PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes into the arena with Meatloaf: In The Land Of The Pigs blaring out of the sound system. Smith has chosen Redman - Da goodness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Summers
vs
Smith

178 cm
26
171 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

187 cm
34
175 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160
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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Summers takes a jab right on the kisser.

Summers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith is pulling down on Summers's head to control his posture.
Summers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Summers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Summers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Summers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Summers works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith regains half guard.
Summers tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Summers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is looking to control Summers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Summers is stalling here. Smith is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Summers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smith has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Summers looking for a sweep but Smith has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Summers is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith trying to control but Summers is having none of it.
Summers is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to ground and pound but Summers is blocking nicely.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Summers is looking to escape.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Summers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Summers wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Summers bucks and avoids them well.
Smith tries to control but Summers wriggling away.
Summers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith looking to control but Summers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking to control but Summers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Summers tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Summers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith wants to take a breather but Summers is having none of it.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Summers is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Summers is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Smith is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Summers still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Summers has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Summers working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith misses with a two punch combination.

Smith gets caught napping as Summers dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Summers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Summers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Summers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith parries the strikes from Summers easily there. Summers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Summers grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Summers sits in half guard.
Summers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is pressing down on Summers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
Summers is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Summers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Smith looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Summers has picked Smith up and slammed him! Smith can't keep hold of the triangle and Summers manages to pass to side control!
Check out the look on Summers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Summers working the head with strikes.
Summers wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Summers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Summers off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers trying to control the position but Smith manages to sink in the hooks.
Smith is hanging on to Summers's back as he tries to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers breaks Smith's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Smith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Summers uses it to pass to side control.
Summers misses with the ground and pound.
Summers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smith to see if he's OK.
Summers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Summers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Summers connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Summers grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Summers scoring with punches from side control.

Smith sneaks out the side door and pushes Summers away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Summers scores with a jab.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Summers's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Summers - just one landing.
Summers misses with a few strikes there.

Summers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Summers landing with the ground and pound.
Dylan Summers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Summers defends well.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Summers slips an elbow through the middle.
Summers is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Summers postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Summers works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Summers wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Summers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith has his hands on Summers's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Summers dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Summers. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with a low kick as Summers jumps back.

Smith clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Summers tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Summers wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Summers blocks the elbow strike.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.

Summers has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smith is trying to keep an underhook but Summers manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Summers is working for a submission of some sort.
Summers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Summers.
Summers is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Summers with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Summers looking to pass the guard.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Summers manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Summers looking to control.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Summers swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Summers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith wants to slow Summers down by chopping away at his legs.
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers scores with a nice right hand.
Summers misses with a hook.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Summers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Summers is out of range.
Summers tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Smith takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.

Summers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Summers landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Summers winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Summers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Summers stalling.
Summers working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Summers.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Summers!
Dylan Summers decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.