PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilad Shalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shalit has chosen MC Sapinho - Gilad Shalit as his entrance music. Gilad Shalit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sumner
vs
Shalit

187 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omar Sumner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilad Shalit!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shalit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sumner thinking.
Nice straight punches there by Shalit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shalit.
Sumner wants to clinch up but Shalit keeps it at a distance.
Sumner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shalit throws out the jab.
Shalit throws a body punch but Sumner moves out of range.
Sumner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** in the buildup to the fight.
Sumner blocks a jab.
Sumner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shalit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumner.
Sumner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shalit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sumner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sumner wants to clinch
and Shalit counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumner tries to clinch
and Shalit counters with a straight right hand.
Sumner moves in looking to clinch but Shalit pushes him off.
Sumner tries to clinch but Shalit moves away
and Shalit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shalit throws a right and a left that Sumner avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shalit lands a jab to the nose.
Sumner wants to clinch but Shalit slips to the side
and Shalit counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Sumner drives through and clinches with Shalit against the cage.
Shalit tries to break the clinch but Sumner is controlling the position.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
Shalit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shalit blocks a body shot from Sumner.
Shalit blocking some punches.
Shalit tries to break the clinch but Sumner is controlling the position.
Shalit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Sumner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shalit's efforts to push away.
Shalit can't break the clinch.
Sumner tries to work over Shalit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumner scores with a shoulder strike.

Shalit manages to break the clinch.
Sumner moves in looking to clinch but Shalit pushes him off.
Sumner tries to clinch but Shalit is having none of it.
Shalit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumner.

Shalit gets tackled into the cage by Sumner. Sumner maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shalit blocks an uppercut.
Sumner scores with a hook to the body.
Sumner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shalit's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner wants to stall.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Shalit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumner lands with a short shot to the head.
Sumner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Shalit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sumner.
Sumner misses with some punches.

Shalit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Shalit misses.

Sumner rushes Shalit and presses him up against the cage.
Sumner misses with a body punch.
Sumner struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalit controls his hands.
Shalit manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shalit just leaning against Sumner, taking a breather.
Sumner misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sumner on the inside.
Sumner has Shalit pressed against the cage, preventing Shalit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sumner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sumner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sumner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shalit looks winded!
Shalit blocks a body shot from Sumner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Sumner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shalit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sumner closes the distance but Shalit moves to the side
and Shalit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sumner thinking.
Sumner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shalit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sumner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sumner tries to clinch but Shalit moves away
and Shalit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sumner fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shalit! But no joy.

Sumner closes the distance and clinches.
Shalit has had enough of the clinch but Sumner keeps him there for the moment.
Shalit wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumner won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Sumner on the inside.
Sumner pushes Shalit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sumner.
Sumner throws a punch but it's blocked by Shalit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
Sumner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shalit can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit prevents a body shot from Sumner.
Omar Sumner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shalit is trying to break the clinch but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner has Shalit pressed against the cage, preventing Shalit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shalit blocks an uppercut.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Sumner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalit.
Sumner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shalit is trying to force a seperation but Sumner has the dominant position.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shalit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumner's elbow.
Shalit tries to break free but Sumner pushes him back against the cage.
Sumner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Shalit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sumner doesn't manage to clinch there - Shalit circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumner tries to clinch there but Shalit circles away.
Shalit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omar Sumner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalit thuds his right hand into Sumner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumner.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.

Shalit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalit. Sumner does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sumner rushes Shalit and presses him up against the cage.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit tries to break free but Sumner pushes him back against the cage.
Sumner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumner working aggressively here.
Shalit prevents a body shot from Sumner.
Shalit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sumner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sumner stalling.
Sumner lands a body punch.
Shalit working hard to break the clinch.

Shalit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sumner moves to clinch but Shalit breaks away
and Shalit counters with a straight right hand.
Sumner tries to clinch up.
Shalit lands a glancing blow to the side of Sumner's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shalit cracks Sumner with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sumner moves into the clinch.
Shalit throws a head punch that misses.
Shalit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shalit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalit wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumner won't allow it.
Shalit tries to break the clinch but Sumner is controlling the position.
Shalit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shalit tries to break the clinch but Sumner is controlling the position.
Shalit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Sumner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumner.
Shalit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Sumner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shalit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sumner closes the distance and clinches.
Shalit tries to circle away but Sumner has him pinned against the cage.
Sumner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
Shalit tries a body shot but Sumner blocks it.
Sumner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumner just leaning against Shalit, taking a breather.
Sumner taking a breather.
Sumner misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sumner.
Sumner is working Shalit over against the cage.

Shalit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sumner blocks a jab.

Sumner closes the distance and clinches.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shalit is looking to break free of the clinch but Sumner has double underhooks.
Sumner avoiding damage.
Shalit is trying to break the clinch but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
Sumner lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumner.
Sumner lands with a right to the head.
Sumner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shalit's efforts to push away.
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shalit tries to circle away but Sumner has him pinned against the cage.
Shalit has Sumner pushed against the cage.
Sumner gets through Shalit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shalit tries to circle away but Sumner has him pinned against the cage.
Shalit blocking some punches.
Sumner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shalit is struggling to control the position.
Sumner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Sumner on the inside.
Sumner stalling against the cage.
Sumner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.

Shalit is rocked!
Sumner tries to work over Shalit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shalit is still on wobbly legs! Can Sumner finish him?
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
Shalit wants to break free but Sumner has control.
Shalit seems to have recovered his senses.
Sumner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shalit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shalit is trying to push Sumner away but Sumner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sumner lands a left hand.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Omar Sumner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sumner drops Shalit onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shalit is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumner can't find room to land a body shot as Shalit controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumner has Shalit pressed against the cage, preventing Shalit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sumner lands a right hand.
Shalit blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Shalit misses with the head strike.
Shalit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
Shalit working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Sumner keeps control of Shalit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sumner.
Sumner scores with a shoulder strike.
Sumner has Shalit pressed against the cage, preventing Shalit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gilad Shalit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shalit misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Sumner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sumner, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Sumner!
Gilad Shalit spoke after the fight, saying 'You know, shit happens, he was the better man tonight and I couldn't impose my gameplan. I train like a champion, fight like a champion and I lose like a champion. I'll come back stronger.'.