PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oschino Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ngwabeni
vs
Swift

185 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oschino Swift!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift throws a series of punches but Ngwabeni avoids them all with ease.
Swift needs to keep his hands up - Ngwabeni had a free shot at his head there.

Ngwabeni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ngwabeni blocks an uppercut.
Swift misses with a punch to the body.
Swift can't find room to land a body shot as Ngwabeni controls the action.
A short uppercut from Ngwabeni.
Swift struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.
Ngwabeni tries to break free but Swift pushes him back against the ropes.
Swift misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ngwabeni is looking to break free of the clinch but Swift has double underhooks.
Swift throws a punch but it's blocked by Ngwabeni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swift.
Swift tries to work over Ngwabeni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swift lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ngwabeni backwards.
Ngwabeni prevents a body shot from Swift.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ngwabeni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swift tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift tries to throw a body punch but Ngwabeni avoids it by throwing Swift back against the ropes.
Swift scores with a shot to the side of Ngwabeni's head.
Ngwabeni working hard to break the clinch.
Ngwabeni trying to control the position but instead, Swift has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ngwabeni into the ropes.
Swift tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch there but Swift circles away.
No joy there for Ngwabeni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swift throws a right and a left that Ngwabeni avoids nicely.
Swift lands with a cross.
Ngwabeni throws a one two combo.

It looks like Oschino Swift has been cut.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngwabeni moves away.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch up.
Ngwabeni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swift misses with a looping left.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ngwabeni pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Swift back to the ropes. Ngwabeni follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Swift takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Swift tries to keep at a distance but Ngwabeni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ngwabeni is looking to control Swift's arms but Swift gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ngwabeni has his back to the ropes.
Ngwabeni wants to get back to striking at distance but Swift won't allow it.
Ngwabeni tries to circle away but Swift has him pinned against the ropes.
Swift struggles to land a body shot inside as Ngwabeni controls his hands.

Ngwabeni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngwabeni slips under a jab from Swift.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch but Swift swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swift waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ngwabeni.
Swift cracks a nice hook into Ngwabeni's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift throws the left hand but Ngwabeni avoids the punch easily.
Ngwabeni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swift takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swift misses with a double jab
and Ngwabeni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.

Ngwabeni pushes Swift up against the ropes in a clinch.
Swift tries to throw a body punch but Ngwabeni avoids it by throwing Swift back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Swift.
Swift doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ngwabeni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swift lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swift goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swift misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Swift.
Ngwabeni prevents a body shot from Swift.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swift misses with a punch to the body.
Swift misses with a body punch.
Swift misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ngwabeni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swift has a couple of punches blocked by Ngwabeni.
Swift scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swift goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swift throws a punch but it's blocked by Ngwabeni.
A short uppercut from Swift.
Ngwabeni working hard to break the clinch.

Ngwabeni manages to break the clinch.
Swift jabs Ngwabeni right on the nose. Ngwabeni blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Swift. Those never looked like landing.
Ngwabeni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ngwabeni scores with a jab to the jaw.

Ngwabeni moves into the clinch.

Ngwabeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oschino Swift's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ngwabeni lunges at Swift with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swift's hand.
Swift throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ngwabeni tries to close the distance and clinch but Swift swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngwabeni lands with a cross.
Swift rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngwabeni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swift throws a series of punches but Ngwabeni avoids them all with ease.
Ngwabeni misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Swift.
Ngwabeni lands a two punch combo.
Swift has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swift there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ngwabeni throws a body punch but Swift moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngwabeni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swift.
Ngwabeni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swift.
Swift misses with a double jab.

Ngwabeni rushes Swift and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift tries to throw a body punch but Ngwabeni avoids it by throwing Swift back against the ropes.
Ngwabeni prevents a body shot from Swift.
Swift fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swift misses with a short punch on the inside.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch.

Ngwabeni clinches.

Ngwabeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Ngwabeni is just out of range.
Ngwabeni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swift.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swift. Ngwabeni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ngwabeni throws a nice looking combination but Swift bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swift throws a series of punches but Ngwabeni moves out of range.
Swift pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Ngwabeni.
Swift throws a lazy uppercut
and Ngwabeni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ngwabeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Swift misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swift lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngwabeni circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Ngwabeni.
Ngwabeni scores with a sloppy right hand. Swift should have avoided that one.

Swift is rocked!
Swift lands a jab to the nose.
Swift is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngwabeni finish him?
Swift walks straight into a solid jab from Ngwabeni. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Ngwabeni follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Swift out cold! Swift toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni!
After winning the bout, Nkosiyapha Ngwabeni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.