PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chanarong Dhanarajata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhanarajata comes to the ring accompanied by Jorge Quintero. Swift has chosen This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dhanarajata
vs
Swift

181 cm
23
171 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chanarong Dhanarajata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swift drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Swift is trying to get an arm triangle but Dhanarajata is defending well.

Swift tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dhanarajata wants to get back to his feet but Swift is dominant here and he's now got Dhanarajata's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swift is trying to stick to Dhanarajata's back but Dhanarajata is turning into Swift. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Swift's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dhanarajata.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dhanarajata is looking to advance position but Swift has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dhanarajata working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhanarajata wants to get back to his feet.

Swift working for a guillotine from mount but Dhanarajata is in no mood to give up.
Swift controlling his opponent.
Swift wants to control the pace but Dhanarajata is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Swift goes for an armbar but Dhanarajata turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dhanarajata.
Dhanarajata trying to stand up but can't free himself from Swift's guard.
Dhanarajata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Swift's guard.
Dhanarajata takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Swift trying to control here.

Swift looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swift looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swift looks gassed!
Dhanarajata is trying to control. Swift wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dhanarajata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Swift knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Swift trying to control but Dhanarajata postures up.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swift lands a jab-cross combination.
Dhanarajata throws a leg kick which misses Swift's front leg but catches the back leg as Swift tries to avoid it.
Swift misses with a takedown attempt - Dhanarajata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dhanarajata lands a front kick.
Dhanarajata lands a jab to Swift's midsection.
Swift uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhanarajata.
Dhanarajata connects with a looping right hand.
Dhanarajata digs a good hook to Swift's body.
Chanarong Dhanarajata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhanarajata lands with a kick to the temple. Swift shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Swift sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dhanarajata throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dhanarajata checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dhanarajata lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swift takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dhanarajata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chanarong Dhanarajata dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Swift showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dhanarajata.
Swift tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dhanarajata swivels and escapes.
Swift avoids the head kick by Dhanarajata.
A jab from Swift misses.
Swift connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dhanarajata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dhanarajata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swift lands with a nice combination. Dhanarajata backs away looking to recover.
Swift shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dhanarajata as he jumps to the side.
Chanarong Dhanarajata is winning the standup battle so far.
Dhanarajata scores with a sloppy right hand. Swift should have avoided that one.
Dhanarajata throws a sloppy head kick and Swift moves out of range easily.
Dhanarajata goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dhanarajata turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swift takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dhanarajata lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dhanarajata lands a front kick.
Swift takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dhanarajata lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhanarajata turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Dhanarajata finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dhanarajata scores with a jab to the head.
Dhanarajata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swift.
Swift chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dhanarajata can pounce on him.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick but Swift moves out of range.
Chanarong Dhanarajata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swift looks to land a combination but Dhanarajata avoids it well.
Dhanarajata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swift manages to avoid it.
Swift scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Dhanarajata.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swift throws a leg kick
and Dhanarajata counters with a body kick that stops Swift in his tracks momentarily.
Swift fails to land with a series of punches.
Dhanarajata throws a nice head kick!
Swift throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dhanarajata dips to his left and cracks Swift with an uppercut!
Dhanarajata throws a lazy right hand but Swift sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dhanarajata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhanarajata moves out of range of the body kick from Swift.
Nice sprawl there from Dhanarajata as Swift shoots in.
Chanarong Dhanarajata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Swift.
Dhanarajata scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swift.
Dhanarajata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swift stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dhanarajata.
Swift slips a straight right by Dhanarajata.
Swift motions for Dhanarajata to come forward. Swift throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swift listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dhanarajata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swift was well out of range. Poor timing from Dhanarajata.

Swift looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Swift wants to control from the top but Dhanarajata keeps moving.
Dhanarajata knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swift on the ground.
Swift trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dhanarajata manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift controls Dhanarajata momentarily but Dhanarajata frees himself.
Swift looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dhanarajata content to stall in guard here.

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.
Swift is pulling down on Dhanarajata's head. It's preventing any offense from Dhanarajata, at least for the moment.
Dhanarajata showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Swift is looking for a triangle but Dhanarajata pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chanarong Dhanarajata dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Swift misses with the combination.
Swift throws a leg kick but Dhanarajata sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that half lands.
Swift throws a right hand that Dhanarajata ducks under and follows up with a left that Dhanarajata also avoids with ease.
Dhanarajata lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swift lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chanarong Dhanarajata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swift throws a leg kick but Dhanarajata moved away.
Swift lands an overhand right.
Dhanarajata's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dhanarajata duly obliges.
Dhanarajata misses with a head kick.
Dhanarajata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swift has time to react.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab lands there for Dhanarajata.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Dhanarajata finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick but Swift moves out of range.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that misses.
Dhanarajata with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Swift to score with a decent uppercut.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that Swift semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift blocks a head kick by Dhanarajata.
Dhanarajata throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Swift scores with a body shot.

Swift shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dhanarajata wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
Dhanarajata is trying desperately to improve position.

Swift jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dhanarajata manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dhanarajata is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift moves into full mount!

Swift looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Swift trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhanarajata is controlling an arm, preventing Swift from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Swift tries to control but Dhanarajata wriggling away.

Swift moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dhanarajata has worked his arm free - good work by Dhanarajata!
Dhanarajata can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swift staying calm.
Dhanarajata stops Swift from passing to mount.
Nathan Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dhanarajata is not content to let Swift control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chanarong Dhanarajata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dhanarajata, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chanarong Dhanarajata!