PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen all nightmare long by metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davola
vs
Swanson

195 cm
33
216 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
222 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Davola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.

Swanson scores with a takedown into Davola's guard.
Davola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davola is trying to control the position but Swanson postures up.
Davola has his hands on Swanson's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Davola wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swanson looks to land a combination but Davola avoids it well.
Davola stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davola lands a jab to the nose.
Davola misses with a kick to the body.
Davola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Davola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davola in his tracks.

It looks like Joe Davola has been cut.
Davola throws a head kick that misses.
Davola misses with a body shot.
Davola misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Davola throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Davola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davola.
A cross from Davola lands.
Davola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Davola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Davola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Davola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davola missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe Davola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davola!
Davola throws an off balance right hand
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Swanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davola throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davola is breathing heavily.
Davola throws a lazy right hand but Swanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davola is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davola throws a solid leg kick but Swanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davola.
Swanson defending well as Davola loads up on a big left hand.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Davola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Swanson.
Davola misses with a kick to the body.
Davola looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Davola misses with a looping right.
Davola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson has a takedown stuffed.
Swanson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davola throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Davola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Swanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Davola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Davola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Swanson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davola on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davola misses the shot to the body.
Davola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swanson circles away quickly and effectively.

Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into Davola's guard.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Swanson trying to control but Davola is working from the bottom.
Swanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Swanson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Davola, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davola.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Davola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Davola misses.
Davola lands a nice looking body shot.
Davola pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Swanson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davola trying to control the position.
Davola wants to get back to his feet but Swanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davola working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Davola keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davola scores with a nice head shot.
Davola misses with a body kick.
Davola throws a leg kick that misses.
Swanson moves forwards but Davola connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Swanson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davola manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davola wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Davola is pulling down on Swanson's head. It's preventing any offense from Swanson, at least for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Davola has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control but Davola is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Davola wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swanson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe Davola is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Davola as Swanson shoots in.
Davola dips to his left and cracks Swanson with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Davola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Swanson checks the leg kick.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davola.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Davola scores with a jab.
Davola with a nice cross.
No luck for Swanson with that takedown attempt.
Swanson checks a leg kick.

Swanson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davola is trying to defend but Swanson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davola pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throwing shots but Davola is blocking nicely.
Davola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Davola keeping full guard, as Swanson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davola is trying to keep Swanson in close.
Karl Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davola is keeping the position for now.
Davola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davola is really struggling to control Swanson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Davola keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Joe Davola wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swanson is out of range and Davola settles back down.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Swanson misses with a hook. Davola ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Davola misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Swanson.
A head kick misses from Davola.
Davola lands a high kick!
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Davola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swanson's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davola misses with an uppercut. Swanson saw that one coming.
Davola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Swanson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davola is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Davola keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swanson is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Davola just wasn't active enough.
Davola misses with a straight right.
Davola looks to land a combination. Swanson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson cracks Davola with an open hand slap.
Davola throws a head kick that Swanson semi-blocks.

Swanson moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Davola goes down! Can Swanson finish him!?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davola is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Swanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swanson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Swanson!
After winning the bout, Karl Swanson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.