PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pons De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chael Sonnen lowlights. Pons De Leon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Swanson
vs
De Leon

182 cm
29
278 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stig Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pons De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.

De Leon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swanson quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Leon controlling the pace.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
De Leon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Leon controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Leon.
De Leon stalling.
De Leon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Leon drops an elbow to the side of Swanson's head.
De Leon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
De Leon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Swanson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
De Leon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Leon wants to take a breather but Swanson is having none of it.
De Leon lands with a punch from half guard.
De Leon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Leon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Leon prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Leon.
Swanson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swanson tries to get out of the position.
De Leon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Leon is nestled in close to Swanson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swanson tries to roll over but De Leon keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson moves into full guard.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing De Leon from controlling successfully.
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!
Swanson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Leon.
De Leon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Leon connects with a couple of short punches.
De Leon preventing the sweep.
Swanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Leon wants to improve his position but Swanson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
De Leon moves into full guard.

De Leon has his foot on Swanson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swanson works his way back into a safe position though.
De Leon is pulling down on Swanson's head to control his posture.
Swanson looking to pass the guard.
De Leon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Leon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking to sit in guard and control but De Leon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Leon looking to sit in guard and control but Swanson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but De Leon is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Leon sprawls well. De Leon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Swanson lands a nice hook to De Leon's body. De Leon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swanson showed some decent athleticism there.
De Leon is pressing down on Swanson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
De Leon pulls Swanson in close to his closed guard and prevents Swanson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but De Leon is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Leon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Swanson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Leon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swanson is controlling him.
De Leon is pulling down on Swanson's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Pons De Leon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson lands with a good body shot.

De Leon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swanson is trying to defend but De Leon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Leon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Leon wants to take a breather but Swanson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands strikes from half guard.
De Leon prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson is refusing to be controlled, as De Leon sits in half guard.
De Leon thows a huge punch but Swanson dodges it nicely.
De Leon is trying to control. Swanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swanson trying to control here.

De Leon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Swanson has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Leon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Leon content to control rather than advance.
De Leon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Leon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Swanson tries to lock up and control but De Leon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pons De Leon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Leon scoring with strikes but Swanson is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pons De Leon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Leon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Swanson's half guard.
De Leon throwing shots but Swanson is blocking nicely.
De Leon is looking to advance position but Swanson won't allow it.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. De Leon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

De Leon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Leon trying to control from half guard but Swanson is working away.
De Leon is thwarting Swanson's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is looking for a sweep. De Leon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swanson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Leon trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
De Leon wants to free his trapped foot but Swanson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Swanson is trying to control but can't.
De Leon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swanson keeps working.
De Leon moves into full mount! Swanson won't be happy about that!
De Leon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
De Leon breaks from Swanson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Leon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Swanson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Leon prevents Swanson from getting the reversal.
De Leon working the ground and pound effectively.
De Leon tries to control but Swanson wriggling away.
De Leon controlling the position easily from mount.
De Leon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Leon controlling from the full mount.
Swanson can't escape the position.
De Leon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swanson is looking to escape.
De Leon landing shots from mount.
De Leon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Swanson is bucking up trying to escape but De Leon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon landing shots from mount.
De Leon scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Swanson is rocked!

It looks like Stig Swanson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Swanson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of De Leon around the waist but De Leon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! De Leon is the winner by TKO! De Leon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pons De Leon!