PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunder struck- ACDC. Summers has chosen Firestarter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thorsen
vs
Summers

201 cm
22
273 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
235 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ka-POW Clothing

Conviction
Conviction

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gundar Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Summers!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen is looking to clinch.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Thorsen moves away and avoids it.
Summers tries to clinch
and Thorsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thorsen scores with a three punch combo!
Nice cross by Thorsen.
Gundar Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen misses with a straight left.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
Summers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Summers connects with the punch.
Thorsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Summers's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Summers there.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thorsen thinking.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
A big left from Thorsen misses.
Summers misses with a hook. Thorsen ducked under it nicely.
Thorsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Summers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thorsen staying out of range there.
Thorsen throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Thorsen throws a combination that misses
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a big shot that misses.
Thorsen looks to clinch
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers throws out a loose jab but Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers misses with a hook. Thorsen ducked under it nicely.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorsen.
Summers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Summers.
A jab lands there for Thorsen.
Summers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Summers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thorsen on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
Thorsen throws a low kick but Summers avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Summers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thorsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorsen darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Summers, as that shot connected.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorsen goes for a takedown attempt but Summers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Summers looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.

Thorsen moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Thorsen's head.
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Summers misses with an elbow strike.
Thorsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Thorsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Summers managing to block the knees to the body from Thorsen.
A short right from Thorsen.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.

Thorsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Summers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thorsen moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Summers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Summers misses with an elbow strike.
Summers pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Summers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Thorsen has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Summers cracks Thorsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Thorsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thorsen throws a looping overhand right but Summers ducks down to avoid it.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Summers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thorsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers moves in looking to clinch but Thorsen pushes him off.
Thorsen misses with a leg kick
and Summers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thorsen throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen moves away from the strike by Summers.
Thorsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Thorsen misses
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorsen tests Summers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Summers misses.
Summers throws the left hand but Thorsen avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Summers.

Summers drives through and clinches with Thorsen against the cage.
Thorsen misses with a body punch.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Thorsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Summers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thorsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Summers tries a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks it.
Thorsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Thorsen stalling in the clinch.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorsen leaning against his opponent.
Thorsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Summers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
Thorsen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorsen avoids it.
Thorsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Thorsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Thorsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Summers blocks a body shot from Thorsen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thorsen.
Summers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorsen stalling in the clinch but Summers improves position.
Thorsen blocks the elbow strike.
Summers avoiding damage.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Summers is keeping busy.
Summers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Summers as Thorsen tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorsen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Summers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorsen.
Thorsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thorsen avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but Thorsen blocks with his arms.
Thorsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Summers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Thorsen breaks from the clinch.
Summers keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorsen.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gundar Thorsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Summers. Summers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Summers avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a leg kick but Thorsen checks it.
A left lands for Summers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Thorsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Thorsen misses.
Summers blocks a jab.
Thorsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorsen lands with a hook. Summers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thorsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorsen slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brett Summers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Thorsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thorsen wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with an inside leg kick.
Thorsen lands an overhand right.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a one-two to the body.
Thorsen tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Thorsen wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorsen tries to move into range but Summers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Summers throws a wild body kick that Thorsen sees coming a mile off.
Thorsen throws a leg kick which misses Summers's front leg but catches the back leg as Summers tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Thorsen misses with a straight right.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a left and a right that stings Thorsen.
A punch combination from Thorsen misses.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Thorsen throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gundar Thorsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorsen throws a solid leg kick but Summers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thorsen.
Summers tries to bum rush Thorsen with a series of wild strikes but Thorsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Summers scores with a jab. Thorsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thorsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thorsen misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a hook.
Thorsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorsen throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
Summers slips a jab from Thorsen.
Summers misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Summers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorsen staying out of range there.
Thorsen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorsen.
Summers digs a good body shot into Thorsen's ribs.
Thorsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a nice shot that snaps Thorsen's head back.
Thorsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers slips a jab from Thorsen.
Summers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorsen.
Thorsen tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Thorsen.
Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers counters with a one-two to the body.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summers throws a right and a left that Thorsen avoids nicely.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Summers.
Thorsen moves away from the strike by Summers.
Summers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorsen on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Thorsen.
Thorsen misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thorsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Summers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Summers lands with a straight right. Thorsen didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Summers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Summers 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Gundar Thorsen!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Gundar Thorsen!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gundar Thorsen!

Gundar Thorsen wins by unanimous decision!