PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reece Geary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike swick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Geary
vs
swick

170 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reece Geary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mike swick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
swick tries to clinch there but Geary circles away.
swick looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
swick fails with an attempt to clinch.
swick loads up on a big right hand but Geary slips the punch.

Geary closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Geary is taking a breather. swick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Geary moves into full mount! swick won't be happy about that!
Geary punching from mount but swick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Geary thowing shots but they're missing.
Geary will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Geary thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geary looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Geary with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns swick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Geary is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. swick is in real trouble.

Geary is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. swick is defending well though. Geary let's go of the attempt for now.
Geary missing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Geary looking for the RNC.
Geary missing with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
swick is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Geary.

swick showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reece Geary dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

swick wants to clinch.
Geary circles away from the clinch attempt.
swick misses with a straight left.
Geary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
swick throws a leg kick but Geary moved away.

swick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Geary is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
swick is breathing heavily.
Geary trying to control but swick is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geary trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geary wants to control from the top but swick keeps moving.

Geary decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on swick, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Geary shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Geary showed some decent athleticism there.
Geary wants to pass to mount but swick is defending the position.

Geary wants to work for an arm triangle but swick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Geary passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for swick!
Geary controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geary wants to control the pace but swick is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
swick holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Geary tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Geary looking for a guillotine from mount but swick is having none of it.
Geary throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
swick is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reece Geary dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - swick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Geary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around swick's waist but swick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Geary off to one side.
Geary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
swick is looking to clinch but Geary is avoiding it.

Geary feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
swick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Geary controls the pace.
swick wants to stand and escape but Geary is having none of it.
Geary wants to pass the guard but swick is keeping the position.
Reece Geary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Geary decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on swick, up you get!
Geary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reece Geary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Geary.
Geary lands a decent elbow from side control.

Geary thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Geary moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Geary decides to stand up, so the ref orders swick to his feet.

Geary scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Geary misses with a head shot. swick uses the momentum to regain guard.
Geary trying to control but swick is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geary works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Geary uses his free foot to push down on swick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for swick.
Geary content just to control the position here.

Geary working for a guillotine from mount but swick is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Geary looking to secure an arm triangle but swick defends it well.
Geary with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Geary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Geary, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Geary!