control Swanson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Arbenson preventing the sweep.
Arbenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arbenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Arbenson is fighting to break Swanson's control of his arms but Swanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arbenson throws and low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
Magus Arbenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arbenson.
Arbenson tries to work over Swanson's front leg with a kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Arbenson slips the punch.
Swanson closes the distance and clinches up with Arbenson, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes Arbenson against the cage but Arbenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magus Arbenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
Arbenson throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arbenson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arbenson tried to score with a low kick but Swanson checks it.
A combination from Arbenson does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Magus Arbenson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arbenson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magus Arbenson!