PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forest Gump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Swain
vs
Gump

201 cm
27
250 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gump misses.
Swain thows a body shot but no joy.
Swain misses with a few strikes there.
Swain stuns Gump with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Swain.
The ground and pound from Swain seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swain throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gump takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

It looks like Forest Gump has been cut.
Gump takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Swain looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gump is avoiding damage well.
Swain misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Swain tries to score with some ground and pound. Gump controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Swain working the strikes but Gump uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Swain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swain.
Swain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though.
Swain is pressing down on Gump's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gump is holding on for now.
Swain working Gump over with strikes.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swain wants to pass the guard but Gump is defending well.
Gump is trying to stand back up but Swain is controlling him
Swain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gump's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though.
Swain is looking to advance position but Gump won't allow it.
Swain thows a huge punch but Gump dodges it nicely.
Gump blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swain.
Swain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump has hold of Swain's hands but Swain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though.
Gump is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swain.
Swain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Swain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain with the ground and pound but Gump uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Gump blocks nicely.
Swain postures up in Gump's guard and throws a big left but Gump blocks it.
Swain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swain cracks Gump with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gump works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Gump wriggles free and stands up.
Gump looks gassed!
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swain lands a jab-cross combination.
Swain takes a swing at Gump's ribcage but misses.
Swain clobbers Gump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Swain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forest Gump's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Swain jabs Gump to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swain. Gump does a little dance to reset his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Swain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Swain takes a swing at Gump's ribcage but misses.
Gump walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swain looks to land a combination but Gump avoids it well.
Swain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gump misses with a body shot.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
Gump avoids the body shot from Swain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gump throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Swain digs a good body shot into Gump's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Gump.

It looks like Nathaniel Swain has been cut.
Swain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gump blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain misses with a jab to the body
and Gump counters with a nice uppercut.
Swain misses with a hook to the body
letting Gump counter with a right hand.
Gump looks to land a right hand but Swain moved out of range.
Gump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swain manages to avoid it.
Swain defending well as Gump loads up on a big left hand.
Swain blocks a jab.
Swain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gump.
Swain lands with a good body shot.
Swain misses the body punch
and Gump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gump misses with a few strikes there.
Swain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swain shoots in looking for a takedown but Gump manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gump moves out of range as Swain strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swain.
Swain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gump counters with a nice uppercut.
Swain is looking to wear down Gump with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swain was well out of range. Poor timing from Gump.
Swain fails to land the takedown.
Gump throws a jab but it's blocked by Swain.
Swain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swain. Gump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump misses with a wild body shot.
Gump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swain.
Nathaniel Swain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gump sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Swain somewhat.
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gump swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swain misses with a hook to the body
and Gump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch but Gump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forest Gump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swain throws a shot to the body.
Forest Gump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Swain throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gump tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Swain is in Gump's guard.
Swain stands up over Gump, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Swain tries to free his leg and advance position but Gump is retaining full guard.
Swain won't allow Gump to get back to his feet.
Swain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
Swain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gump is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swain is controlling him.
Gump is breathing heavily.
Swain is pushing down on Gump's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gump is fighting to maintain full guard but Swain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swain throwing shots but Gump is blocking nicely.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Swain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Forest Gump will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Swain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Swain connects with a right hand. Gump shakes it off.
Swain lands a nice hook to Gump's body. Gump takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swain ducks under a wild hook from Gump.
Nice straight punches there by Swain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swain.
Gump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gump sprawls well. Gump wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swain gets slowly back to his feet.
Gump throws a looping overhand right but Swain ducks down to avoid it.
Swain shoots in and drives through. Gump sprawls well.
Gump looks to throw the jab but Swain is out of range.
Swain looks to land a right hand but Gump moved out of range.
Swain tries to clinch but Gump is having none of it.
Swain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gump but Gump pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swain misses with a series of wild punches.
Swain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gump connects with a looping right hand.
Gump throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gump ducks right into an uppercut from Swain.
Gump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gump scores with a body shot.
Gump fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swain misses with a body punch
and Gump counters with a nice uppercut.

Nathaniel Swain's cut is getting worse.
Gump misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gump stuffs the takedown attempt from Swain. Swain gets slowly back to his feet.
Gump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gump takes a swing at Swain's ribcage but misses.
Gump cracks Swain with a good jab.
Gump ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swain misses with a body shot
and Gump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Swain is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gump has cracked Swain with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gump lands another huge swinging hook and Swain tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Swain, before Gump can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Forest Gump!