PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chael Sonnen lowlights. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Swanson
vs
Axe

182 cm
30
278 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 3 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hammer Axe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axe. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson tries for a takedown but Axe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Swanson gets the takedown into side control.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Axe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swanson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Swanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Swanson crashes against the mat.
Swanson with the ground and pound but Axe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson is trying to control. Axe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson thows a huge punch but Axe dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe has hold of Swanson's hands but Swanson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swanson slips a nice elbow through Axe's hands, connecting with Axe's forehead.
Swanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axe keeps working.
Swanson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Swanson trying to mount his opponent but Axe defends it.
Swanson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Swanson working the head and body with strikes.
Swanson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Axe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Swanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson postures up in Axe's guard and throws a big left but Axe blocks it.
Swanson 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.
Swanson passes into half guard.
Swanson uses his free foot to push down on Axe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Axe.
Swanson with a couple of short strikes.
Swanson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swanson landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Axe?
Swanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Swanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Swanson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Swanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axe taking shots to the head.
Swanson won't let Axe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Swanson is landing with some decent strikes but Axe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Swanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Axe is trying to defend but Swanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

It looks like Hammer Axe has been cut.
Swanson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Swanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Swanson seems content to control.
Swanson works his way into full mount!
Swanson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Axe?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson unloads with some shots from mount but Axe bucks and avoids them well.
Swanson thowing shots but they're missing.
Axe is in a horrible position here. Swanson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That has opened up Hammer Axe's cut even more.
Axe blocking the ground and pound.
Swanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Axe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Swanson throws some wild stikes that Axe manages to avoid easily.
Swanson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Swanson lands a big elbow - Axe is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Axe is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stig Swanson!
Stig Swanson thanked the fans post fight for their support.