PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Kivel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cyril Kivel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cyril Kivel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kivel
vs
Summers

188 cm
23
188 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Kivel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivel fails to land with a series of punches.
Kivel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Scott Summers has been cut.
Kivel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kivel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Kivel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers throws a jab when Kivel was well out of range.
Kivel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Summers is rocked!
Kivel throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Summers is still on wobbly legs! Can Kivel finish him?
Kivel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kivel.
Kivel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kivel fails to land with a series of punches.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.

Summers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kivel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivel keeping full guard, as Summers tries to pass.
Kivel is looking to stand up but Summers isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kivel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers is pushing down on Kivel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kivel is fighting to maintain full guard but Summers has managed to sneak the leg through.

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.
Summers passes to side control.
Summers trying to control the position but Kivel is working away.

Summers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers trying to control the action but Kivel is working from the bottom.

Summers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Summers prevents Kivel from escaping the position.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kivel keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kivel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cyril Kivel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Summers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Summers dodges the punch combination from Kivel.
Kivel scores with a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kivel moves out of range as Summers strikes.
Summers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kivel tries to bum rush Summers with a series of wild strikes but Summers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kivel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Kivel tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Summers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kivel was well out of range. Poor timing from Summers.
Summers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kivel misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers throws the left hand but Kivel avoids the punch easily.
Kivel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kivel.
Kivel misses with a low kick.
Summers ducks right into an uppercut from Kivel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers takes a swing at Kivel's ribcage but misses.
Cyril Kivel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kivel defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand.
Kivel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Summers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kivel connects with a right hand. Summers shakes it off.
Summers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kivel checks it well.
A jab from Summers misses.
Kivel tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kivel but Kivel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Summers takes a swing at Kivel's ribcage but misses.
Kivel misses with a wild combination.
Kivel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Summers scores with a jab.

It looks like Cyril Kivel has been cut.
Summers moves out of range of the leg kick from Kivel.
Kivel misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivel fails to land with a series of punches.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kivel.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kivel as he jumps to the side.
Cyril Kivel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Summers.
Summers cracks Kivel with a good jab.
Summers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kivel avoids it really well and circles away.
Kivel takes one on the button.
Cyril Kivel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers checks a low kick from Kivel.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kivel is just out of range.
A punch combination from Kivel misses.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Kivel.
Nice body punch from Summers.
Summers misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kivel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Summers.
Summers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Summers tries to land a leg kick but Kivel saw it coming and moves away.
Kivel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kivel feints a jab promting Summers to slip. Kivel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Summers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cyril Kivel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kivel misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
Kivel wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Kivel. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivel misses with a looping left.
Summers connects with a body shot.
Summers throws a leg kick but Kivel moved away.
Summers stuns Kivel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Summers connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Kivel misses.
Kivel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers connects with a body shot.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kivel misses the jab.
Kivel misses with a double jab
and Summers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kivel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kivel throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kivel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Summers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Kivel does no damage.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Kivel moves away and avoids it.
Kivel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers misses with a looping left.
Kivel loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Kivel lands with a right hand.
Kivel tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Kivel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers looks to land a right hand but Kivel moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kivel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Kivel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kivel ducks under a wild hook from Summers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kivel slips a straight right by Summers.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kivel.
A jab from Summers misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivel lands a jab-cross combination.
Kivel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Scott Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Summers's corner calls for a 1-2. Summers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Summers digs a good body shot into Kivel's ribs.
Summers cracks Kivel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Summers scores with a nice right hand.
Kivel misses with the combination.

Summers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Summers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivel scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Summers manages to mount him!
Summers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Summers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Summers tries to control but Kivel wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

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