PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mahtava Nopea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Lee Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nopea
vs
Lee Swagger

185 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mahtava Nopea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Lee Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nopea throws a series of punches but Lee Swagger moves out of range.
Lee Swagger scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee Swagger tries to clinch up.
Lee Swagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee Swagger tries to bum rush Nopea with a series of wild strikes but Nopea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nopea misses with a few strikes there.
Nopea takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee Swagger dips to his left and cracks Nopea with an uppercut!
Lee Swagger with a hook.
Nopea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nopea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee Swagger to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee Swagger connects with a jab.
Nopea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee Swagger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nopea throws a hook but Lee Swagger blocks it.
Nopea misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lee Swagger to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee Swagger connects with a looping right hand.
Lee Swagger with a nice cross.
Lee Swagger lands an overhand right.
Lee Swagger lands a really nice looking cross but Nopea seems unphased.
Nopea lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nopea keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee Swagger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nopea has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee Swagger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nopea had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lee Swagger lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nopea tries to clinch up but Lee Swagger circles away and keeps his distance.
Nopea looks to land a combination but Lee Swagger avoids it well.
Nopea is breathing heavily.
Nopea wants to clinch.
Lee Swagger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nopea closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee Swagger scores with a jab.
Lee Swagger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nopea at a distance.
Nopea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee Swagger digs a good body shot into Nopea's ribs.
Jab from Lee Swagger.
Nopea swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee Swagger.
Lee Swagger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee Swagger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee Swagger scores with a three punch combo!

Nopea is rocked!
Lee Swagger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Nopea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee Swagger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nopea tries to move into range but Lee Swagger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Lee Swagger there.
Lee Swagger tries to clinch but Nopea moves away

and Nopea moves into the clinch.
Lee Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
Nopea seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nopea keeps control of Lee Swagger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee Swagger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nopea is keeping busy.
Nopea prevents Lee Swagger from breaking the clinch.
Nopea misses with some punches.
Nopea has Lee Swagger pressed against the cage, preventing Lee Swagger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nopea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
Nopea tries a body shot but Lee Swagger blocks it.
Lee Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
Lee Swagger has a couple of punches blocked by Nopea.
Lee Swagger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee Swagger working hard to break the clinch.
Nopea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee Swagger or not.
Lee Swagger is trying to break the clinch but Nopea has him pressed against the cage.
Nopea keeps control of Lee Swagger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee Swagger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nopea has Lee Swagger pressed against the cage, preventing Lee Swagger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nopea keeps control of Lee Swagger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee Swagger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nopea has him pressed against the cage.
Lee Swagger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nopea has him pressed against the cage.
Lee Swagger tries to break the clinch but Nopea is controlling the position.
Lee Swagger is trying to break the clinch but Nopea is controlling him.
Lee Swagger wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nopea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee Swagger moves in looking to clinch but Nopea pushes him off.
Nopea misses with a double jab
and Lee Swagger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Swagger scores with a jab to the head.
Lee Swagger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nopea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nopea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Lee Swagger both land. Nice combination.
Nopea throws a right and a left that Lee Swagger avoids nicely.
Lee Swagger lands an overhand right.
Nopea looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee Swagger connects with a crisp jab.
Nopea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nopea there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nopea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee Swagger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nopea's head.
Lee Swagger throws a good cross that connects.
Nopea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee Swagger drops Nopea with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lee Swagger follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Lee Swagger!