PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Swanson
vs
Thunder

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson stuns Thunder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Thunder closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swanson to the mat! Swanson manages to get full guard.
Swanson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thunder is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thunder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Swanson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder is working Swanson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thunder wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson wants to stand up but Thunder is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder landing with the ground and pound.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson wants to stand up but Thunder is controlling him.
Swanson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thunder on the ground.
Thunder postures up and lands a big shot to Swanson's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thunder working the ground and pound.
Thunder scoring with punches from side control.

Swanson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Thunder! That's hurt Swanson! Will he recover? Thunder fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Thunder!