PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Lee Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger has chosen C.$krilla ft. Bizzle - Say it 2 my Face as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Larsson
vs
Lee Swagger

180 cm
26
196 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
194 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earl Lee Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson misses with a straight left.
Swagger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Swagger.
A jab lands there for Swagger.
Larsson lands with a right hand.
Larsson jabs at Swagger's body.
A punch lands to the side of Swagger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swagger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larsson keeps Swagger at a distance using the push kick.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick from Swagger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larsson thuds his right hand into Swagger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Swagger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swagger will feel that in the morning.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Swagger misses.
Larsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Swagger's head.
Larsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swagger.
Swagger checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Swagger counters with an outside leg kick.
Swagger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Swagger misses with a body kick.
Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Larsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Larsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Larsson.
Swagger thows a body shot but no joy.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Swagger.
Larsson throws a lazy head kick
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Swagger misses with a body shot.
Swagger cracks the inside of Larsson's front leg.
Swagger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Larsson tries to keep at a distance but Swagger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swagger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swagger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Larsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swagger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson avoids a kick to the body.
Swagger just misses with a punch to the body.
Swagger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swagger moves out of range as Larsson throws a body kick.
Swagger misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Swagger cracks Larsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Larsson misses with a low kick as Swagger jumps back.
Swagger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Larsson.
Swagger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson throws a push kick but Swagger slaps the foot to one side.
Larsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swagger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swagger connects with a jab.
Larsson stuns Swagger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swagger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Larsson misses
and Swagger counters with a thumping low kick.
Swagger fakes the leg kick and cracks Larsson in the body.

Swagger has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Earl Lee Swagger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larsson.
Swagger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larsson tries to score with a low kick but Swagger moves his leg out of the way.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Swagger moved out of range.
Swagger looks to land a combination but Larsson avoids it well.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swagger was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson throws the left hand but Swagger avoids the punch easily.
Henrik Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Swagger avoids the body shot from Larsson.
A shot to the liver by Larsson. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Swagger moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swagger with a jab.
Swagger moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Swagger tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsson works the jab nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larsson checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Swagger.
Larsson jabs Swagger to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson connects with a crisp jab.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Swagger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swagger thows a body kick. Larsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Swagger has closed the distance and engaged Larsson in a clinch.
Swagger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larsson's efforts to push away.
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Larsson breaks the clinch.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swagger manages to avoid it.
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick from Swagger.
Swagger throws a sloppy head kick
and Larsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Swagger is looking to slow Larsson down with leg kicks.
Swagger is looking to chop away at Larsson's legs.
Swagger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
Larsson looks to land a body kick but Swagger moved away.
Swagger lands a right hook to the body.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Swagger connects with a crisp jab.
Swagger cracks Larsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Larsson misses with a leg kick
and Swagger counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Larsson is rocked!
Swagger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Swagger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swagger scores with a spinning back kick!
Swagger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swagger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swagger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henrik Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger throws out a leg kick but Larsson moves out of range and Swagger only half commits.
Larsson tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Earl Lee Swagger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Swagger scores with a three punch combo!
A shot to the liver by Swagger. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swagger.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Swagger moves out of range easily.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Swagger to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swagger 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 Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swagger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Swagger.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swagger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson throws a wild body kick that Swagger sees coming a mile off.
Swagger tries to clinch but Larsson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger blocks the body kick.
Larsson throws the left hand but Swagger avoids the punch easily.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Swagger.
Swagger slips under a jab.
Swagger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swagger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsson.
Larsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Swagger throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson moves out of range as Swagger throws a body kick.
Larsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Swagger is able to avoid easily.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger misses with a head kick.
Swagger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swagger was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook. Swagger ducked under it nicely.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swagger thows a leg kick but Larsson checks it
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swagger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Larsson momentarily.
Swagger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
Swagger thows a leg kick but Larsson checks it
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swagger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swagger misses with an uppercut. Larsson saw that one coming.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Swagger moves away and avoids it.
Swagger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swagger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swagger defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swagger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swagger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Henrik Larsson's cut is getting worse.
Larsson swinging wildly here.
Larsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swagger misses the jab.
Swagger tries to score with a low kick but Larsson moves his leg out of the way.
Larsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swagger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swagger. That did some damage!
Larsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Larsson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Lee Swagger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swagger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Earl Lee Swagger!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Earl Lee Swagger!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Earl Lee Swagger!

Earl Lee Swagger wins by unanimous decision!