PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roro Rorowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roro Rorowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rorowski
vs
Swift

168 cm
27
154 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roro Rorowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Swift!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift tries to clinch there but Rorowski circles away.
Rorowski throws a hook but Swift avoids it easily.
Rorowski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Swift tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rorowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swift doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Swift looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rorowski!
Rorowski tries to bench press Swift off him but Swift keeps the position.
Swift is chipping away with strikes.
Rorowski is letting Swift control him for a moment.
Swift working the head with strikes.
Rorowski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rorowski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Swift presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Swift lands a nice shot to the head.
Swift sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swift is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rorowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Rorowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rorowski tries to get out of the position.
Swift landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Swift connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rorowski tries to hold on but Swift postures up.
Swift lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swift landing strikes from the mount and Rorowski is in trouble!
Rorowski tries to hold on but Swift postures up.
Swift raining down shots from the mount!
Swift landing punches.
Rorowski tries to hold on but Swift pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rorowski is looking to get to half guard.
Swift has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swift cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swift trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swift has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rorowski's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift wants to control the pace but Rorowski is squirming around nicely.
Rorowski wants to hold on but Swift pushes him away.
Swift lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rorowski wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
Rorowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Swift controlling from mount.
The referee warns Rorowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rorowski working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swift lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rorowski hang on?

Rorowski is rocked!
Swift with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Rorowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swift controlling from mount.
Rorowski wants to control but Swift is having none of it.
Rorowski is trying desperately to improve position.
Rorowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Swift in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swift lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swift raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift lands a big elbow - Rorowski is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rorowski is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Swift!