PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Swas (ranked 23347 p4p, 24195 weight class) and Jimothy Boberts (ranked 132 p4p, 194 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Swas
vs
Boberts

201 cm
28
256
3 - 4 - 0

210 cm
21
285
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dalton Swas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimothy Boberts!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boberts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Swas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Swas has double underhooks.
Boberts tries to circle away but Swas has him pinned against the cage.
Swas tries for a takedown but Boberts manages to get underhooks.

Boberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boberts as he jumps to the side.
Swas throws a head kick that misses.

Swas takes the fight into the clinch.
Boberts has had enough of the clinch but Swas keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boberts tries to break the clinch but Swas is controlling the position.
Boberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boberts avoids it.
Swas prevents Boberts from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boberts tries to break free but Swas pushes him back against the cage.
Boberts is trying to break the clinch but Swas has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Swas.
Boberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Swas has double underhooks.

Swas is trying to trip Boberts. He has hold of a leg but Boberts is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Swas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Swas advances to half guard.
Swas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Swas passes to full mount!
Swas unloads with some shots from mount but Boberts bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boberts avoids a series of strikes thrown by Swas.
Swas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Swas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swas controlling from the full mount.

Swas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boberts manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Swas tries to score with some ground and pound. Boberts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boberts, who protects the arm well.
Swas controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boberts wants to get back to his feet but Swas drags him back down.
Swas 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.

Swas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boberts throws a body shot but no joy.
Swas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boberts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Boberts does no damage.
Boberts looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jimothy Boberts has been cut.
Boberts looks to land a combination but Swas avoids it well.
Swas misses with a takedown
and Boberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Swas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Swas has closed the distance and engaged Boberts in a clinch.

Swas pulls Boberts into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boberts wants to get up but he can't break Swas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Swas is controlling Boberts's posture.
Boberts won't allow Swas to get back to his feet.
Boberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boberts wants to stand but Swas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Swas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boberts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Boberts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boberts has managed to get both his arms back between Swas's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dalton Swas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimothy Boberts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Boberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boberts misses with a few strikes there.
Boberts misses with a double jab.
Swas ducks under a wild hook from Boberts.
Boberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swas circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Swas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Swas closes the distance and clinches up with Boberts, looking for a takedown. Swas pushes Boberts against the cage but Boberts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boberts! But no joy.
Swas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Swas gets a clinch.
Boberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swas has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swas has him pressed against the cage.

Swas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boberts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Swas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boberts sprawls well initially but Swas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boberts is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swas in particular looking to stall.
Boberts tries to kick Swas off but Swas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Swas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boberts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Swas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Boberts is looking to stand back up but Swas counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Boberts.

Swas is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swas is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Boberts still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Boberts has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
You can see the frustration on Swas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Swas manages to get back to half guard.
Swas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boberts can do to turn this around?
Swas controlling the position well.
Swas is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swas gets back to full guard.
Boberts wants to stand and escape but instead Swas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Swas passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Swas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boberts to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boberts throws a nice looking combination but Swas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swas ducks under a wild hook from Boberts.

Swas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boberts quickly recovers to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dalton Swas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimothy Boberts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Swas misses with a takedown attempt - Boberts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Swas.

Boberts tries to sprawl but Swas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boberts scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Swas manages to mount him!
Swas controlling from mount.
Boberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Boberts is surviving well by controlling Swas's body position as best he can.
Swas controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Boberts defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Swas.

Swas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Swas controlling the pace for now.

Swas looking to secure an arm triangle but Boberts defends it well.
Dalton Swas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swas controlling from mount.
Swas won't let Boberts get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Swas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four 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.
Swas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jimothy Boberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boberts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Swas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dalton Swas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Swas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Boberts is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton Swas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalton Swas!