PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug McSwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSwain's entrance music is Jack Thammarat - My Headache Song. A fine choice. Arlovski has chosen Sex, God, Sex by the SWANS as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McSwain
vs
Arlovski

185 cm
27
195 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

194 cm
27
196 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doug McSwain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McSwain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McSwain avoids the body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski doesn't manage to clinch there - McSwain circles away.
Arlovski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McSwain manages to avoid it.

Arlovski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arlovski showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McSwain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McSwain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arlovski is looking to work some ground and pound but McSwain has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McSwain's head.
McSwain wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McSwain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arlovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlovski throwing strikes from guard but McSwain blocks nicely.
Arlovski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Arlovski passes McSwain's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McSwain works his way to full guard. Good work.
McSwain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arlovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McSwain is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski postures up in McSwain's guard and throws a big left but McSwain blocks it.
McSwain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arlovski manages to get himself to full guard.
McSwain throws a big right hand that misses.
Arlovski trying to control the position here.
McSwain postures up.
McSwain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSwain stopping the sweep attempt from Arlovski.
McSwain landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSwain with a flurry of punches that miss.
McSwain trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Arlovski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McSwain is defending well. Arlovski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McSwain has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Arlovski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Arlovski!