PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 5108 p4p, 25712 weight class) and Jake Summers (ranked 495 p4p, 635 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

John
vs
Summers

182 cm
18
169
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Summers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John staying out of range there.
Summers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Summers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Summers.
Summers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Summers should have avoided that one.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
John tries to clinch up
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
John wants to clinch
and Summers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Summers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Summers misses its intended target.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
John is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Summers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

John closes the distance and clinches.
Summers lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
A short body shot lands from Summers as the two fighters clinch.
Summers lands a left hand.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers misses with some punches.
John throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers just leaning against John, taking a breather.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Summers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Summers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Summers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Summers.
A short right from John.
Summers can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Summers dominated that round.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
A slow jab from Summers misses its intended target.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Summers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Summers misses.
John is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Summers slips under a jab.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John wants to clinch
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Summers keeps the fight on the outside.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Summers misses the shot to the body.
John is looking to counter the offense by Summers and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Summers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Summers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
Summers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Summers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
John tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Summers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Summers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Summers tries to get set, John tries to push him back and clinch up but Summers manages to avoid the attempt.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Summers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John cracks Summers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Summers misses with a looping left.
John takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by John.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
John tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Summers loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John moves to clinch but Summers breaks away
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Summers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from John.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
As Summers tries to get set, John tries to push him back and clinch up but Summers manages to avoid the attempt.
Summers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Summers scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Summers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Summers punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Summers throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Summers.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Summers manages to circle out of the way.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with a right hand to the body.
Summers looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Summers scores with a jab.

John drives through and clinches with Summers against the cage.
Summers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
Jake Summers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
John blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers stalling in the clinch.
John tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Jake Summers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Summers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from John.
John looking to stall.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John stalling in the clinch.
Summers blocks a body shot from John.
Jihadi John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers lands a nice shot to the body.
Summers prevents a body shot from John.
John working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John presses Summers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Summers misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Summers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Summers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Summers!