PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biot Savart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savart has chosen Alice in Chains - Check My Brain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sumrall
vs
Savart

185 cm
28
194 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

186 cm
30
198 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Biot Savart!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Savart.
A lazy left from Sumrall finds it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Sumrall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savart, pushing him back against the cage.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it misses.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
Sumrall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savart blocks it with crossed arms.
Sumrall lands a body punch.
Sumrall trying to land knees to the body.
Sumrall trying to land knees to the body.
Sumrall avoiding damage as Savart throws knees to the body.
Sumrall takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Pat Sumrall has been cut.
Savart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumrall throws an elbow but misses.

Savart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall avoids the head kick by Savart.
Savart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sumrall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savart throws a sloppy head kick and Sumrall moves out of range easily.
Savart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sumrall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall scores with a one two! Savart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sumrall lands with a slapping head kick.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savart scores with a head kick. Sumrall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sumrall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savart avoids a kick to the body.
Sumrall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Sumrall clinches up with Savart and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sumrall.
Savart looks gassed!
Savart blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sumrall prevents a body shot from Savart.
Sumrall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savart working hard to break the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumrall lands an uppercut.
Sumrall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Savart pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Savart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sumrall.
Savart blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Sumrall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savart backwards.

Sumrall breaks from the clinch.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savart throws a sloppy head kick and Sumrall moves out of range easily.
Sumrall cracks Savart with an open hand slap.
Savart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sumrall is looking to slow Savart down with leg kicks.
Sumrall fakes the leg kick and cracks Savart in the body.
Sumrall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sumrall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sumrall scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sumrall. Savart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sumrall dips to his left and cracks Savart with an uppercut!
Savart avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
Savart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sumrall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sumrall. Sumrall obviously looking to wear him down.
Sumrall scores with a sloppy right hand. Savart should have avoided that one.
Savart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savart. Sumrall does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Sumrall. Beautiful body shot.
Sumrall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sumrall gets a clinch.
Sumrall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sumrall lands a body punch.
Sumrall lands a shoulder strike.
Savart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sumrall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savart takes a shot to the head.
Savart blocks the elbow strike.
Savart blocks an elbow strike from Sumrall.
Savart takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall tries to land knees in the clinch but Savart avoids the damage to the body.
Savart missing with knees to the body.
Savart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall scores with a shoulder strike.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Savart misses with the head strike.
Sumrall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savart backwards.
Savart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savart avoids it.
Savart scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumrall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Sumrall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Savart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sumrall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice straight punches there by Sumrall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sumrall.
Savart misses with the combination.
Sumrall tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Sumrall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
That's time! Sumrall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sumrall throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Savart.
Pat Sumrall is winning the standup battle so far.
Sumrall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sumrall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Savart.
The fighters circling - Savart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sumrall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savart.
Savart tries to clinch but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall throws a jab when Savart was well out of range.
Savart throws a body punch but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall lands a jab to the nose.
Savart throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Savart.
Savart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sumrall.
Savart is breathing heavily.
Savart misses with a hook.
Sumrall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sumrall.
Sumrall stuns Savart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Biot Savart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Sumrall.
A left lands for Sumrall.
A head kick misses from Savart.
Nice body punch from Sumrall.
Sumrall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sumrall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sumrall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sumrall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savart can do to turn this around?
Savart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sumrall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sumrall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumrall moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Savart tries a head kick but it misses.
Savart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Savart as he checks the leg kick.
Savart throws a head kick that misses.
Sumrall scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sumrall throws a sloppy head kick and Savart moves out of range easily.
Sumrall lands a right hook to the body.
Sumrall looks to land a combination but Savart avoids it well.
Savart moves in looking to clinch but Sumrall pushes him off.
Savart keeps the fight on the outside.
Sumrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sumrall is looking to slow Savart down with leg kicks.
Savart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savart tries to move into range but Sumrall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Sumrall.
Sumrall scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Sumrall.
Sumrall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sumrall.
Sumrall tests Savart's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sumrall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Savart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Savart misses.
Sumrall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sumrall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Savart throws a head kick that misses.
Sumrall 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.

Sumrall moves into range and clinches up with Savart.
Savart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Savart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Savart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Savart tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Sumrall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sumrall landing knees to the head.
Savart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Sumrall on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside that Savart shrugs off.
Savart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sumrall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sumrall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sumrall scores with a shoulder strike.
Savart avoids the elbow strike from Sumrall, against the cage.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Pat Sumrall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumrall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savart's brow.
Sumrall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sumrall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savart throws an elbow that misses.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Savart.
Sumrall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Sumrall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
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!

Savart has managed to clinch.
Savart has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Savart.
Knees to the body from Savart.
Savart is trying to force a seperation but Sumrall has the dominant position.

Sumrall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Savart.
A punch lands to the side of Sumrall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Savart blocks a head kick by Sumrall.
Sumrall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savart moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savart. That's going to slow Sumrall down.
Sumrall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savart in his tracks.
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!
Sumrall wants to clinch up but Savart keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sumrall connects with a solid leg kick.
Savart misses with a body kick.
Savart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sumrall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savart feints and then cracks Sumrall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sumrall down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savart counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sumrall. Savart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savart connects with a high kick.
Savart blocks a low kick nicely.
Sumrall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Savart swats away the attempt to clinch by Sumrall.
Sumrall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Savart's calf.
Sumrall connects with a right hand. Savart shakes it off.
Sumrall misses with a body shot.
Sumrall throws a sloppy head kick and Savart moves out of range easily.
Savart lands a jab to Sumrall's midsection.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sumrall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Savart has time to react.

Savart gets tackled into the cage by Sumrall. Sumrall maintains the clinch.
Savart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savart.
Savart managing to block the knees to the body from Sumrall.
Sumrall scores with a shoulder strike.
Sumrall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumrall presses Savart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall throws a head punch that misses.
Sumrall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savart pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sumrall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sumrall as Savart tries to tie him up.
Sumrall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savart misses with an elbow over the top.
Sumrall tries to land knees in the clinch but Savart avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sumrall.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Savart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savart wants to break free but Sumrall has control.
Sumrall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savart or not.
Savart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sumrall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sumrall is defending well for now.
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumrall throws an elbow but misses.
Savart tries to land knees in the clinch but Sumrall avoids the damage to the body.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savart is defending well for now.
Sumrall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savart avoids the elbow strike from Sumrall, against the cage.
Savart avoids the elbow strike from Sumrall, against the cage.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
Savart connects with a knee to the head.
Biot Savart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savart scores a nice knee to the body.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumrall throws an elbow but misses.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savart managing to block the knees to the body from Sumrall.

Savart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall moves out of range as Savart strikes.
Savart throws a right hand that Sumrall ducks under and follows up with a left that Sumrall also avoids with ease.
Savart misses with a head kick.
Savart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Biot Savart.
Well Sumrall 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!

Pat Sumrall wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pat Sumrall thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).