PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akbar Shah (ranked 5142 p4p, 493 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 3415 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Shah
vs
Swanson

190 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
174 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akbar Shah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shah misses with a double jab
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Shah as he connects with a hook.
Swanson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shah.
Shah throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Shah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shah throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.

Shah closes the distance and pushes Swanson back into the cage.
Swanson keeps control of Shah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shah prevents Swanson from breaking the clinch.
Swanson is stalling here.
Shah misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shah tries to break free but Swanson pushes him back against the cage.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Shah.

Shah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Shah.
Swanson thinks about the counter body kick.
Swanson tests Shah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shah misses with a double jab
and Swanson counters with a body kick that stops Shah in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Shah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shah connects with a body shot.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swanson looks to throw the jab but Shah is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shah throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shah lands with a good body shot.
Shah misses with a hook to the body
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shah throws a shot to the body.
Shah misses with a body shot
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.

Shah forces Swanson back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Shah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shah has had enough of the clinch but Swanson keeps him there for the moment.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swanson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shah smiles and moves away.
Shah misses with a few strikes there.
Shah backing away here, and Swanson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Swanson.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Shah ducks down to avoid it.
Shah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swanson.

Shah moves into the clinch successfully.

Shah breaks the clinch.
Swanson throws a front kick that sends Shah stumbling back into the cage.
Swanson cracks Shah with an open hand slap.

It looks like Akbar Shah has been cut.
Shah throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Shah misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson dodges the punch combination from Shah.
Swanson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shah with a body shot.
Shah ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shah looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Swanson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swanson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shah is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swanson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shah throws a right hand that Swanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Swanson also avoids with ease.

Shah has taken the fight to the clinch.

Swanson breaks from the clinch.
Swanson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Shah closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson effectively controlling the action here.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shah working aggressively here.
Shah misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akbar Shah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akbar Shah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akbar Shah is winning the standup battle so far.
Shah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Shah tries to bum rush Swanson with a series of wild strikes but Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swanson scores with a jab to the body.
Shah connects with a crisp jab.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Shah.
Shah misses with a lunging right hand
and Shah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Shah is rocked!
Swanson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Akbar Shah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shah tries to clinch up.
Shah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Shah misses with a double jab.
Swanson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shah.
Shah throws out a powerful jab.
Shah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Shah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shah works over Swanson's head and body with a nice combination.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Shah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Shah slips the punch.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson walks into a stiff left hand from Shah.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Shah.
Shah seems to have got his legs back now.
Swanson lands a really nice looking cross but Shah seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swanson takes a swing at Shah's ribcage but misses.
Swanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Shah. Those never looked like landing.
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Shah off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swanson walks into a jab.
Shah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shah misses with a double jab.
Shah wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Shah misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Shah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shah throws a series of strikes that have Swanson backpedaling.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Swanson eats them both and turns towards Shah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shah throws a combination that misses
and Swanson counters with an inside leg kick.
Shah misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson cracks Shah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swanson throws a right hand that Shah ducks under and follows up with a left that Shah also avoids with ease.
Shah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson throws the left hand but Shah avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Shah misses the target.
Shah scores with a punch to the head.
Shah lands a jab-cross combination.
Shah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shah misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Swanson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shah avoids a kick to the body.
Shah misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Shah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson thumps Shah with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shah misses with a hook
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Shah down.
Shah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swanson has time to react.
Shah misses with a double jab.
Swanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Shah steps away.
Shah ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Swanson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Swanson counters with a nice right hand that sends Shah toppling to the canvas! Shah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Swanson finish him?!

Akbar Shah's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shah swinging wildly here.
Swanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Benedicte Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Akbar Shah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swanson counters with a huge left! Shah is in big trouble! He's backing up but Swanson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Shah from any more damage. A dominating finish by Swanson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedicte Swanson!
Benedicte Swanson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.