PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jt Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Austin
vs
Swift

190 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jt Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Swift!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swift closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Swift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin looks to land a combination but Swift avoids it well.
Swift tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin shoots in looking for a takedown. Swift tries to sprawl out of it but Austin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swift manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Austin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Austin throws a series of punches but Swift avoids them all with ease.
Swift keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Swift closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Swift winds up and cracks Austin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Austin is trying to stand.
Swift landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Austin tries to get to full guard but Swift has control of the leg.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swift.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift lands strikes from half guard.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Swift seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Austin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Swift prevents Austin from improving his position.
Swift working Austin over with strikes.
Swift is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Austin taking some punishment here, with Swift in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swift wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
Austin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Austin tries to get out of the position.
Austin won't allow Swift to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Swift there.
Austin wants to get back to full guard.
Swift wants to stand but Austin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Swift is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Austin!
Austin is squirming around, avoiding Swift's attempts to control the action.
Swift landing strikes from the mount and Austin is in trouble!
Austin is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Swift.
Swift wants to control the pace but Austin is squirming around nicely.
Austin is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to lock up and control but Swift gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Austin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Austin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Swift looking for a guillotine here but Austin defends easily.
Austin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Austin stays in close to Swift's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Austin trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom.
Austin postures up in Swift's guard and throws a big left but Swift blocks it.

Austin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swift will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Austin wants to stand but Swift is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swift throws a head kick that half lands.
Austin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Swift counters with a single leg into guard. Austin didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jt Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swift showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Swift dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Swift moves out of range easily.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Swift.
Austin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swift counters with a thumping low kick.
Austin shoots and misses

and Swift counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swift.
Swift lands a couple of digs.
Austin is trying to control the position but Swift postures up.
Austin is really struggling to control Swift but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Swift won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
Austin wants to stand but Swift is controlling the position.
Swift stopping the sweep attempt from Austin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Austin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swift sprawls well initially but Austin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Swift is breathing heavily.
Austin uses his free foot to push down on Swift's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Swift.
Chuck Swift has got the better of the ground game so far.
Austin avoids the attempt from Swift to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Austin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Austin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swift's face.
Austin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swift tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Swift tries to lock up and control but Austin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Swift is looking to improve his position but Austin isn't that keen on the idea.
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swift hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin dominating with strikes here.
Swift is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin wants to control the pace but Swift is squirming around nicely.
Austin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Austin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Austin landing strikes from the mount and Swift is in trouble!
Austin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Austin lands with some strikes.
Austin cracks Swift with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swift tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Austin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swift slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Swift wants to get back to full guard.
Swift is trying to control but can't.
Swift is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.

Austin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Swift to stand up.

Swift scores a takedown into full mount!
Austin tries to hold on but Swift postures up.
Swift landing strikes from the mount and Austin is in trouble!
Austin is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Swift connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Austin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swift controlling the position easily from mount.
Swift pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Austin can't escape the position.

Swift looking for a guillotine from mount but Austin is having none of it.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Austin really wants to buck Swift off and get back to his feet.
Swift landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Swift will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Austin tries for a takedown but Swift circles away easily

and Swift counters with a nice double leg into side control. Austin won't be happy with that.
Swift wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
Swift landing strikes.
Swift lands an elbow.
Austin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Austin looks to move to half guard but instead Swift has passed into mount! Damn!
Austin is trying to escape the mount.
Swift lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swift fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Austin is looking to improve his position but Swift isn't that keen on the idea.
Swift looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Austin hang on?
Swift looking to finish Austin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Austin!
Austin is bucking up trying to escape but Swift cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Austin is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swift cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Austin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swift tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Swift looking to secure an arm triangle but Austin defends it well.
Swift landing shots from mount.
Swift looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Austin covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Swift!