PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju 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?

Sumrall
vs
Rausku

185 cm
36
194 lbs
31 - 26 - 0

182 cm
36
190 lbs
20 - 32 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sumrall.
Sumrall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt - Sumrall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab lands there for Sumrall.
Sumrall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rausku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Rausku misses.
Rausku avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
We've been told by Sumrall's head coaches at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Sumrall.
A jab lands there for Sumrall.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sumrall as he jumps to the side.
Sumrall 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.

Sumrall drives through and clinches with Rausku against the cage.
Rausku is trying to pull guard but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sumrall to keep the fight standing.
Rausku tries to pull guard but Sumrall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumrall walks away with a smile on his face. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sumrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rausku shoots in looking for a takedown. Sumrall tries to sprawl out of it but Rausku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sumrall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sumrall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sumrall throws a body punch but Rausku moves out of range.
Sumrall stuffs the takedown attempt from Rausku. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Rausku tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sumrall defends well and Rausku ends up having to push Sumrall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rausku looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.

It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Rausku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumrall walks away with a smile on his face. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sumrall has Rausku up against the cage in a clinch.
Rausku can't break the clinch.
Sumrall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
Sumrall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall stands there with Rausku around his waist. Rausku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rausku is defending well for now.
Sumrall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rausku looks winded!
Sumrall presses Rausku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rausku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sumrall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sumrall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sumrall scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sumrall.
A short body shot lands from Sumrall as the two fighters clinch.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sumrall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rausku or not.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sumrall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rausku takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into Rausku's ribcage.
Sumrall scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sumrall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sumrall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rausku's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumrall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands an uppercut.
Sumrall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rausku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sumrall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall lands a knee to the body.
Rausku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Sumrall.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall lands a damaging elbow.
Sumrall prevents the takedown attempt.
Rausku takes an elbow to the temple.
Rausku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sumrall smiles and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Rausku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pat Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sumrall lands an overhand right.
Sumrall slips under a jab.
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 Arvi Rausku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sumrall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rausku.
Sumrall misses with a double jab.
Rausku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sumrall.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but Sumrall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Sumrall closes the distance and clinches.
Sumrall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rausku.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall lands a knee to the body.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rausku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sumrall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Rausku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rausku is breathing heavily.

Sumrall closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall pushes Rausku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Sumrall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.

That has opened up Arvi Rausku's cut even more.
Sumrall presses Rausku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall gets through Rausku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sumrall lands a good knee to the midsection. Rausku won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Rausku takes an elbow to the temple.
Sumrall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rausku's defenses.
Rausku is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sumrall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumrall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rausku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sumrall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sumrall scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a body punch.
Sumrall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rausku's face.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sumrall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.

The cut above Arvi Rausku's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rausku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
Sumrall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Sumrall.
Pat Sumrall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sumrall scores a nice knee to the body.
Sumrall scores with a shot to the side of Rausku's head.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into Rausku's ribcage.
Sumrall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rausku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumrall.
Sumrall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rausku looking for a takedown.
Sumrall lands a damaging elbow.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rausku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sumrall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sumrall obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Sumrall.
Sumrall with a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
Sumrall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rausku can do to turn this around?
Sumrall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Sumrall digs a right hand into Rausku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rausku's gas tank.
Sumrall lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall gets through Rausku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
Rausku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sumrall working Rausku over with knees to the body.
Sumrall presses Rausku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.

Arvi Rausku's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knees to the body from Sumrall.
Sumrall scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into Rausku's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Sumrall as the two fighters clinch.
Sumrall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sumrall lands an elbow that stopped Rausku in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumrall.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall stands there with Rausku around his waist. Rausku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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 Arvi Rausku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sumrall tries to clinch but Rausku moves out of range.

Sumrall pushes Rausku up against the cage in a clinch.
Rausku has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sumrall after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Sumrall on the inside.
Sumrall with a knee to the head.
Sumrall scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Sumrall.
Rausku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sumrall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sumrall lands with a left to the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Rausku 's eye.
Rausku jumps guard but Sumrall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rausku is trying to drag Sumrall to the mat but Sumrall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rausku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rausku prevents a body shot from Sumrall.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Rausku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rausku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sumrall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rausku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rausku backwards.
Rausku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sumrall smiles and moves away.
Sumrall scores with a head kick.
Sumrall jabs Rausku right on the nose. Rausku blinks but takes it well.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumrall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sumrall scores with a jab.
Sumrall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rausku.
Rausku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rausku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sumrall wants to stand up but Rausku is controlling him.
Rausku preventing the sweep.
Rausku connects with a couple of short punches.
Sumrall is looking to stand up but Rausku isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rausku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rausku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rausku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rausku throws an elbow that misses. Sumrall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rausku's guard. Nice move by Sumrall!
Sumrall wants to stand but Rausku has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rausku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rausku striking from his own guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rausku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sumrall defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rausku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sumrall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rausku is proving hard to escape from.

Sumrall stands up and waves to Rausku to follow him.
Sumrall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Rausku looking to score a takedown here. Sumrall is defending well but Rausku drives through and ends up in Sumrall's guard.
Rausku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sumrall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rausku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sumrall wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sumrall is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rausku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rausku working the body and head with strikes.

Rausku looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rausku fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sumrall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rausku's best efforts.
Rausku prevents Sumrall from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku passes the guard and advances to mount!
You get the feeling that Sumrall really doesn't like being in this position too much.

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 Pat Sumrall.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sumrall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Sumrall!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pat Sumrall made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.