PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathaniel Swain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Navarro
vs
Swain

188 cm
26
245 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

201 cm
28
250 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Nathaniel Swain has been cut.
Swain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Swain.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Navarro enables Swain to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Navarro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.

Swain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
Swain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Navarro blocks nicely.
Navarro trying to keep a closed guard but Swain is proving a slippery customer.
Navarro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swain!
Navarro unloads with some shots from mount but Swain bucks and avoids them well.

Navarro goes for an armbar but Swain turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Swain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro wants to sweep but no luck.
Swain tries to free his leg and advance position but Navarro is retaining full guard.
Swain chips away with some ground and pound.
Navarro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Swain's guard.

Navarro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Swain dives on top into guard.
Swain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Navarro wants to get back to his feet but Swain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Navarro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Navarro is trying to keep Swain in close.
Swain trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Navarro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Swain keeping full guard, as Navarro tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro works over Swain with some ground and pound from guard.
Navarro tries to free his leg and advance position but Swain is retaining full guard.
Navarro prevents Swain from getting back to his feet.
Navarro postures up in Swain's guard and throws a big left but Swain blocks it.
Swain wants to stand up but Navarro is controlling him.
Swain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro stops Swain from standing up.
Navarro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Navarro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Navarro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swain is keeping the position for now.
Navarro trying to move into half guard but instead Swain has managed to sweep!

Navarro pushes Swain off and gets back to his feet.
Nathaniel Swain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Swain shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Swain backs up against the cage.
Swain throws a right hand that Navarro ducks under and follows up with a left that Navarro also avoids with ease.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swain misses with a hook.
Swain takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Swain punishes Navarro's body with a nice straight punch.
Swain slips a jab and a cross from Navarro.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Swain or perhaps it was just good defense by Navarro which made him look bad.
Swain looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Navarro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swain throws a right hand that Navarro ducks under and follows up with a left that Navarro also avoids with ease.
Swain sizes up Navarro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Navarro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Swain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Swain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown by Swain or perhaps it was just good defense by Navarro which made him look bad.
Navarro throws a nice looking combination but Swain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swain connects with a body shot that sends Navarro's belly button to the back.

Swain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Navarro's half guard.
Navarro trying to hold on to Swain's head to control him but Swain postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Navarro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Navarro has his hands on Swain's head, controlling the position.
Swain stops Navarro from standing up.
Navarro 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.
Swain landing some decent shots from guard.
Swain won't allow Navarro to get back to his feet.
Swain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Navarro's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Navarro blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Navarro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Swain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nathaniel Swain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swain throwing strikes but missing.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Navarro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
Swain stops Navarro from standing up.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Navarro blocks nicely.
Swain postures up.
Navarro throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Swain pushes down on Navarro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Swain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Swain.
Swain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Swain working the head and body with strikes.
Swain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Navarro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swain works his way into full mount!
Swain raining down shots from the mount!
Navarro tries to lock up and control but Swain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Swain with the ground and pound from mount.
Navarro takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Swain's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathaniel Swain!