PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 2634 p4p, 315 weight class) and Alan Moore (ranked 3278 p4p, 369 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Swanson
vs
Moore

183 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

182 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

VanDam Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Moore!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson misses with a hook
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore lands an overhand right.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moore's sensitive parts.
Moore misses with a body punch
and Swanson counters with a low kick, right behind Moore 's knee.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson lands a leg kick that knocks Moore off balance momentarily.
Moore connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moore.
Swanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That kick from Swanson tenderised Moore's leg. Moore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Swanson blocks a leg kick.
Moore moves out of range as Swanson strikes.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Moore moved away.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Swanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swanson.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Moore off the cage and back into range.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Swanson off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore tries to move into range but Swanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Swanson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Swanson.
Swanson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Moore counters with a one-two to the body.
Swanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson lands a high kick!
Moore with a hook.
Swanson lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Nice cross by Swanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Moore.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a solid body kick.
We've been informed that Moore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Swanson lands a front kick.
Swanson lands a nice looking body kick.
Swanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swanson misses with the body kick
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson tries to work over Moore's front leg with a kick but Moore checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Moore's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore scores with a push kick.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Moore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Swanson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swanson throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swanson swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benedicte Swanson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Swanson throws a lazy body kick
and Moore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Swanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benedicte Swanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
Swanson throws a combination that misses
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
Moore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Moore checks it.
Moore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Moore avoids it.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Swanson connects with a jab.
Swanson throws out a leg kick but Moore moves out of range and Swanson only half commits.
Moore follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Swanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moore tries to work over Swanson's front leg with a kick but Swanson checks it.
Moore thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Moore takes one on the button.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Swanson tries to work over Moore's front leg with a kick but Moore checks it.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Swanson misses
and Moore counters with a solid body kick.
Swanson lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Swanson
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Swanson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Swanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swanson takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looks to throw a body kick
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Swanson settles back down.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Moore avoids it.
Moore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swanson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Swanson throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson misses the jab.
Moore looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Swanson throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swanson.
Swanson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Swanson cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
Swanson fakes the leg kick and cracks Moore in the body.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Swanson backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Swanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moore is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alan Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Swanson tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Swanson misses the body punch
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moore checks a leg kick.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore throws the left hand but Swanson avoids the punch easily.
Swanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
And Swanson counters with a quick kick to the body but Moore blocks it.
Swanson pushes Moore away with a front kick.
A solid body kick from Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Moore.
Swanson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Moore avoids it.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swanson looks to throw a body kick
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Swanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swanson lands with a right hand.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Moore counters with a thumping low kick.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swanson's knee momentarily.
Moore connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore throws a leg kick but Swanson moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Swanson tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Swanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Swanson misses with a leg kick.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Moore counters with a body kick that stops Swanson in his tracks momentarily.
Moore avoids the head kick by Swanson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Swanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moore checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Swanson.
Moore has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Swanson.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
Swanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Swanson is looking to chop away at Moore's legs.
Swanson lands with an overhand left.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Swanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Swanson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swanson connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the body from Swanson misses
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alan Moore.
I think Moore 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alan Moore!
Alan Moore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.