PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain comes to the cage accompanied by Boston - More Than a Feeling. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Swain
vs
Hook

185 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
213 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Shorts a [JMFC] Joint

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randall Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Hook!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain moves forwards but Hook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swain moves in looking to clinch but Hook pushes him off.
Swain connects with a looping right hand.
Swain circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Swain counter with a right hand.
Hook tries to clinch but Swain moves away

and Swain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hook pushes Swain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hook lands a shoulder strike.
Hook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hook lands a damaging elbow.
Hook controlling the action here for a moment.
Swain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swain tries to score a body lock takedown but Hook shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hook misses with the head strike.
Swain misses with some punches.
Swain throws a punch but it's blocked by Hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hook tries a knee to the head but Swain blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hook.
Swain misses with a punch on the inside.
Swain has a couple of punches blocked by Hook.
Swain misses with the head strike.
Swain blocks an uppercut.
Hook misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Swain.
Swain lands with a left to the head.
Swain lands with a left to the head.
Hook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swain avoids it.
Hook scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hook fails to land.
Hook is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hook blocks an uppercut.
Swain throws a head punch that misses.
Swain wants a takedown but no success here.
Hook letting Swain take a breather here.
Swain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain just leaning against Hook, taking a breather.
Hook lands with a short shot to the head.
Swain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hook pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Swain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swain misses with a hook.
Swain checks a leg kick.
Hook closes the distance looking to clinch

and Swain counters by moving into the clinch.
Hook working aggressively here.
Swain throws a head punch that misses.
Hook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Swain dodges an elbow strike from Hook.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swain.
Hook blocks an uppercut.
Swain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Hook.
Hook blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain scores with a shoulder strike.
Swain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hook misses with an elbow strike.
Hook looking to stall.
Swain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hook smiles and moves away.
Swain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hook closes the distance looking to clinch

and Swain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Swain.
Hook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Swain.
Nice body punch from Hook.
Hook blocking some punches.
Swain avoiding damage as Hook throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Swain blocks an elbow strike.
Hook pushes off an throws an elbow but Swain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hook.
Hook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Swain lands with a left to the head.
Hook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hook stalling in the clinch but Swain improves position.
Swain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hook misses with a body punch.
Swain taking a breather.
Hook blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Hook.
Hook misses with the head strike.
Swain working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Swain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Swain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hook.

Swain moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Swain.
Swain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hook pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Swain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swain.
Swain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hook trying to control the position.
Swainis looking to pass into half guard but Hook pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hook is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hook!
Swain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hook looks a forlorn figure.
Swain misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain trying to control but Hook is having none of it.
Swain landing strikes from the mount and Hook is in trouble!
Hook wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Swain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain throwing strikes here but Hook is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Swain prevents Hook from getting the reversal.
Swain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hook is in a horrible position here. Swain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Swain working Hook over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hook taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Swain dominated that second round.
That's time! Swain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Swain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swain lands a jab-cross combination.
Hook tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Swain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Swain takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hook.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swain.
Hook scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hook.
Hook has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Hook is trying to stall.
Hook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hook digs a right hand underneath Swain's ribcage. Swain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hook throws an elbow that misses.
Swain swings wildly with an uppercut but Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain effectively controlling the action here.
A nice left hand lands by Hook.
Swain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Swain misses with the head strike.
Hook throws a punch but it's blocked by Swain.
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hook lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Swain wants the takedown. Hook is fighting it off but Swain persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hook's guard against the cage.
Swain trying to control but Hook is working from the bottom.
Swain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
Swain 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randall Swain.
Hook tries to clinch but Swain moves away

and Swain counters with a single leg into guard. Hook didn't expect that.
Swain trying to control but Hook is working from the bottom.
Hook can't keep his opponent in guard - Swain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hook keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hook knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hook tries to roll over but Swain keeps him under control.
Swain stalling away here and it's allowed Hook to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

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.
Swain is looking to work some ground and pound but Hook has wrist control.
Hook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swain wants to control from the top but Hook keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randall Swain.
Well Swain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Swain!