PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Real (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike sweer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike sweer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Real
vs
sweer

188 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
228 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sang Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mike sweer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real wants to clinch.
sweer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
sweer tries to clinch but Real is having none of it.
Real scores with a three punch combo!
Real throws a one two combo.
sweer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Real pinned against the cage. Real gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Real's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Real duly obliges.
Real throws a one two combo.
sweer tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Real counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
sweer looking to slow down the pace here.
Real gets underhooks to prevent sweer's takedown attempt.
sweer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Real pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sang Real has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike sweer.
sweer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Real's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Real is looking to break free of the clinch but sweer has double underhooks.
sweer avoiding damage as Real throws knees to the body.
Real wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sweer has him pressed against the cage.
Real wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sweer has him pressed against the cage.
Real has sweer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. sweer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real wants to break free but sweer has control.
Real blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Real misses with a body punch.
Real is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. sweer is defending well for now.
Real wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
sweer pushes off an throws an elbow but Real leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Real fails to pull the fight into his guard.
sweer has a couple of punches blocked by Real.
sweer blocking some punches.
sweer is trying to break the clinch but Real is controlling him.
Real working hard to break the clinch.
Real has a couple of punches blocked by sweer.
Real digs a right hand underneath sweer's ribcage. sweer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
sweer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Real is keeping busy.
Real tries to circle away but sweer has him pinned against the cage.
Real trying to control the position but instead, sweer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Real into the cage.
Real tries to throw a body punch but sweer avoids it by throwing Real back against the cage.
Real throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Real tries to circle away but sweer has him pinned against the cage.
sweer throws a punch but it's blocked by Real.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Real fails to pull guard.
sweer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Real prevents it.
Real is looking to break free of the clinch but sweer has double underhooks.
Real is trying to break the clinch but sweer is controlling him.
Real is looking for a takedown up against the cage. sweer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
sweer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Real's efforts to push away.
Real has sweer pressed against the cage, preventing sweer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Real working hard to break the clinch.
Real can't break the clinch.
Real tries to circle away but sweer has him pinned against the cage.
sweer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Real has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Real fails to pull the fight into his guard.
sweer pushes off an throws an elbow but Real leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Real is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
sweer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for Real.
Real can't find room to land a body shot as sweer controls the action.
Real can't get the takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
sweer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Real wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sweer has him pressed against the cage.
Real wants to break the clinch but can't.
Real blocks the elbow strike.
sweer blocks a body shot from Real.
Real has had enough of the clinch but sweer keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Real's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Real trying to land knees to the body.
Real is trying to force a seperation but sweer has the dominant position.
Real is looking to break free of the clinch but sweer has double underhooks.
Real tries to break free but sweer pushes him back against the cage.
Real fails to pull guard.
Real throws a head punch that misses.
Real tries to pull guard but sweer holds him up against the cage and eventually Real drops back down to his feet.
Real wants to break the clinch but can't.
Real misses with a punch on the inside.
Real is trying to break the clinch but sweer has him pressed against the cage.
sweer prevents Real from breaking the clinch.
Real wants to get back to striking at distance but sweer won't allow it.
Real tries to score a body lock takedown but sweer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four 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.
Real can't find room to land a body shot as sweer controls the action.
sweer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Real tries to break free but sweer pushes him back against the cage.
Real tries to break free but sweer pushes him back against the cage.
sweer blocks an uppercut.

sweer gets control of Real's arms and successfully pulls guard. sweer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Real accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Real is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Real has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
sweer keeping moving, preventing Real from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Realis looking to pass into half guard but sweer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now sweer is in guard.
sweer is working Real over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but mike sweer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Real closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Real swats away the attempt to clinch by sweer.
Danga de danga de dang - Real scores with a four punch combination!
sweer looks to clinch
and Real counters with a one-two to the body.
sweer misses with a double jab

and Real counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in sweer's guard now.
sweer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Real looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Real postures up in sweer's guard and throws a big left but sweer blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Real accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Real throwing strikes but missing.
Real seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
sweer controls Real momentarily but Real frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
sweer slaps away a takedown attempt from Real, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - sweer circles away.

sweer rushes Real and presses him up against the cage.
sweer keeps control of Real as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
sweer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Real wants to get back to striking at distance but sweer won't allow it.
sweer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Real avoids a wild elbow strike from sweer.
Real is trying to force a seperation but sweer has the dominant position.
Real wants to get back to striking at distance but sweer won't allow it.
Real just leaning against sweer, taking a breather.
sweer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Real has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
sweer prevents Real from breaking the clinch.
Real tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. sweer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Real blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Real is trying to break the clinch but sweer has him pressed against the cage.
Real looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sweer prevents Real from breaking the clinch.
Real is trying to break free.
Real tries to circle away but sweer has him pinned against the cage.
Real has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

sweer jumps guard and drags Real to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Real is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
sweer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Real is controlling him.
Real throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sweer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Real controls the pace.

That's four 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.
sweer keeping moving, preventing Real from controlling successfully.
Real seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Real wants to control from the top but sweer keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Real in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sang Real dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Real shoots in for a takedown but sweer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Real.
A left and a right from Real both land. Nice combination.
sweer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Real as he avoids it easily.
Real connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sang Real is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Real throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Real comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but sweer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
sweer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Real stalks sweer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into sweer's face. sweer staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Real!
Real tries to clinch but sweer is having none of it.
sweer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and sweer wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Real or perhaps it was just good defense by sweer which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sang Real. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Real misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Real leaves sweer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Real jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
sweer drops his hands momentarily and Real takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Real lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as sweer backs up against the cage.
sweer wants to clinch
and Real makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
mike sweer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sweer takes one on the button.
sweer tries to clinch but Real moves out of range.
Real throws a one two combo.
Real punishes sweer's body with a nice straight punch.
sweer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Real bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left and a right from Real both land. Nice combination.
sweer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Real counter with a right hand.
Real misses with a few strikes there.
sweer clinches but Real breaks the clinch
and Real counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Real throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from Real. No joy for sweer on that attempt.
Real is working the combinations to good effect here.
sweer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Real counters with a nice body shot.
sweer tries for a takedown but Real circles away easily
and Real counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Real keeps the fight on the outside.
sweer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Real. That snapped sweer's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sweer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Real.
sweer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
sweer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and sweer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Real displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Real gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
sweer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Real is keeping busy.
sweer swings wildly with an uppercut but Real uses good head movement to avoid it.
Real wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four 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.
sweer prevents Real from breaking the clinch.
Real blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Real blocks an uppercut.
sweer has Real pressed against the cage, preventing Real from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
sweer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Real's efforts to push away.
sweer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Real wants to break free but sweer has control.
sweer misses with an elbow over the top.
sweer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Real's efforts to push away.
Real goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by sweer.
sweer has a couple of punches blocked by Real.
Real is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
sweer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Real wants to get back to striking at distance but sweer won't allow it.
Real throws a blind hook that connects with the side of sweers head.
Real misses with a hook to the ribs.
Real blocks an uppercut.
sweer scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sang Real showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Real has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sang Real!