PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Bowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Bowles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Summers
vs
Bowles

180 cm
26
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Bowles!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Summers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bowles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowles is keeping the position for now.
Summers preventing the sweep.
Summers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bowles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Summers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Summers
enabling Bowles to counter with a crisp jab.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Bowles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bowles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Summers darts in and clinches Bowles up against the cage.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowles avoids it.
Bowles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bowles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kieran Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Bowles.
Summers is pressed up against the cage. Bowles 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.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.

Bowles has Summers up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowles fails to pull guard.

Summers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers won't allow Bowles to sweep him here.
Bowles pulls Summers in close to his closed guard and prevents Summers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Summers trying to control but Bowles is working from the bottom.
Summers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Summers postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Summers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crunch! Summers slams his shin into Bowles's torso.

Summers forces Bowles back against the cage and clinches.
Bowles wants a takedown.
Summers missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowles managing to block the knees to the body from Summers.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Summers won't allow it.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowles avoids the damage to the body.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Bowles jumps guard but Summers stands there with Bowles around his waist. Bowles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowles fails to pull guard.
Bowles wants to take the fight to the mat but Summers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Bowles avoids a wild elbow strike from Summers.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Bowles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Summers scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Summers.
Bowles looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Summers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bowles or not.
Summers throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran Summers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Summers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Summers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Summers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Summers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowles.
Summers working Bowles over with knees to the body.
Summers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowles.
Bowles avoids a wild elbow strike from Summers.
Summers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Summers lands a knee to the body.
Summers scores a nice knee to the body.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kieran Summers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Summers scores with a knee to the head.
Bowles is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Summers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers just leaning against Bowles, taking a breather.
Summers landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Summers pulls Bowles into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers pulls Bowles in to control the position.
Summers is trying to control the position but Bowles postures up.
Bowles trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowles postures up.
Bowles being controlled here momentarily.
Bowles trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Summers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bowles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Summers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowles blocks a head kick by Summers.
Summers throws a wild body kick that Bowles sees coming a mile off.
Bowles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Bowles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bowles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Summers walks away with a smile on his face. Bowles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Summers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Summers showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Summers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Summers's back!
Summers avoids the strikes from Bowles.
Bowles thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bowles misses with punches from the back.
Summers is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Bowles has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Bowles has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bowles not allowing Summers to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Summers is really stuck here.
Summers avoids the strikes from Bowles.
Summers is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bowles is landing with strikes from the back.
Bowles throwing sloppy strikes.
Bowles lands a shot to the body.

Bowles patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Summers wants to control his opponent's hands but Bowles gets his hands free.
Bowles scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Bowles has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran Summers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bowles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kieran Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Summers has Bowles up against the cage in a clinch.

Bowles jumps guard.
Bowles keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Bowles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bowles working Summers over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowles looks to land a strike but Summers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Summers trying to control the position.
Summers has momentary wrist control but Bowles slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles stopping the sweep attempt from Summers.
Bowles scoring with some ground and pound.
Summers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Summers controls Bowles momentarily but Bowles frees himself.
Summers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowles.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Summers wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Bowles closes the distance and pushes Summers back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Summers holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowles drops back down to his feet.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Summers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bowles.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowles avoids it.
Bowles is trying to pull guard but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Kieran Summers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Bowles.
Bowles tries to pull guard but Summers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bowles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Summers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bowles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Summers has closed the distance and engaged Bowles in a clinch.
Kieran Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowles is trying to pull guard but Summers has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowles is stalling here.
Bowles is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Summers is defending well.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowles avoids it.
Bowles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Summers to keep the fight standing.
Summers blocks an uppercut.

Bowles jumps guard and drags Summers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bowles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Aaron Bowles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowles throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowles thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bowles wants to sweep here but Summers controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowles checks a leg kick nicely.
Bowles is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bowles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Summers.
Summers lands with a thumping leg kick.

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 Kieran Summers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Summers, 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran Summers!