PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Summers
vs
Gracie

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q159 Rec/Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Summers.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Summers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Summers tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.

Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Summers sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is pressing down on Summers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Summers is holding on for now.
Gracie prevents Summers from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers gets full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Summers blocks nicely.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Summers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie postures up in Summers's guard and throws a big left but Summers blocks it.

Summers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Summers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

Summers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.

Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Summers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Summers in his guard.

Gracie is looking for a triangle but Summers pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Summers drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Summers off! Summers jumps back into Gracie's guard.

Gracie has his foot on Summers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Summers works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Summers postures up.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Summers kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Summers is aware though and is defending well.
Summers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Summers in close to prevent any damage.

Summers drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Summers off! Summers jumps back into Gracie's guard.

Gracie working for a triangle but Summers defends it easily.

Gracie has his foot on Summers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Summers works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Summers drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Summers off! Summers jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Summers scores with a nice body kick.
Summers looks for the body kick but Gracie saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Summers.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Summers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Summers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Summers sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gracie to the ground! Summers dives into full mount looking to finish!

Gracie is rocked!

Summers working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Summers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.

Summers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie wants to hold on but Summers pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Summers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gracie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gracie shrugs it off.

Summers has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Summers is working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie frees his head quite easily.
Gracie wants to control but Summers is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie wants to control but Summers is having none of it.
Summers trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.

Summers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Summers off and has taken his back!

Summers defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.

Gracie is persistently looking for the submission but Summers is defending it well.
Summers breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.

Gracie working for a triangle but Summers defends it easily.
Gracie is trying to keep Summers in close.

Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Summers drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Summers off! Summers jumps back into Gracie's guard.

Summers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Summers defends well.

Summers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Summers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Summers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.
Summers lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Summers throws a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Summers throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Summers. That one must have hurt.
Summers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Summers scores with a spinning back kick!
Summers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Summers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Summers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Summers enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Summers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Summers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Summers controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Summers's head.

Summers has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Summers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Summers's legs - danger averted.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Summers defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers taking shots to the head.
Summers working to try and regain half guard.
Summers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.

Gracie has hold of Summers's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Summers manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Summers is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Summers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Summers wants to get back to full guard.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Summers is defending well.
Summers is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Summers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.

Summers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Summers tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Summers is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Summers to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Summers is defending well.
Summers is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracie!