PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sami Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Clinton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Clinton
vs
Swanson

173 cm
26
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sami Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Clinton sprawls well. He's pushed Swanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Clinton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Clinton staying calm.
Swanson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Clinton cracks Swanson with a big right hand but Swanson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Swanson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clinton blocks the strikes from Swanson.
Clinton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swanson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton passes to full mount!
Clinton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Swanson is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton lands with some strikes.
Clinton looking to control but Swanson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clinton landing punches.
Swanson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Swanson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clinton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Clinton lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson is looking to improve his position but Clinton isn't that keen on the idea.
Swanson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swanson is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton controlling the position easily from mount.
Swanson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Clinton. What's that going to do exactly?
Clinton cracks Swanson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swanson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Swanson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swanson is working to get back to half guard.
Clinton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swanson hang on?
Swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clinton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clinton cracks Swanson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clinton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clinton with good strikes from the mount here!
Clinton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clinton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Swanson is rocked!
Clinton content just to control the position here.
Swanson is still in real trouble! Can Clinton finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clinton lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Swanson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Swanson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Clinton!