PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Truman Vang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Swetnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot Swetnam has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Vang
vs
Swetnam

151 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Truman Vang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elliot Swetnam!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swetnam instigates a clinch.
Vang takes a shot to the head.
Swetnam lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Truman Vang has been cut.
Vang wants to take the fight to the mat but Swetnam manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Swetnam lands an elbow just above Vang 's eye.
Vang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Swetnam is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Swetnam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Swetnam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Truman Vang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Swetnam breaks the clinch.

Swetnam clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Swetnam to work.
Swetnam lands a nice elbow.
Swetnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Truman Vang's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swetnam.
Vang is working for takedown but Swetnam is calmly controlling the position for now.

Swetnam breaks from the clinch.
Swetnam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swetnam has managed to clinch.
Swetnam working the clinch nicely. Vang is working for position but Swetnam cracks him with a big knee to the head! Vang crumples up against the cage and Swetnam lands two more shots before the ref can save Vang! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Elliot Swetnam!