PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dandy Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson's entrance music is Kill For Satan. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Swanson
vs
Wad

193 cm
31
250 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

200 cm
32
250 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandy Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wad instigates a clinch.
Wad misses with a body punch.
Swanson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Swanson breaks from the clinch.

Wad has Swanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson throws a lazy head kick
and Wad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swanson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wad under the eye.
Wad takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Wad just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSwanson.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Swanson gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wad is looking to improve his position.
Swanson is keen to just control but Wad is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
Wad is concentrating on defense, preventing Swanson from advancing position.
Wad is refusing to be controlled, as Swanson sits in half guard.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wad defending well though.
Wad is looking to control Swanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wad avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson uses his free foot to push down on Wad's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson throwing strikes here but Wad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wad can do anything to dispel that myth.

Swanson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wad is surviving well by controlling Swanson's body position as best he can.
Wad wants to hold on but Swanson pushes him away.
Swanson controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad wants to control but Swanson is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Swanson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swanson lands a heavy elbow.
Swanson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wad sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wad wants to control but Swanson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wad is concentrating on defense, preventing Swanson from advancing position.
Swanson is thwarting Wad's attempts to control the position.
Swanson trying to control from half guard but Wad is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries to get to full guard but Swanson has control of the leg.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swanson trying to control from half guard but Wad is working away.
Wad won't allow Swanson to pass to mount.
Wad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swanson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swanson is working hard here to advance position.

Swanson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wad is trying to control but can't.
Wad has his hands clasped together around Swanson's back. He's all about the action.
Wad is looking for a sweep. Swanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swanson passes to side control.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Wad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wad is trying to improve his position.
Wad struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Swanson is looking for a sweep. Wad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dandy Swanson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wad.
Wad lands a body shot.
No joy there for Wad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Wad checks it.
Swanson tries to bum rush Wad with a series of wild strikes but Wad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Dandy Swanson has been cut.
Swanson throws the left hand but Wad avoids the punch easily.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wad ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Wad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wad counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wad misses the jab.
Wad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks for a takedown but Wad sprawls well.
Wad slips under a jab from Swanson.
Swanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wad fails to land with a series of punches.
Wad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Wad avoids nicely.
It seemed like Wad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson misses with the body kick
and Wad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swanson misses with the combination.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Wad counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Wad slips under a jab.
Swanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wad counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wad blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Wad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Wad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Wad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wad.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wad jabs Swanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Swanson got wobbled bad by a big combination! Wad presses forward with punches and knees until Swanson stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Swanson closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Wad!
Our winner, Dick Wad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Dandy Swanson stepped up to the mic, saying 'ERRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'.