PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novo Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Summers
vs
Magalhaes

177 cm
19
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Novo Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes misses with a wild body shot.
Summers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Summers tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Magalhaes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magalhaes avoids it.
Summers stalls.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Summers obliges.
Summers digs a right hand underneath Magalhaes's ribcage. Magalhaes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Summers has Magalhaes pressed against the cage, preventing Magalhaes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Summers stalling.

Summers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magalhaes misses with a head kick.
Magalhaes just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Magalhaes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magalhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magalhaes takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Magalhaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Novo Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magalhaes misses the shot to the body.
Summers fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magalhaes. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magalhaes. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Summers is looking to clinch.
Magalhaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers pushes Magalhaes away with a front kick.

That's two 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.
Magalhaes just misses with a punch to the body.
Magalhaes throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Magalhaes throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Magalhaes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Summers rather than just go for the knockout.

Magalhaes tries to keep at a distance but Summers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Summers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magalhaes up against the cage.
Summers gets through Magalhaes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magalhaes tries to break free but Summers pushes him back against the cage.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.
Magalhaes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Summers is leaning against Magalhaes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Summers looking to throw knees to the head but Magalhaes is blocking nicely.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Summers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Summers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
A short right from Summers.
Magalhaes avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Magalhaes is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers is stalling here.

Summers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Magalhaes.
Summers misses with a double jab.
Summers blocks a head kick by Magalhaes.

Summers darts in and clinches Magalhaes up against the cage.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Summers scores a nice knee to the body.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Magalhaes avoids the damage to the body.

Summers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Summers throws a head kick that Magalhaes semi-blocks.
Summers lands a glancing blow to the side of Magalhaes's head.
Magalhaes takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Magalhaes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Summers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magalhaes.
Magalhaes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Magalhaes.
Summers tries to clinch but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Summers tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers throws a body punch but Magalhaes moves out of range.
Summers throws a right and a left that Magalhaes avoids nicely.
Magalhaes throws a push kick but Summers slaps the foot to one side.
Magalhaes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Magalhaes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Magalhaes tries to keep at a distance but Summers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magalhaes is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Summers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Magalhaes.
Kurt Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers scores with a head kick.
Summers works Magalhaes's body with a nice hook.
Summers tries to clinch there but Magalhaes circles away.
Summers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.

Summers closes the distance and pushes Magalhaes back into the cage.
Summers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Summers seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Summers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Magalhaes tries to circle away but Summers has him pinned against the cage.
Summers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers lands an elbow just above Magalhaes 's eye.
Magalhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Summers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Magalhaes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magalhaes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Summers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Summers tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Magalhaes with a nice cross.
Magalhaes throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Magalhaes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Magalhaes works Summers's body with a nice hook.
Magalhaes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Summers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Magalhaes really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Magalhaes.
Decent striking displayed by Summers there.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magalhaes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magalhaes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magalhaes throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
Magalhaes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers scores with a head kick.
Magalhaes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Summers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magalhaes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Summers.
Magalhaes walks into a stiff left hand from Summers.
Magalhaes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Magalhaes misses with a body punch
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Magalhaes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.

Summers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Summers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Summers.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magalhaes as Summers tries to tie him up.
Summers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Summers.
Summers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Summers tries a knee to the head but Magalhaes blocks it.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magalhaes's efforts to push away.
Summers lands a nice elbow.
Summers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Summers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Magalhaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magalhaes's efforts to push away.
Summers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Summers.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Magalhaes takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Novo Magalhaes has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Summers.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Magalhaes tries to break free but Summers pushes him back against the cage.

Summers manages to break the clinch.
Summers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Summers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magalhaes will feel that in the morning.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Summers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Novo Magalhaes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Magalhaes throws a left and a right that both miss

and Summers counters by clinching up.
Magalhaes blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Summers connects with a knee to the head.
Summers throws an elbow that misses.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch but Summers keeps him there for the moment.
Magalhaes tries to break the clinch but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Summers stalling the fight.
Magalhaes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Summers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Summers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Summers has Magalhaes pushed against the cage.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magalhaes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magalhaes is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Summers manages to break the clinch.
Magalhaes with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Summers tries to clinch but Magalhaes is having none of it.
A combination from Summers does no damage.
Magalhaes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Summers.
A head kick from Summers lands but Magalhaes takes it in his stride.
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Summers doesn't manage to clinch there - Magalhaes circles away.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magalhaes throws a body kick that misses.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Novo Magalhaes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries to clinch there but Magalhaes circles away.
Magalhaes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magalhaes misses with a body shot.
Magalhaes misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a three punch combo that has Magalhaes backing up. Magalhaes nods at Summers to acknowledge the strikes.
Summers slips a straight right by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Summers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Summers scores with a nice body kick.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magalhaes.
Magalhaes wants to land a leg kick but Summers is out of range.
Magalhaes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Summers instigates a clinch.
Magalhaes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Magalhaes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Summers has Magalhaes pressed against the cage, preventing Magalhaes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Summers breaks from the clinch.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magalhaes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Summers tries to clinch but Magalhaes is having none of it.

Summers pushes Magalhaes up against the cage in a clinch.
Magalhaes managing to block the knees to the body from Summers.
Summers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Summers breaks from the clinch.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes throws a lazy body kick

and Summers counters by moving into the clinch.
Magalhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Kurt Summers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Summers.
Summers lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Summers as the two fighters clinch.
Magalhaes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magalhaes blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Summers.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Magalhaes's head.
Summers lands an elbow just above Magalhaes 's eye.
Summers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magalhaes's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Magalhaes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Summers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magalhaes misses with the head strike.
Magalhaes wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Magalhaes tries to circle away but Summers has him pinned against the cage.
Magalhaes can't break the clinch.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Magalhaes can't break the clinch.
Summers digs a right hand underneath Magalhaes's ribcage. Magalhaes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Summers.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Summers for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Magalhaes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Summers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

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