PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninho De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Swoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Swoop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ninho De Souza's chin.

De Souza
vs
Swoop

178 cm
25
200 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

197 cm
25
212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 65$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninho De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Swoop!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by De Souza there.
Swoop closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Souza counters with an outside leg kick.
Swoop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swoop's knee momentarily.

Swoop rushes De Souza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swoop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
De Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Swoop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

De Souza gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swoop to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Swoop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Souza seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
De Souza working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Souza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Swoop passes into side control.
De Souza is looking for a sweep.
De Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Swoop trying to control the position but De Souza is working away.
Swoop remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two 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.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
Swoop working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on De Souza's face as Swoop controls the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mathew Swoop wasn't active enough on the ground.
Swoop looks to clinch
and De Souza counters with a nice body shot.
Swoop closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Swoop wants to clinch
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mathew Swoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swoop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Souza's calf.
Swoop tries to clinch but De Souza moves away
and De Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
De Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swoop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Swoop is predictable there
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swoop's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swoop clinches with his opponent.
De Souza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Swoop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Swoop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ninho De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swoop tries to clinch but De Souza moves away
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.

Swoop clinches.
Swoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swoop scores with a hook to the body.
De Souza misses with an elbow strike.
Swoop just leaning against De Souza, taking a breather.
Swoop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Swoop prevents it.
De Souza is breathing heavily.
Swoop scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ninho De Souza has been cut.
Swoop lands a nice elbow.
De Souza throws an elbow but it's blocked.

De Souza ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Souza no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
De Souza is trying to control the position but Swoop postures up.
De Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
De Souza with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Swoop wants to control but De Souza is having none of it.
Swoop can't escape the position.
Swoop manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swoop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Souza works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ninho De Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ninho De Souza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Swoop wants to clinch but De Souza slips to the side
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Swoop.

Swoop instigates a clinch.
Swoop throws an elbow but it misses.
Swoop lands an elbow inside.
De Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swoop taking a breather.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Swoop manages to get underhooks.
Swoop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
De Souza has Swoop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swoop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ninho De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Swoop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Swoop moved out of range nicely.
De Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swoop circles away quickly and effectively.

Swoop has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Souza tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Souza stops a takedown attempt from Swoop.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Swoop fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swoop jabs at De Souza's body.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Swoop is defended easily by De Souza.
Swoop tries to clinch there but De Souza circles away.

Swoop shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Souza manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet De Souza, not yet.
Swoop passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swoop in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is looking for a sweep. Swoop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

De Souza looking for a kimura from the bottom but Swoop passes into side control!
De Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Swoop keeps moving and retains side control.

Swoop has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swoop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swoop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
Swoop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Souza tries to avoid it but Swoop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Souza to the ground. De Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swoop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop tries to clinch up but De Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Swoop takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Swoop misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a leg kick.
Swoop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swoop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
Swoop closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Souza lands with a straight right. Swoop didn't see that one coming.
Swoop closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swoop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mathew Swoop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swoop looks to clinch
and De Souza counters with a left to the body.
Swoop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Souza counters with a thumping low kick.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Swoop wants to clinch
and De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swoop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swoop shoots and misses
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza tests Swoop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Souza throws a hook but Swoop avoids it easily.

Swoop clinches with his opponent.
De Souza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Swoop is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Souza wants a takedown but no success here.
Swoop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De Souza here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Swoop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Souza uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ninho De Souza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ninho De Souza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Swoop misses with a takedown
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swoop's knee momentarily.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swoop.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swoop lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Swoop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Souza lands a jab to the head.
Swoop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Souza throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Swoop's head back.
Swoop shoots in looking for a takedown but De Souza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swoop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Swoop blocks a jab.
Swoop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swoop tries to clinch up
and De Souza counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Swoop moves out of range easily.
De Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Swoop.
Swoop walks into a jab.
De Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swoop was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
Swoop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Swoop's front leg but catches the back leg as Swoop tries to avoid it.
Swoop closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Swoop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Souza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swoop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swoop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Swoop moves away and avoids it.
Swoop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
Swoop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swoop closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Souza counters with a left and a right that stings Swoop.
Swoop tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swoop shoots for a double leg takedown but De Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Swoop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ninho De Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Swoop.
A big right from De Souza misses.
Swoop walks into a left hand.
Swoop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swoop moves forwards but De Souza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swoop slips a jab from De Souza.
Swoop avoids the head kick by De Souza.
Swoop is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Souza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swoop tries to clinch
and De Souza counters with a left to the body.
Swoop tries to clinch up
and De Souza counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swoop walks into a straight right hand from De Souza.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swoop moves away.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. Swoop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swoop avoids the body shot from De Souza.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Souza throws a nice looking combination but Swoop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swoop tries to clinch but De Souza moves away
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Swoop 's knee.
Ninho De Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Swoop takes one to the chin there.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Souza scores with a nice right hand.
Swoop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Souza can pounce on him.
Ninho De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Souza misses with a straight right.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Souza counters with a nice leg kick.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swoop wants to clinch
and De Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
De Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swoop looks to clinch
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swoop tries to clinch up
and De Souza counters with a thumping low kick.
De Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Swoop tries to clinch up
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
Swoop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Swoop tries to clinch
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swoop closes the distance and clinches up with De Souza, looking for a takedown. Swoop pushes De Souza against the cage but De Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mathew Swoop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Souza connects with a right hand. Swoop shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
Swoop tries to clinch up
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swoop's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ninho De Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ninho De Souza!