PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Robles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kieran Summers looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Robles
vs
Summers

175 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elias Robles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Summers!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers scores with a head kick. Robles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Elias Robles has been cut.
Summers misses with a double jab
and Robles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Summers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Summers defends well and Robles ends up having to push Summers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robles is looking for a takedown.
Robles tries to pull guard but Summers holds him up against the cage and eventually Robles drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elias Robles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Summers has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Robles clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Robles looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robles is in bad spot here.
Robles is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Summers looking to hold on to the position here but Robles rolls and ends up regaining guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers with a flurry of punches that miss.

Summers stands and steps away. Robles gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Summers throws a head kick that misses
and Robles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Summers darts in trying to clinch
and Robles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Summers has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Summers looks winded!
Summers looks to land a combination. Robles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robles as he avoids it easily.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch but Robles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robles swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.
Robles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Summers pinned against the cage. Summers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick
and Robles counters with a nice uppercut.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robles.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Robles swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch but Robles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Robles counter with a right hand.
Robles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robles closes the distance and clinches up with Summers, looking for a takedown. Robles pushes Summers against the cage but Summers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Summers swivels and escapes.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robles tries to clinch up but Summers circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robles throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Summers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Robles's head.
Summers avoids the body shot from Robles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Summers rushes Robles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Summers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robles blocks it with crossed arms.
Summers tries to pull guard but Robles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Summers smiles and moves away.
Robles cracks Summers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Summers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Summers. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran Summers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias Robles's cut.
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.

Summers throws a head kick but Robles moves out of range.
Robles goes for a double leg but Summers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Summers continues to drive forward.
Summers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Summers after a bit of a struggle.
Robles tries to pull guard but Summers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elias Robles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robles blocks it with crossed arms.
Summers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Summers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Summers throws a lazy head kick
and Robles counters with a straight right hand.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robles shoots in and drives through. Summers sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robles misses with a wild body shot.
Robles shoots in for a takedown but Summers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robles swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Summers.
Robles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Summers defends it nicely.
Elias Robles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers feints a jab promting Robles to slip. Summers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Robles slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Robles is rocked!
Kieran Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robles avoids the head kick by Summers.
Oh Robles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Summers misses with a combination
and Robles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robles blocks a head kick by Summers.
Robles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Summers takes the fight into the clinch.
Summers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Summers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robles tries to pull guard but Summers won't allow it.
Summers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robles takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers wants to take the fight to the mat but Robles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Robles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Summers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Summers scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Summers.
A knee to the head by Summers.
Summers connects with a knee to the head.
Summers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Summers pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Robles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kieran Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Summers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Robles moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Summers.
Summers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Summers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robles blocks a head kick by Summers.
Summers throws a head kick but Robles moves out of range.
Robles misses with a takedown attempt - Summers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Robles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Summers.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Robles moves out of range easily.
Summers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Summers.
Robles blocks a head kick by Summers.
Summers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Summers throws a head kick but Robles moves out of range.

Summers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Summers.
Summers lands a knee to the head.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kieran Summers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Summers scores with a knee to the head.
Robles fails to pull guard.
Robles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robles tries to land knees in the clinch but Summers avoids the damage to the body.
Summers controlling the action here for a moment.
Summers landing knees to the head.
Summers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Summers is pressed up against the cage. Robles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Summers down to the mat. Summers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Summers.
Summers cracks Robles with a hook to the temple - Robles is on wobbly legs here! Summers swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Robles falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Summers wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kieran Summers!