PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Swizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swizz has chosen Make It Go as his entrance music. Jay Swizz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hunter
vs
Swizz

165 cm
23
163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dog Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Swizz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swizz slips under a jab from Hunter.

Hunter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hunter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Swizz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunter could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hunter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Swizz defends it well.
Swizz pushes Hunter off looking to stand but Hunter dives back in and keeps control.

Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Swizz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Swizz is staying active underneath Hunter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hunter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Swizz looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter is looking for a kimura here.

Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Swizz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter stops Swizz from getting back to his feet.

Hunter seems to be looking for submissions.
Hunter trying to control the action but Swizz is working from the bottom.
Swizz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swizz is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.

Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Swizz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunter prevents Swizz from standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swizz wants to clinch.

Hunter tries to keep at a distance but Swizz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swizz scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swizz landing knees to the head.
Swizz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunter is trying to drag Swizz to the mat but Swizz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Swizz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swizz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Swizz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunter won't want to take too many of those.
Swizz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swizz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Swizz obliges.
Hunter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Swizz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Swizz lands an elbow that stopped Hunter in his tracks for a moment.
Swizz working Hunter over with knees to the body.
Swizz scores with a knee to the head.
Swizz lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Swizz.
Swizz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Swizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swizz scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swizz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunter's defenses.
Swizz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Swizz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Swizz.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
Swizz lands a damaging elbow.
Swizz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Swizz landing knees to the body.
Swizz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swizz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swizz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Swizz.
Nice elbow from Swizz.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Swizz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Swizz shoots and misses

and Hunter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Hunter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter tries to bum rush Swizz with a series of wild strikes but Swizz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Swizz ducks down to avoid it.

Swizz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Swizz escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Swizz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swizz lands a nice elbow.
Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Swizz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Swizz scores with a knee to the head.
Swizz lands an elbow just above Hunter 's eye.
Swizz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunter won't want to take too many of those.
Swizz lands a nice elbow.
Swizz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunter won't want to take too many of those.
Swizz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swizz landing knees to the head.
Swizz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Swizz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Swizz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Swizz.
Swizz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunter won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swizz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunter's face.
Swizz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swizz lands a knee to the head.
Swizz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swizz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Swizz is pressed up against the cage. Hunter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swizz down to the mat. Swizz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swizz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
Hunter takes a swing at Swizz's ribcage but misses.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.

Swizz moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
Swizz scores with a knee to the head.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Swizz has the dominant position.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jay Swizz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Swizz obliges.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Swizz manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swizz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Swizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swizz landing knees to the head.
Swizz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swizz scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swizz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swizz scores with a knee to the head.
Swizz lands an elbow inside that Hunter shrugs off.
Hunter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Swizz pulls his leg out and moves away.

Swizz drives through and clinches with Hunter against the cage.
Hunter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Swizz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Swizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Swizz.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
Swizz lands a nice knee to the body.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
Swizz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swizz working Hunter over with knees to the body.
Swizz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swizz lands an elbow inside that Hunter shrugs off.
Swizz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swizz lands a nice knee to the body.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
Swizz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Swizz scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunter takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swizz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunter jumps guard but Swizz stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swizz lands a knee to the head.
Hunter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Swizz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Swizz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Nice sprawl there from Hunter as Swizz shoots in.
Swizz tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Swizz moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.

Swizz rushes Hunter and presses him up against the cage.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Swizz holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunter drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Swizz.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Hunter jumps guard but Swizz stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swizz with a knee to the head.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Swizz has the dominant position.
Hunter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Swizz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swizz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swizz lands a nice elbow.
Swizz working Hunter over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Swizz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter jumps guard but Swizz stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swizz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
Swizz lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunter won't want to take too many of those.
Swizz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Swizz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Swizz.
Swizz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hunter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Swizz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Swizz lands a knee to the body.
Swizz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Swizz manages to get underhooks.
Swizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Swizz lands an elbow inside that Hunter shrugs off.
Swizz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Swizz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Swizz walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swizz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Swizz persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Swizz is looking to clinch.
Swizz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Swizz is just out of range.
Hunter fails with the takedown

and Swizz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Swizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunter takes an elbow to the temple.
Swizz scores with a knee to the head.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Swizz keeps him there for the moment.
Swizz crunches a lovely knee into Hunter's ribcage.
Swizz gets underhooks to prevent Hunter's takedown attempt.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Swizz has double underhooks.
Swizz lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Swizz.
Swizz landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swizz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Swizz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Swizz crunches a lovely knee into Hunter's ribcage.
Hunter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swizz landing knees to the body.
Swizz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hunter pulls guard.

Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunter trying to control the position.
Hunter has a closed guard, preventing Swizz from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Hunter is looking for a triangle but Swizz pushes his legs off easily.

Swizz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hunter falls off balance throwing a combination

and Swizz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hunter's guard.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Swizz controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hunter has his foot on Swizz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Swizz works his way back into a safe position though.
Swizz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hunter is proving hard to escape from.
Dog Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Swizz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Swizz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swizz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Swizz!