PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Zietsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Zietsch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brett Swayze's chin.

Swayze
vs
Zietsch

180 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

166 cm
21
158 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Swayze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Zietsch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zietsch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swayze is out of range and Zietsch settles back down.
Swayze throws a leg kick but Zietsch checks it.
Swayze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zietsch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Swayze scrambles back to his feet.
Swayze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zietsch finds it's way round the side to connect with Swayze's head.
Zietsch throws a leg kick that misses.
Swayze ducks under a wild hook from Zietsch.
Swayze misses with a looping right.
Swayze throws a solid leg kick but Zietsch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swayze.
Zietsch pushes Swayze away with a front kick.
Swayze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swayze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zietsch in his tracks.
Swayze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Swayze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swayze looks to land a body kick but Zietsch moved away.
Zietsch 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.
Swayze throws a shot to the body.
Swayze lands a nice looking body shot.
Zietsch blocks a head kick by Swayze.
Swayze throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zietsch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swayze doesn't seem bothered though.
Swayze throws a sloppy head kick and Zietsch moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Swayze.
Zietsch dives in and grabs Swayze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swayze pushes down on Zietsch's head and hops out.
Zietsch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swayze misses with a straight left.
Zietsch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swayze.
Zietsch misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zietsch.
Nice defenses there by Zietsch.
Swayze lands a right hook to the body.
Zietsch slips under a jab from Swayze.
Zietsch lands a leg kick that knocks Swayze off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Swayze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swayze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zietsch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swayze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zietsch avoids the body shot from Swayze.
Brett Swayze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swayze lands the left hand.
Swayze thows a leg kick but Zietsch checks it
and Zietsch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swayze's knee momentarily.
Zietsch thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Zietsch as he checks the leg kick.
Zietsch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swayze.
Zietsch throws a shot to the body.
Swayze moves out of range of the body kick.
Zietsch misses with a low kick.
Swayze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zietsch manages to avoid it.
Zietsch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zietsch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swayze manages to avoid it.
Swayze throws out a loose jab but Zietsch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zietsch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swayze.
Zietsch blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zietsch momentarily.
Zietsch misses with a wild combination.
Swayze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swayze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zietsch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swayze throws a hook to the side of Zietsch's head but Zietsch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zietsch.
Swayze swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Zietsch counter with a right hand.
Swayze looks to land a combination but Zietsch avoids it well.
Zietsch misses with a low kick.
Swayze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swayze throws a hook but Zietsch blocks it.
Zietsch takes one on the button.
Zietsch misses with an uppercut.
Swayze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Swayze is predictable there
and Swayze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swayze checks a leg kick nicely.
Zietsch scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swayze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zietsch tried to score with a low kick but Swayze checks it.
Swayze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zietsch throws a jab but it's blocked by Swayze.
Swayze lands a right hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zietsch 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 Swayze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Swayze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zietsch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swayze scores with a jab. Zietsch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zietsch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swayze moves away.
Swayze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zietsch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swayze throws a sloppy head kick and Zietsch moves out of range easily.
Zietsch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Swayze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zietsch moves out of range as Swayze strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brett Swayze will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A shot to the liver by Zietsch. Beautiful body shot.
Zietsch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zietsch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swayze.
Swayze misses with a hook.
Zietsch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zietsch thuds a left hand into Swayze's body.
Swayze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zietsch lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Swayze finds it's way through Zietsch's defenses.
Zietsch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swayze rather than just go for the knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swayze.
Zietsch blocks a jab.
Swayze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swayze ducks under a wild hook from Zietsch.
Swayze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zietsch.
Zietsch tries to land a leg kick but Swayze saw it coming and moves away.
Swayze gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zietsch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zietsch lands a really nice looking cross but Swayze seems unphased.
Zietsch misses with a body kick.
Zietsch misses with a wild body shot.
Zietsch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zietsch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swayze lands with a nice combination. Zietsch backs away looking to recover.
Swayze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zietsch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swayze doesn't seem bothered though.
Zietsch throws a hook but Swayze avoids it easily.
Swayze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swayze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swayze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swayze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zietsch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swayze misses the body punch
and Zietsch counters with a nice leg kick.
Swayze throws a nice looking combination but Zietsch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Zietsch.
A good leg kick by Swayze.
Swayze looks to land a left hand but Zietsch moved out of range nicely.
Swayze looks to land a combination but Zietsch avoids it well.
Swayze misses with an uppercut
and Zietsch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swayze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Swayze moves out of range as Zietsch strikes.
Zietsch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swayzes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swayze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zietsch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zietsch lands a nice shot to the body.
Brett Swayze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Zietsch misses.
Zietsch scoring well with a low kick there.
Marc Zietsch seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Zietsch.
Zietsch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swayze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zietsch.
Swayze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick from Zietsch misses.
Zietsch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swayze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zietsch throws a hook to the side of Swayze's head but Swayze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zietsch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swayze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swayze.
Swayze lands a high kick!
Swayze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zietsch counters with an inside leg kick.
Swayze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zietsch.
Swayze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zietsch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swayze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swayze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zietsch throws a leg kick which misses Swayze's front leg but catches the back leg as Swayze tries to avoid it.
Swayze blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Swayze blocks the leg kick.
Swayze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swayze throws a leg kick but Zietsch checks it.
Zietsch swings for the body but Swayze moves out of range.
Zietsch throws a jab but it's blocked by Swayze.
Zietsch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Zietsch is rocked!
Swayze feints a jab and as Zietsch dips his head, Swayze unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Zietsch right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Zietsch falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Swayze smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brett Swayze!
Brett Swayze very nearly forgot to thank Torment Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.