PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mic Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Swick

185 cm
24
178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Nutrition 101
Nutrition 101

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mic Swick!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swick is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Swick circles away and we're back to standing.
Swick swinging wilding here.
Swick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Swick misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Swick misses with a body shot.
Swick swinging wilding here.
Swick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swick swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Swick.
Swick misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick throws out a powerful jab.
Swick throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Swick misses with a straight right.
Swick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie motions for Swick to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swick.
Swick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swick.
A combination from Swick does no damage.
Good exchange - Swick coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swick throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swick lands with a cross.
Swick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swick waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Swick cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice combination there by Swick.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swick.
Swick clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Swick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Swick wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swick, who protects the arm well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Gracie advances to mount.

Gracie working for a submission but Swick is keeping him at bay.
Swick wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Swick is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.

Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Swick is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Gracie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Swick manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Swick explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Swick throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Swick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swick cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mic Swick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Swick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Swick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swick.
Gracie slips a straight right by Swick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Swick with a nice cross.
Swick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swick misses with a wild combination.
Swick swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Swick throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swick misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Swick.
Swick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Swick slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Swick throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swick.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swick misses with a series of wild punches.
Swick misses with a series of wild punches.
Swick throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Swick shows good takedown defense.
Gracie checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swick throws out the jab.
Swick throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Swick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swick throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Swick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swick throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swick lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Swick as he avoids it easily.

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.
Swick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swick throws out the jab.
Mic Swick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mic Swick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Swick as he jumps to the side.
Gracie moves out of range as Swick strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mic Swick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swick!
Swick misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Swick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swick misses with a straight right.
Swick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swick gets full guard.
Swick looking to control.

Swick is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Swick breaks from the clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab from Swick.
Swick tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royce Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swick throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Swick scores with a four punch combination!

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swick keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Swick is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Swick keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Swick is keeping the position.

Swick pushes Gracie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Swick scores with a four punch combination!
Mic Swick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swick throws a one two combo.
Swick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swick swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Swick lands a two punch combo.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Swick is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Swick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
Swick is looking to escape.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swick is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mic Swick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swick 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

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