PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hessburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Swanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hessburg
vs
Swanton

175 cm
26
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
19
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Markus Hessburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Swanton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessburg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Swanton.
Hessburg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swanton momentarily.
Swanton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessburg.
Swanton slips a jab from Hessburg.
Swanton dives in and grabs Hessburg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hessburg pushes down on Swanton's head and hops out.
Swanton wants to clinch up but Hessburg keeps it at a distance.
Hessburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanton.
Nice defenses there by Swanton.
Swanton staying out of range there.
Swanton shoots in and drives through. Hessburg sprawls well.
Markus Hessburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Swanton.
Nice sprawl there from Hessburg as Swanton shoots in.
Swanton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hessburg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swanton blocks a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hessburg.
Hessburg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Hessburg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessburg working the body and head with strikes.
Hessburg lands a nice forearm strike.
Swanton tries to buck Hessburg off but Hessburg is having none of it.
Swanton tries to control but Hessburg manages to take his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hessburg trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Swanton doesn't escape.
Swanton is in bad spot here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hessburg punches Swanton on the ear.
Hessburg scores with punches and elbows.

Swanton is rocked!
Hessburg is working the ground and pound. Can Swanton escape?
Swanton is still in real trouble! Can Hessburg finish him?

Hessburg is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Swanton is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Markus Hessburg!
Markus Hessburg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.