PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Swett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Granderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swett comes into the arena with My Dick blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Swett
vs
Granderson

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Swett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Granderson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granderson tries to clinch there but Swett circles away.
Swett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Granderson throws a looping overhand right but Swett ducks down to avoid it.
Granderson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Swett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Granderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swett.
Granderson clobbers Swett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miles Granderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Granderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Granderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dick Swett has been cut.
Swett is looking to break free of the clinch but Granderson has double underhooks.
Swett tries to circle away but Granderson has him pinned against the cage.
Swett is trying to break free.
Granderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swett is looking to break free of the clinch but Granderson has double underhooks.

Granderson has hold of one of Swett's legs. Swett is fighting the takedown attempt but Granderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Granderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Granderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Granderson won't allow Swett to get back to his feet.
Granderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Granderson with a nice head shot there.
Granderson wants to control from the top but Swett keeps moving.
Swett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Swett scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Swett is breathing heavily.

Swett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Granderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swett wants to get back to his feet but Granderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Granderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Granderson stops Swett from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granderson stays in close to Swett's body and controls the position.
Granderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Granderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Granderson trying to control but Swett is working from the bottom.
Swett keeping full guard, as Granderson tries to pass.
Swett wants to stand and escape but Granderson is having none of it.
Granderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Granderson lands a couple of digs.
Granderson throwing strikes but missing.
Granderson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swett's head.
Granderson distracts Swett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Granderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swett is keeping the position for now.
Swett wants to stand and escape but Granderson is having none of it.
Granderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Granderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Granderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Granderson scoring with some ground and pound.

Granderson stands and steps away. Swett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Granderson. Swett shrugs it off though.
Granderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Granderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Granderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Granderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Granderson misses with a head kick.
Granderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Granderson rushes Swett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Swett breaks from the clinch.
Granderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Granderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Granderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Granderson prevents Swett from standing back up.
Granderson working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granderson drops an elbow to the side of Swett's head.
Granderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Swett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Granderson wants to control but Swett is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Granderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Swett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Swett gets caught flat footed, as Granderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Granderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Granderson works over Swett with some ground and pound from guard.
Granderson looking to sit in guard and control but Swett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Swett stands and steps away. Granderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Swett throws a series of punches but Granderson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Granderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Swett napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Granderson working the ground and pound.
Granderson looks up at the clock and then as Swett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Granderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Swett is pushing Granderson's head away, looking to escape. Granderson manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granderson controlling the position.
Granderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Granderson working the body and head with strikes.
Granderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Granderson grinds an elbow into Swett's temple.
Swett tries to escape but Granderson is in control.
Granderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Granderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Swett down.
Miles Granderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swett takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Swett wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Granderson cracks Swett with a big right hand but Swett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Granderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Granderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swett wants to get back to his feet.
Granderson landing a few strikes.
Swett is not content to let Granderson control the position.
Granderson looks up at the clock and then as Swett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Granderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granderson scoring with punches from side control.
Swett prevents Granderson from improving position.
Granderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Swett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Granderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Granderson working the head and body with strikes.
Granderson cracks Swett with a big elbow.
Granderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Granderson is putting a hurting on Swett here, landing some big shots from side control.
Swett wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granderson scoring with punches from side control.
Granderson landing a few strikes.
Swett is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Granderson is controlling him well.
Granderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Granderson working the ground and pound.
Swett wants to get back to his feet but Granderson drags him back down.
Swett taking punishment in the form of punches.
Granderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Swett some visible discomfort.
Swett regains half guard there - taking advantage of Granderson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Granderson lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Granderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Swett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Swett avoids the head kick by Granderson.
Dick Swett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Granderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swett moves out of range of the strikes.
Swett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Swett moves into the clinch.
Swett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swett prevents the takedown attempt.
Granderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swett's efforts to push away.
Swett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Granderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Swett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Granderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Granderson leaning against his opponent.
Swett is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swett prevents the takedown attempt.
Dick Swett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Granderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granderson lands a damaging elbow.
Swett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Granderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Swett stops a takedown attempt from Granderson.
Granderson just leaning against Swett, taking a breather.
Swett working hard to break the clinch.
Granderson lands a knee to the body.
Swett is trying to break the clinch but Granderson has him pressed against the cage.
Granderson tries a knee to the head but Swett blocks it.

Swett manages to break the clinch.
Swett is looking to land body kicks.
Granderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Swett throws a wild body kick that Granderson sees coming a mile off.

Granderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Granderson.
Granderson landing knees to the head.
Granderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Swett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Swett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Granderson looking to throw knees to the head but Swett is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swett wants to break free but Granderson has control.
Granderson with a knee to the head.
Granderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Granderson lands a nice elbow.
Granderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Swett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Swett tries to break the clinch but Granderson is controlling the position.
Swett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Granderson misses with a knee strike.
Swett is looking to break free of the clinch but Granderson has double underhooks.
Granderson misses with a knee to the head.
Swett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Swett's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Granderson tightens his grip and picks Swett up, before dumping him to the ground. Swett manages to land in guard.
Granderson trying to control but Swett is working from the bottom.
Granderson prevents Swett from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Swett is retaining full guard.
Granderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Swett has wrist control.
Swett wants to stand but Granderson is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Granderson lands a head kick!

Granderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Granderson lands a knee to the head.
Swett is trying to break the clinch but Granderson has him pressed against the cage.
Granderson has Swett pressed against the cage, preventing Swett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Swett manages to break the clinch.

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.
Granderson tries to clinch but Swett is having none of it.
Granderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Granderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swett is fending him off so far but Granderson persists. Nope, Swett circles away and we're back to standing.
Swett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Granderson counters with a big head kick but Swett shrugs it off.
Swett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granderson.

Granderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Swett keeping moving, preventing Granderson from controlling successfully.
Swett wants to get back to his feet but Granderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Granderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dick Swett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miles Granderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Granderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Granderson has managed to get both his arms back between Swett's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Granderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Granderson 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Granderson!