PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 364 p4p, 620 weight class) and Oke Swahn (ranked 47 p4p, 90 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Erdogan
vs
Swahn

188 cm
30
190
18 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
188
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oke Swahn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swahn throws a right hand that misses
and Erdogan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Erdogan jabs Swahn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Swahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Swahn blocks a jab.
Swahn scores with a nice strike.
Erdogan slips under a jab.
Swahn misses the jab.
Erdogan throws a sloppy head kick and Swahn moves out of range easily.
Erdogan throws the kick towards the body but Swahn avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Erdogan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swahn misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Erdogan.
Swahn drops his hands momentarily and Erdogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Erdogan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Erdogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swahn blocks a jab.
Erdogan slips a straight right by Swahn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Swahn.
Swahn avoids the head kick by Erdogan.
Erdogan missing with a left hand there. Swahn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swahn cracks Erdogan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swahn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Erdogan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swahn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Erdogan momentarily.
Swahn avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Erdogan.
Nice shot lands for Erdogan.
Swahn ducks under a wild hook from Erdogan.
Swahn jabs Erdogan right on the nose. Erdogan blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erdogan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swahn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Erdogan scoring well with a low kick there.
Swahn fakes the leg kick and cracks Erdogan in the body.
Erdogan checks a leg kick.
Swahn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Erdogan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick from Erdogan lands but Swahn takes it in his stride.
Erdogan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Erdogan.
Erdogan ducks under a wild hook from Swahn.
Swahn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Erdogan misses with a left hand
and Erdogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swahn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erdogan. Erdogan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swahn looks to land a right hand but Erdogan moved out of range.
Swahn misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Swahn.
Donk. Swahn catches Erdogan right on the button with a cross.
Erdogan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swahn throws a solid leg kick but Erdogan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swahn.
Swahn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erdogan. Erdogan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swahn looks to throw the jab but Erdogan is out of range.
Erdogan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Swahn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Erdogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erdogan tried to score with a low kick but Swahn checks it.
Erdogan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Erdogan is looking to land body kicks.
Swahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erdogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swahn sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Swahn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swahn takes a swing at Erdogan's ribcage but misses.
Swahn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swahn misses with a straight left.
Erdogan misses with a kick to the body.
Swahn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swahn scores with a leg kick.
Swahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erdogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Swahn.
Erdogan connects with a right hand. Swahn shakes it off.
Erdogan misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Swahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erdogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swahn manages to avoid it.
Erdogan throws an off balance right hand
and Swahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oke Swahn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Erdogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Swahn throws a lazy right hand but Erdogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swahn is looking to score with low kicks.
Erdogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swahn.
Erdogan with the inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Erdogan finds it's target.
Erdogan lands a body shot.

Erdogan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Swahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Erdogan controls his hands.
Swahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Erdogan misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swahn prevents a body shot from Erdogan.

Swahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Erdogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Swahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erdogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erdogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swahn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Erdogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erdogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erdogan's head backwards.
Swahn throws a leg kick but Erdogan checks it.
Erdogan misses with a body shot
and Swahn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Erdogan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
Erdogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swahn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Swahn.
Erdogan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Swahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Erdogan 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erdogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swahn.
Oke Swahn seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan with a hook.
Erdogan throws a sloppy head kick and Swahn moves out of range easily.
Erdogan digs a good hook to Swahn's body.
Swahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Erdogan.
Erdogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swahn throws out the jab.
Swahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swahn misses with a looping left.
Erdogan thows a leg kick but Swahn checks it
and Swahn counters with a straight right hand.
Erdogan tries to clinch up.
Erdogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swahn.
It looked like Erdogan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Swahn.
Erdogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Swahn tries a quick counter leg kick but Erdogan is wise to it.
Swahn sizes up Erdogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Erdogan wants to clinch up but Swahn keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahn lands with a straight right. Erdogan didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Erdogan.
Swahn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swahn scores with a nice strike.
Erdogan is looking to clinch.
Swahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Erdogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swahn has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Erdogan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swahn. That's going to slow Erdogan down.
Erdogan takes a swing at Swahn's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Swahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erdogan lands a leg kick that knocks Swahn off balance momentarily.
Erdogan looks for the body kick but Swahn saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swahn.
Erdogan lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Swahn misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Erdogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swahn throws a hook but Erdogan blocks it.
Swahn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Erdogan's sensitive parts.
Erdogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Erdogan gets a clinch.
Erdogan throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Erdogan.
Erdogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swahn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swahn prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Swahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Swahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Swahn avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swahn dodges an elbow strike from Erdogan.
A short right from Erdogan on the inside.
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 Mustafa Erdogan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Swahn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Swahn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Erdogan moves out of range as Swahn strikes.
Swahn 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.
Erdogan looks to land a right hand but Swahn moved out of range.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Swahn throws a body kick that misses.
Swahn scores with the left hand. Erdogan knows he should have avoided that one.
Erdogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swahn.
Erdogan connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swahn ducks right into an uppercut from Erdogan.
Swahn throws the left hand but Erdogan avoids the punch easily.
Erdogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swahn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swahn throws out a counter right but Erdogan avoids it with no problem.
Swahn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erdogan.
Swahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Erdogan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erdogan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Swahn misses
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erdogan throws a solid leg kick but Swahn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erdogan.
Erdogan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Swahn pushes Erdogan away with a front kick.
Erdogan misses with a body punch
enabling Swahn to counter with a crisp jab.
Swahn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Swahn misses its intended target.
Erdogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Swahn misses with a hook.
Swahn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan throws a head kick that misses
and Swahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erdogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Erdogan.
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!
Erdogan takes one to the chin there.
Swahn with a jab.
Swahn misses with a body kick.
Erdogan throws a looping overhand right but Swahn ducks down to avoid it.
Swahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erdogan counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Swahn does it's job there.
Swahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erdogan.
Erdogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erdogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Swahn counter with a right hand.
Swahn looks to throw the jab but Erdogan is out of range.
Swahn throws a jab when Erdogan was well out of range.
Swahn moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan checks a low kick from Swahn.
Swahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Erdogan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Swahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erdogan.
Erdogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erdogan takes one to the chin there.
Swahn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erdogan throws a hook but Swahn blocks it.
Erdogan thows a leg kick but Swahn checks it
and Swahn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Erdogan misses with a body punch
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn scores with a nice strike.
Swahn jabs Erdogan right on the nose. Erdogan blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erdogan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swahn throws a right hand that misses
and Erdogan counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn throws a hook to the side of Erdogan's head but Erdogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erdogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erdogan staying out of range there.
A low kick from Erdogan is predictable there
and Swahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Swahn throws the left hand but Erdogan avoids the punch easily.
Swahn checks a low kick from Erdogan.

Erdogan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erdogan misses with a punch to the body.
Swahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Erdogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Swahn's brow.
Erdogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Swahn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Oke Swahn has been cut.
Erdogan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Swahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Swahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swahn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oke Swahn!
A relieved looking Oke Swahn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.