PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Swick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikey Kim's chin.

Kim
vs
Swick

175 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

183 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Swick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Swick as Kim shoots in.
Swick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kim avoids it really well and circles away.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kim tries to clinch up but Swick circles away and keeps his distance.

Kim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swick is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Swick is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kim wants to control from the top but Swick keeps moving.

Kim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kim won't allow Swick to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to control from the top but Swick keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kim with a poor takedown

and Swick counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Swick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim pulls Swick in close to his closed guard and prevents Swick from doing any damage or advancing position.
Swick wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.
Kim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kim cracks the inside of Swick's front leg.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Swick counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Swick counters with a takedown into side control.
Kim throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Kim is trying to improve his position.

Swick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Swick is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Swick keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swick stands up.
Kim fails with the takedown

and Swick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Swick is stalling in the full guard.

Swick drops back looking for a leg! Kim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kim manages to kick Swick off! Swick jumps back into Kim's guard.
Swick wants to get up but he can't break Kim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swick stands and steps away. Kim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swick tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Swick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Swick scores with a four punch combination!
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.

Swick feints and as Kim raises his hands in defense, Swick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swick preventing the sweep.

Kim has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Swick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kim.
Kim tries to buck Swick off but Swick is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Swick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Swick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Swick working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim misses with a takedown

and Swick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Swick stands up from half guard.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Swick had a free shot at his head there.
Swick swinging wilding here.
Kim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim fails with the takedown

so Swick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jake Swick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swick postures up.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swick wants to get up but he can't break Kim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Swick stands and throws Kim's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Swick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim gets back to half guard.

Swick is working for a submission of some sort.
Kim moves into full guard.

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.
Swick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swick is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Swick wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim is adopting a defensive guard.
Swick trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kim is proving hard to escape from.
Swick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim controls Swick momentarily but Swick frees himself.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.
Swick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swick counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Swick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swick.
Swick is pushing down on Kim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kim is fighting to maintain full guard but Swick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim wants to control but Swick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swick wants to stand but Kim has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to roll over but Swick keeps him under control.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
Kim is looking to control Swick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kim avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim shoots and misses

and Swick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kim's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swick passes into half guard.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Swick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Swick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Swick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Kim.

Kim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swick can't escape the position.
Swick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Swick working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Kim.
Swick tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
Kim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Swick wants to control but Kim is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swick is squirming around, avoiding Kim's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes Swick's back.

Kim has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Swick wants to control his opponent's hands but Kim gets his hands free.
Swick tries to escape but Kim has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kim punishes Swick with strikes from the back mount.

Swick is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Kim is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Swick defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kim tries to keep control of the position but Swick is staying busy.
Swick controlling Kim 's hands.
Kim avoiding Swick 's attempts to control his hands.
Swick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swick breaks Kim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kim wants to hit a switch here but Swick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kim there!
Kim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swick stands up from mount. Strange move.
Swick shoots in for a double leg but Kim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt

and Swick counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Kim is looking for a triangle but Swick pushes his legs off easily.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Swick from controlling successfully.

Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Kim trying to control the position.

Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick is pushing down on Kim's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kim is fighting to maintain full guard but Swick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swick prevents Kim from standing back up.
Kim tries to roll over but Swick keeps him under control.

Swick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kim is just riding it out for now. Swick eventually gives up the hold.
Jake Swick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mikey Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Swick.
Well Swick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Swick!