PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Swift has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yrjo Pieru's chin.

Pieru
vs
Swift

180 cm
23
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swift throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Pieru gets a takedown into half guard.
Swift taking some punishment here, with Pieru in his half guard.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Swift to regain full guard.
Pieru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift is keeping the position for now.
Pieru is working hard here to advance position.
Swift is trying to control the position but Pieru postures up.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Swift working for a triangle but Pieru defends it easily.
Pieru wants to pass the guard but Swift is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pieru shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pieru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swift trying to hold on to Pieru's head to control him but Pieru postures up.
Swift moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swift utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Swift is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swift lands a left and a right that sends Pieru crashing to the canvas! Swift dives into mount looking to finish!

Pieru is rocked!

It looks like Yrjo Pieru has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pieru is looking to escape.
Oh Pieru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Swift is working for a guillotine from mount but Pieru frees his head quite easily.
Swift 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 looks gassed!
Pieru wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
Pieru seems to have got his legs back now.
Pieru manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pieru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Swift is looking for a kimura but Pieru is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Swift to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pieru is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Swift stands and throws Pieru's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Swift is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pieru has escaped the position, nice work there.
Swift taking a break here but Pieru is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pieru landing strikes from the bottom.
Pieru is pressing down on Swift's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pieru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pieru wants to stand and escape but Swift is having none of it.
Swift controlling from the top position.
Pieru throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Swift won't allow Pieru to sweep him here.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pieru keeping full guard, as Swift tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pieru takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Pieru changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swift looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Swift can't do much from the bottom here.
Swift is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Swift looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swift is looking to improve his position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pieru seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pieru is thwarting Swift's attempts to control the position.
Swift tries to get to full guard but Pieru has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pieru moves out of range of the leg kick from Swift.

Pieru closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swift to the mat! Swift manages to get full guard.
Pieru advances to half guard.
Swift trying to control here.
Pieru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swift with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Swift looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swift wants to improve his position but Pieru is controlling well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Swift is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pieru tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Swift.

Swift looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swift blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pieru misses with a takedown attempt

and Swift counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pieru looking for a sweep. Not yet Pieru, not yet.
Swift pushes down on Pieru's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pieru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swift passes to full mount!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to take Pieru's back but he can't do it this time.
Pieru is looking to get to half guard.
Pieru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pieru tries to get out of the position.
Swift blocks Pieru's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pieru is trying to escape the mount.

Swift looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pieru throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Swift tries to control but Pieru wriggling away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pieru can't escape the position.
Swift takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pieru is squirming around, avoiding Swift's attempts to control the action.
Pieru regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pieru is looking for a sweep. Swift is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Swift is looking for a kimura here.
Pieru punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Swift dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pieru's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pieru decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swift wants to control but Pieru is keeping busy.
Swift is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pieru's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pieru's back!
I really don't envy Pieru right now.

Pieru defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pieru rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pieru is trying to escape back to his feet but Swift uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pieru manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pieru tries to get to full guard but Swift has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift is keen to just control but Pieru is a slippery customer.
Pieru is looking to improve his position.
Swift wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pieru keeps working.

Swift is working for a submission of some sort.
Pieru tries to get to full guard but Swift has control of the leg.

Swift is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pieru doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swift.
Swift prevents Pieru from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pieru gets a clinch.
Pieru looking for a takedown.
Pieru keeps control of Swift as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swift has had enough of the clinch but Pieru keeps him there for the moment.
Swift prevents a takedown attempt there.
Swift wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pieru has him pressed against the ropes.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the ropes.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the ropes.

Pieru has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Swift is trying to keep an underhook but Pieru manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pieru is pressing down on Swift's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swift is holding on for now.
Pieru is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swift is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pieru pulls his head out easily.
Swift moves into full guard.
Swift keeping moving, preventing Pieru from controlling successfully.

Swift looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Swift has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pieru doesn't defend quickly enough and Swift has managed to lock this one up! Can Pieru escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Swift on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathan Swift!