PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Old Way's. Anderson Swift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torres
vs
Swift

175 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

155 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Swift!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Torres moves into the clinch successfully.

Torres is trying to trip Swift. He has hold of a leg but Swift is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Torres persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. Swift uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Swift!
Swift wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swift defends it easily.
Torres is pulling down on Swift's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swift is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Torres drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swift is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swift seems keen to control Torres's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres distracts Swift with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Torres is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Swift.
Torres scores with a three punch combo!
Torres connects with a looping right hand.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres tries to bum rush Swift with a series of wild strikes but Swift uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift with a lazy takedown attempt

and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Torres gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Swift regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Torres.
Swift tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres postures up in Swift's guard and throws a big left but Swift blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Swift is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Swift fails with a takedown attempt.
Swift shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Swift's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swift shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Swift's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miguel Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Swift.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres connects with a right hand. Swift shakes it off.
Torres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swift has time to react.
Swift changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Swift manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Swift clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.

Swift gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Swift is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to improve his position but Swift is controlling well.
Swift is controlling the pace.
Torres trying to hold on to Swift's head to control him but Swift postures up.

Torres manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Swift swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres cracks Swift with an open hand slap.
Miguel Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Torres slaps away a takedown attempt from Swift, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Swift thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres looks to land a combination but Swift avoids it well.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torres.
Swift tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Torres as he checks the leg kick.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Torres tries to clinch but Swift moves out of range.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Swift saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Swift or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.

Torres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swift quickly recovers to half guard.
Torres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a strike but Swift avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Torres trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swift is wriggling around but Torres manages to pass to half guard.
Swift regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Torres.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift has his hands on Torres's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Torres dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Torres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swift defends it nicely.

Swift moves into the clinch.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Torres gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Torres has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Torres is working for a submission of some sort.
Torres is trying to control. Swift wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control from Swift's half guard. Swift has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Swift has wrist control.
Torres seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres is in close to Swift's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Swift pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Miguel Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swift can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift is looking to escape.
Torres frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swift looks a forlorn figure.
Swift keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miguel Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swift tries to lock up and control but Torres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Swift bucks Torres off and manages to get back to his feet!
Anderson Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swift as he jumps to the side.
Torres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swift on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torres has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.