PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miro Antauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Last Chance by Shooting Star. Antauro has chosen Party Rock Anthem as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Summers
vs
Antauro

163 cm
24
144 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

168 cm
22
143 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miro Antauro!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antauro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Summers shoots in looking for a takedown. Antauro tries to sprawl out of it but Summers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Antauro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Summers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antauro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tyrell Summers has been cut.
Summers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Antauro lands a glancing blow to the side of Summers's head.
Summers misses with an uppercut
and Antauro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Antauro throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
Summers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antauro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Antauro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Summers misses with a hook.
Antauro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Antauro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Summers throws a push kick but Antauro slaps the foot to one side.
Antauro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Summers is out of range.
Antauro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Summers lunges at Antauro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antauro's hand.
Antauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antauro scores with a head kick. Summers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Summers misses with a shot to the body
and Antauro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Summers misses with a body shot.
Antauro moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Antauro as he checks the leg kick.
Antauro scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antauro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Summers momentarily.
Antauro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Antauro throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Antauro blocks the low kick.
Summers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antauro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers slips a jab from Antauro.
Miro Antauro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antauro takes one on the button.
Summers lands a jab to Antauro's midsection.
Antauro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Summers throws out the jab.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Antauro is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro thows a body shot but no joy.
Antauro throws a head kick but Summers moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Summers misses
enabling Antauro to counter with a crisp jab.
Antauro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Summers.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Summers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Antauros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Antauro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Summers swings for the body but Antauro moves out of range.
Summers throws a body punch but Antauro moves out of range.
Summers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Antauro.
Summers throws a body punch but Antauro moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Summers needs to keep his hands up - Antauro had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers misses with a looping right.
Summers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Summers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Summers throws a sloppy body shot
and Antauro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Antauro is looking to slow Summers down with leg kicks.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antauro.
Summers avoids the head kick by Antauro.

Antauro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Summers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Summers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Antauro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Summers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Antauro jabs Summers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Antauro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Antauro scores with a hook to the body. Summers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antauro misses with a leg kick.
Summers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miro Antauro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antauro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antauro works the jab nicely.
Summers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Summers takes a swing at Antauro's ribcage but misses.
Summers misses with a body shot
and Antauro counters with an outside leg kick.
Summers thows a body shot but no joy.
Antauro tests Summers's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antauro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Antauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antauro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Antauro misses with a body kick.
Antauro thuds his right hand into Summers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horrible takedown by Summers or perhaps it was just good defense by Antauro which made him look bad.
Summers defending well as Antauro loads up on a big left hand.
Summers is looking to wear down Antauro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Summers missing with a left hand there. Antauro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Summers moves out of range as Antauro strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antauro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antauro manages to avoid it.
Antauro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Antauro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Summers misses with a right hand
and Antauro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Summers thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antauro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Summers misses.
Antauro misses with a body shot.
Antauro looks for the body kick but Summers saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antauro punishes Summers's body with a nice straight punch.
Summers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antauro checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro connects with a body shot that sends Summers's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antauro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Antauro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Antauro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antauro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antauro throws a leg kick but Summers checks it.
Antauro fakes the leg kick and cracks Summers in the body.
Summers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antauro.
Antauro pushes Summers away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Antauro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Antauro punishes Summers's body with a nice straight punch.
Antauro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Summers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antauro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Summers.
Summers throws a right hand that Antauro ducks under and follows up with a left that Antauro also avoids with ease.
Summers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antauro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Antauro lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antauro lands a leg kick that knocks Summers off balance momentarily.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antauro moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Antauro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Summers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Summers throws a jab when Antauro was well out of range.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antauro.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Antauro - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Antauro tenderised Summers's leg. Summers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Antauro lands a slapping body shot.
Antauro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers slips a jab from Antauro.
Antauro misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antauro misses with a body shot
and Summers counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers throws a series of punches but Antauro avoids them all with ease.
Antauro digs a good body shot into Summers's ribs.
Summers sizes up Antauro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Antauro looks for the body kick but Summers saw that one coming.
Summers slips under a jab from Antauro.
Antauro works the jab nicely.
Antauro slips a jab from Summers.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antauro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.
Antauro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Antauro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Antauro misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Antauro is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Antauro.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Summers dips to his left and cracks Antauro with an uppercut!
Miro Antauro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Summers misses with an uppercut
and Antauro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Antauro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers misses with a body shot.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrell Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antauro looks for the body kick but Summers saw that one coming.
Antauro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Antauro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Antauro scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antauro can pounce on him.
Summers looks to land a right hand but Antauro moved out of range.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Antauro misses with a low kick.
Antauro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyrell Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antauro jabs at Summers's body.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antauro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antauro slaps away a takedown attempt from Summers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antauro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Summers at a distance.
Summers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Summers misses with a right hand
and Antauro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Antauro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Summers on the side of the head.
Summers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Antauro.
Summers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers misses with a lunging right hand
and Antauro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Antauro - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers digs a good hook to Antauro's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antauro scores with a leg kick.
Antauro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miro Antauro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Antauro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Antauro!
Miro Antauro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.