PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Swinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts's entrance music is RUN DMC - Down With The King. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Roberts
vs
Swinger

185 cm
23
189 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trent Swinger!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swinger thuds a left hand into Roberts's body.
Swinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Roberts instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swinger.
Swinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Swinger is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the ropes.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Swinger manages to get underhooks.
Swinger wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Swinger can't break the clinch.

Swinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Swinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Swinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Swinger cracks Roberts with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Swinger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Roberts to stand back up!

Roberts is rocked!

It looks like Jake Roberts has been cut.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Oh Roberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swinger.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Swinger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Swinger misses the target.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swinger lands a big uppercut and Roberts crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Roberts looks OK. Swinger waves Roberts back to his feet!
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swinger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roberts rather than just go for the knockout.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swinger.
Nice defenses there by Swinger.
Jab, jab by Swinger - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swinger misses with the combination.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Swinger.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Trent Swinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Swinger connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swinger connects with a body shot.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Swinger throws a one two combo.

Jake Roberts's cut is getting worse.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swinger takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Trent Swinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
Swinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Swinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Swinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Swinger misses with a body shot.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Swinger takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a jab when Swinger was well out of range.
Swinger throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Swinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swinger swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Swinger as he connects with a hook.
Swinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Swinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Swinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
and Swinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swinger throws a hook but Roberts blocks it.
Swinger swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
A left lands for Swinger.
Swinger misses with a jab to the body

and Roberts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Swinger!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swinger gets back to half guard.
Swinger is trying to stand back up but Roberts is controlling him
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Swinger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swinger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Swinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swinger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swinger, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swinger!
Swinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Swinger.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swinger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Swinger works Roberts's body with a nice hook.
Swinger swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Swinger is working away.
Swinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swinger moves into full guard.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roberts working the ground and pound but Swinger is defending the strikes.
Swinger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Swinger is working for a kimura but Roberts is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control but Swinger postures up.
Swinger trying to mount his opponent but Roberts defends it.

Swinger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Roberts takes a swing at Swinger's ribcage but misses.
Swinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swinger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Trent Swinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Swinger. Beautiful body shot.
Swinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swinger misses with a body punch
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
Swinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swinger misses with a body shot.
Roberts clinches but Swinger breaks the clinch
and Swinger counters with a right hand to the body.
Swinger walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Swinger misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swinger throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Swinger.
Nice body punch from Swinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Swinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Roberts's cut.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Swinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swinger misses the shot to the body.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swinger.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Swinger circles away.
Swinger misses with a wild body shot.
Swinger swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Swinger ducks down to avoid it.
Swinger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swinger looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Swinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swinger throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Swinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Swinger misses
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Swinger is avoiding it.
Swinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swinger counters with a left to the body.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Swinger keeps it at a distance.
Swinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swinger misses with a hook to the body
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swinger misses with a body shot.
Swinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Swinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swinger thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Roberts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swinger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Roberts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Swinger manages to get back to half guard.
Swinger gets back to full guard.
Swinger wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swinger has his foot on Roberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberts works his way back into a safe position though.
Swinger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roberts manages to get himself to full guard.
Roberts is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Roberts looking for a guillotine here but Swinger defends easily.
Swinger pushing down on Roberts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Swinger seems to be looking for submissions.
Swinger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is in trouble now - Swinger has advanced to mount!
Trent Swinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts wants to control but Swinger is having none of it.
Roberts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swinger controlling from mount.

Swinger working for a submission but Roberts is keeping him at bay.
Swinger content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Swinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swinger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Swinger!