PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padr Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift has chosen This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. Nathan Swift has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gary
vs
Swift

195 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Padr Gary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Swift looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swift looks to land a right hand but Gary moved out of range.
Swift keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary tries to clinch but Swift is having none of it.
Swift swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gary tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Swift, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gary tries to clinch but Swift is having none of it.
Gary tries to clinch up.
Gary tries to clinch but Swift moves out of range.
Swift misses with a wild combination.
Swift looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Gary.
Swift scores with a jab to the head.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swift swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swift swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Padr Gary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary looks to land a combination. Swift sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Gary.
Swift misses with an uppercut.
Gary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gary clinches up with Swift and pushes him back against the ropes.
Swift has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gary lands a nice knee to the body.

Gary manages to break the clinch.
Gary wants to clinch up but Swift keeps it at a distance.

Swift tries to keep at a distance but Gary has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swift shoots in for a takedown but Gary shows good takedown defense.
Swift misses with a leg kick.

Swift tries to keep at a distance but Gary has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary wants to clinch.
Swift tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gary was well out of range. Poor timing from Swift.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift misses with the combination.
Swift shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gary as he jumps to the side.
Padr Gary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Swift.
Gary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gary doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.
Swift throws a combination that misses
and Gary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swift thinking.
Swift swinging wilding here.
Swift looks gassed!
Gary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swift throws a combination that misses

and Gary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gary breaks the clinch.
Gary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swift throws the left hand but Gary avoids the punch easily.
Swift throws a right hand that Gary ducks under and follows up with a left that Gary also avoids with ease.
Gary is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary tries to clinch but Swift is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Gary.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Swift is defended easily by Gary.
Gary wants to clinch.
Swift misses with the combination.
Gary doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.
A jab lands there for Swift.
Gary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swift misses with a double jab
and Gary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swift thinking.
Swift avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swift misses with a double jab
and Gary counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Swift is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gary fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gary tries to clinch there but Swift circles away.
Swift circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Swift.
Swift misses with a leg kick

and Gary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Swift has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Swift's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swift tries to land a body kick

and Gary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Gary has him pressed against the ropes.
Swift working hard to break the clinch.

Swift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Padr Gary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swift swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gary wants to clinch up but Swift keeps it at a distance.
Gary is looking to clinch.

Gary gets a clinch.

Gary breaks from the clinch.
Swift circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padr Gary dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swift falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gary connects with a knee to the head.
Gary taking a breather.

Gary manages to break the clinch.
Gary tries to close the distance and clinch but Swift swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Swift closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swift tries to advance to mount but Gary denies him.
Swift controls the position.

Swift is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gary looks calm but he's in trouble here. Swift gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gary is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Swift lets go of the hold and Gary can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Swift!