PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Last Chance by Shooting Star. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Summers
vs
Angel

163 cm
24
144 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

176 cm
24
141 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Angel!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Angel.
Angel staying out of range there.
Angel connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Angel does no damage.
Summers throws a jab but it's blocked by Angel.
Tyrell Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Summers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Summers working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Angel is avoiding damage well.
Summers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Angel is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Summers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Summers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Angel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Summers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Angel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Angel is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Summers connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Summers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Angel, who protects the arm well.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angel keeps working.
Summers works to advance to full mount. Angel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Summers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Angel's face.
Angel is looking to improve his position but Summers isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Angel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Summers looking for a guillotine from mount but Angel is having none of it.
Angel is squirming around, avoiding Summers's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Summers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Angel is looking to escape.
Summers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Angel because Summers loaded up on that one.
Angel is looking to improve his position but Summers isn't that keen on the idea.
Angel is squirming around, avoiding Summers's attempts to control the action.
Summers lands a big shot there that rocks Angel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel working to try and regain half guard.
Summers is landing with some decent strikes but Angel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice uppercut there from Summers.
Angel works Summers's body with a nice hook.
Angel scores with the left hand. Summers knows he should have avoided that one.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Summers.
Summers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Summers lands a glancing blow to the side of Angel's head.
Angel's corner calls for a 1-2. Angel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Summers blocks the low kick.
Summers throws a body punch but Angel moves out of range.
Summers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Summers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Summers.
Angel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angel.
Angel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Angel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers avoids a kick to the body.
Angel slips under a jab from Summers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Angel lands with a hook. Summers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Summers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Angel circles away.
Angel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That kick from Angel tenderised Summers's leg. Summers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Summers throws a lazy uppercut
and Angel counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Summers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Summers lands a nice shot to the body.
Angel misses with a left hand
and Summers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Angel thinking.
A jab from Summers misses.
Summers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Angel blocks the leg kick.
Summers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers misses with an uppercut. Angel saw that one coming.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angel.
Summers is looking to chop away at Angel's legs.
Angel misses with a two punch combination.
Summers throws a right and a left that Angel avoids nicely.
Angel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Angel cracks a nice hook into Summers's ribs.
Angel throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Summers shoots in looking for a takedown but Angel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Summers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Summers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Angel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Summers cracks Angel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Summers throws a good cross that connects.
Summers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Angel counters with a thumping low kick.
Summers throws a hook but Angel blocks it.
Angel is looking to score with low kicks.
Angel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Angel takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Angel swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Summers clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Summers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Angel blocks a body shot from Summers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrell Summers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Angel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Angel throws a big shot that misses.
Summers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angel.
Angel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Summers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Summers misses with a hook
and Angel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers lands with a good body shot.
Summers lands a body shot.
Angel slips a jab from Summers.
Good leg kick by Angel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Summers walks into a stiff left hand from Angel.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angel moves away.
Summers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angel can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Angel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Summers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angel.
Summers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Angel.
Summers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Summers misses the shot to the body.
Angel misses with a body punch
and Summers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angel scores with a nice right hand.
Summers swings for the body but Angel moves out of range.
Summers misses the jab.
Angel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baby Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angel cracks Summers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Summers misses with a right hand
and Angel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Angel scores with a decent looking hook.
Summers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Angels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Angel.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Angel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Summers misses.
Tyrell Summers is winning the standup battle so far.
Angel slips a straight right by Summers.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Angel stuffs the takedown attempt from Summers. Summers gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Tyrell Summers has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Angel checks a leg kick.
Angel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angel takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Angel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrell Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Angel scores with the left hand. Summers knows he should have avoided that one.
Angel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Angel throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Summers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Angel is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Summers. Angel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Angel throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Summers at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angel needs to keep his hands up - Summers had a free shot at his head there.
Summers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Angel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Summers takes a swing at Angel's ribcage but misses.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angel.
Angel lands a body shot.
Angel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Angel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing.
Angel tries to score with a low kick but Summers moves his leg out of the way.
Decent striking displayed by Angel there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Angel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

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