PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Devaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Devaney
vs
Summers

175 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Devaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Summers!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Devaney.
Devaney misses with the combination.
Devaney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
Summers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danga de danga de dang - Summers scores with a four punch combination!
Summers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Summers with a hook.
Rory Devaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers throws a jab but it's blocked by Devaney.
Devaney looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Devaney.
Devaney just misses with a punch to the body.
Devaney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney takes a jab right on the kisser.

Devaney clinches up with Summers and pushes him back against the cage.

Devaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Devaney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Devaney misses with the combination.
Summers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Summers throws a series of strikes that have Devaney backpedaling.
A punch combination from Devaney misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney misses with a wild combination.
Devaney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Devaney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Devaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Summers avoids the body shot from Devaney.
Devaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Devaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
A jab from Devaney misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Devaney digs a good body shot into Summers's ribs.
Summers looks gassed!
Summers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devaney throws out the jab.
Devaney misses the jab.
Devaney throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Devaney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summers counters with a three punch combo that has Devaney backing up. Devaney nods at Summers to acknowledge the strikes.
Summers lands a jab.
Summers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers dodges the punch combination from Devaney.
Devaney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Summers connects with a crisp jab.
Summers dips to his left and cracks Devaney with an uppercut!
Summers 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.
Devaney misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers defending well as Devaney loads up on a big left hand.
Summers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Summers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Summers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Summers!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Summers. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Devaney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Summers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Devaney.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers throws a right hand that Devaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Devaney also avoids with ease.
Devaney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Summers counter with a right hand.
Summers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Devaney misses with a wild combination.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Devaney misses with a combination
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney misses the shot to the body.
Rory Devaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers with a nice cross.
Devaney lands the left hand.
Devaney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Devaney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Devaney has taken the fight to the clinch.

Devaney breaks the clinch.
Devaney throws a lazy right hand but Summers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devaney misses the body punch
and Summers counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Devaney, as that shot connected.

Summers is rocked!
No joy there for Devaney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summers is still on wobbly legs! Can Devaney finish him?
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Devaney manages to avoid it.
Devaney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Summers.
Devaney misses with an uppercut
and Devaney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Devaney swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Devaney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers misses with a double jab.

Devaney forces Summers back against the cage and clinches.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Devaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Summers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Devaney. Those never looked like landing.
Devaney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devaney throws a combination that misses
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers misses with a double jab.

Devaney gets a clinch.

Devaney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devaney throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Summers. Beautiful body shot.
Devaney has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Devaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Devaney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devaney throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.
Summers moves away from the strike by Devaney.
Summers misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Devaney dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Devaney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers keeps the fight on the outside.
Devaney wants to clinch.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devaney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Devaney misses with a hook. Summers ducked under it nicely.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Devaney misses.
Devaney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Devaney missing with a left hand there. Summers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devaney.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Devaney.
Summers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Devaney.
Devaney thows a body shot but no joy.
Devaney throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Devaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Summers.
Devaney misses with a body shot.

Devaney gets a clinch.
Summers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Devaney breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Devaney misses its intended target.
Devaney doesn't manage to clinch there - Summers circles away.
Devaney misses with a hook to the body
and Summers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Summers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing.
Summers looks to land a combination but Devaney avoids it well.
Summers throws a hook to the side of Devaney's head but Devaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devaney looks to land a left hand but Summers moved out of range nicely.
Summers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Devaney lands a left and a right that send Summers crashing to the mat, dazed. Devaney thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Devaney throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.
Devaney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Devaney lands a glancing blow to the side of Summers's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devaney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Summers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devaney circles away quickly and effectively.
Devaney jabs Summers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Devaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Devaney.
Summers fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Devaney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Devaney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Devaney!
Rory Devaney managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.