PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Paninii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ Paninii is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Summers
vs
Paninii

177 cm
21
162 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
155 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Summers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Paninii!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers looks to land a left hand but Paninii moved out of range nicely.
Paninii takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Summers punishes Paninii's body with a nice straight punch.
Paninii moves in looking to clinch but Summers pushes him off.
Summers swats away the attempt to clinch by Paninii.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paninii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paninii looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Paninii connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Summers misses.
Summers thuds his right hand into Paninii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paninii misses with a body shot
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Paninii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Summers scores with a leg kick.
Paninii throws a nice looking combination but Summers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Paninii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paninii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Summers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paninii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summers circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Paninii misses its intended target.
Paninii moves in looking to clinch but Summers pushes him off.
Paninii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paninii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
BJ Paninii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers moves away from the strike by Paninii.
Paninii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paninii throws a sloppy body shot
and Summers counters with a good low kick that Paninii was not able to check.
Summers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Summers slips a jab from Paninii.
Paninii misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Paninii 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii avoids the body shot from Summers.
Paninii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Summers. Summers obviously looking to wear him down.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Paninii slips under a jab.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Paninii.
Paninii swinging wildly here.
Paninii wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paninii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paninii misses with a series of wild punches.
Paninii throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
Paninii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Summers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paninii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paninii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paninii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summers circles away quickly and effectively.
Paninii throws a looping overhand right but Summers ducks down to avoid it.
Summers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
Paninii throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers ducks right into an uppercut from Paninii.
The fighters circling - Paninii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Summers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paninii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Summers stuns Paninii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Summers digs a good body shot into Paninii's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Summers, as that shot connected.
Paninii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Summers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paninii misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Summers.
Paninii misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a two punch combo.
Summers throws a head kick that half lands.
Paninii tests Summers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Summers.
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paninii tries to clinch up
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Paninii 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Summers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paninii lands a glancing blow to the side of Summers's head.
Summers throws a wild body kick that Paninii sees coming a mile off.
Paninii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Paninii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Summers momentarily.
Paninii tries to clinch
and Summers counters with an inside leg kick.
Paninii swinging wildly here.
Paninii throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurt Summers is winning the standup battle so far.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paninii slips a jab from Summers.
No joy there for Paninii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paninii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Paninii misses the jab.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurt Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paninii misses the jab.
Paninii misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick from Summers.
A jab from Paninii misses.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Paninii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paninii is looking to clinch but Summers is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Paninii misses the target.
Summers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paninii throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Summers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paninii swinging wildly here.

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.
Paninii missing with a left hand there. Summers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paninii.
Paninii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Summers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paninii looks to clinch
and Summers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paninii throws a jab but it's blocked by Summers.
Paninii misses with a double jab
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Paninii looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.
Paninii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paninii lunges at Summers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Summers's hand.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paninii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paninii misses with a few strikes there.
Paninii misses with an uppercut.
Summers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paninii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Summers misses with the combination.
Summers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paninii has time to react.
Paninii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Summers finds it's way through Paninii's defenses.
Paninii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Paninii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paninii closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Summers counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paninii misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Paninii cracks Summers with a good jab.
Paninii missing with a left hand there. Summers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Jab by Paninii.
A punch combination from Summers misses.
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paninii circles away quickly and effectively.
Paninii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
A slow jab from Paninii misses its intended target.
Paninii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a straight right hand.
Paninii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Summers throws a head kick that Paninii semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but BJ Paninii 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.

Paninii misses with a straight right.
Paninii 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.
Paninii misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a low kick, right behind Paninii 's knee.
Paninii closes the distance but Summers moves to the side
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Summers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paninii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paninii throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Paninii misses with a shot to the body
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paninii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paninii closes the distance but Summers moves to the side
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Paninii closes the distance but Summers moves to the side
and Summers counters with a series of strikes. Paninii will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paninii throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.
Paninii wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Summers misses with a hook to the body
enabling Paninii to counter with a crisp jab.
Paninii tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paninii misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Summers.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paninii.
Summers connects with a high kick.
Paninii tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers throws a right hand that Paninii ducks under and follows up with a left that Paninii also avoids with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Summers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Summers scores with a nice right hand.
Paninii misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paninii darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a nice body kick.
Summers cracks Paninii with a good jab.
Paninii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paninii throws out the jab.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Summers misses with a head kick.
Paninii throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paninii tries to clinch but Summers moves away
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.
Paninii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paninii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paninii misses with a straight left.
Paninii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers counters with a nice body kick.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paninii misses with a looping right.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Paninii moved away.
Paninii throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Paninii throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Paninii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Paninii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Summers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paninii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Summers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paninii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paninii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paninii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paninii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Summers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paninii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
Paninii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paninii misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a body kick.
Paninii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Paninii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Summers clearly takes that round.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Summers throws a right hand that Paninii ducks under and follows up with a left that Paninii also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Paninii.
Paninii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paninii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Summers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Paninii moves away and avoids it.
Paninii missing with a left hand there. Summers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paninii misses with a double jab.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Summers counters with a right hand to the body.
Paninii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers misses with a hook to the body
and Paninii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Summers.
A left lands for Paninii.
Paninii misses with a shot to the body
and Summers counters with a right hand to the body.
Summers misses with a head kick.
Paninii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Summers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Summers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Summers thumps Paninii with a low kick.

Paninii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Summers, pushing him back against the cage.
Paninii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Summers's efforts to push away.

Paninii jumps into guard, dragging Summers to the mat.
Summers won't allow Paninii to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to stand but Paninii is controlling his posture from full guard.

Paninii working for a triangle but Summers defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paninii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Summers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paninii on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Paninii trying to work for an americana but Summers has managed to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Paninii dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Summers thows a body shot but no joy.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Summers finds it's target.
Paninii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paninii throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paninii wants to clinch
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paninii tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paninii darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paninii avoids the head kick by Summers.
Paninii avoids the body shot from Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paninii misses with a few strikes there.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Paninii has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Summers.
Paninii lands a body shot.
Paninii darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
Summers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paninii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
Paninii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Summers.
Paninii lands the left hand.
Paninii needs to keep his hands up - Summers had a free shot at his head there.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paninii wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Summers misses with a double jab.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Paninii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Paninii dips to his left and cracks Summers with an uppercut!
Paninii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
Summers connects with a looping right hand.
Paninii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Paninii moves out of range easily.
Paninii thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paninii avoids the head kick by Summers.
Paninii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paninii thinking.
Paninii throws a shot from downtown. Summers moves away and avoids it.
Paninii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paninii throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Paninii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paninii wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Paninii tries to clinch up
and Summers counters with a head kick. That will keep Paninii thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paninii lands a jab to Summers's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Summers. That's going to slow Paninii down.
Summers slips a straight right by Paninii.
Paninii moves out of range of the strikes.
Paninii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
Paninii misses with a body punch
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
Summers defending well as Paninii loads up on a big left hand.
Summers thuds a left hand into Paninii's body.
Summers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paninii blocks a head kick by Summers.
Paninii avoids the head kick by Summers.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Summers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Summers!
Kurt Summers retains his lightweight title!