PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Summers
vs
Hightower

184 cm
24
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
171 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Invictus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Summers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reed Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers just misses with a punch to the body.
Hightower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hightower swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hightower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hightower tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
It looked like Summers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hightower is looking to slow Summers down with leg kicks.
Hightower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hightower lands a leg kick that knocks Summers off balance momentarily.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Summers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hightower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've been informed that Hightower has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for Summers.
A jab lands there for Summers.
Summers takes a swing at Hightower's ribcage but misses.
Hightower feints the counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Summers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers misses with an uppercut.
Summers looks to land a right hand but Hightower moved out of range.
Hightower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Summers wants it to stay on the feet.
Summers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hightower checks it well.
Summers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hightower.
Hightower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hightower throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.
Hightower goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Summers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hightower. Hightower obviously looking to wear him down.
Hightower connects with an inside leg kick.
Hightower misses with a body shot
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
Hightower cracks a nice hook into Summers's ribs.
Summers lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower checks a low kick from Summers.
Alex Summers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Summers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hightower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hightower or perhaps it was just good defense by Summers, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a hook to the side of Hightower's head but Hightower sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hightower misses with an uppercut.
Summers lands with a good body shot.
Hightower connects with a leg kick. Summers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hightower throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Summers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hightower moves out of range of the body kick.
And Hightower tries to counter it with a takedown but Summers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Summers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Summers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Summers is looking to land body kicks.
Summers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hightower turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Summers connects with a leg kick. Hightower looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Summers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Hightower moves away and avoids it.
Summers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hightower takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Summers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hightower avoids the head kick by Summers.
Summers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hightower checks a leg kick.
Hightower tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Summers tries a low kick but Hightower avoids it.
Hightower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hightower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Summers doesn't seem bothered though.
Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hightower defending well as Summers loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hightower tries to clinch up.
Summers thumps Hightower with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Summers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Summers misses.
Summers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Summers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hightower.
Hightower cracks the inside of Summers's front leg.
Hightower misses with a low kick.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Hightower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Hightower backs away, Summers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Summers tries to land a leg kick but Hightower saw it coming and moves away.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Summers 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.

Hightower lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hightower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Summers misses with an uppercut. Hightower saw that one coming.
Summers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hightower checks a leg kick.
Hightower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Summers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hightower dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
Hightower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hightower has Summers up against the cage in a clinch.
Hightower's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hightower on the inside.
I was talking to Summers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hightower landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Hightower pulls guard effortlessly.
Hightower is trying to control the position but Summers postures up.
Summers wants to control from the top but Hightower keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Hightower is looking for a triangle but Summers pushes his legs off easily.

Summers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hightower working a defensive guard here.
Summers throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hightower working for a triangle but Summers defends it easily.
Summers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hightower's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hightower is on top in guard.

Summers keeping full guard, as Hightower tries to pass.

Summers is looking for a triangle but Hightower pushes his legs off easily.
Hightower trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.

Summers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower wants to pass the guard but Summers is keeping the position.

Hightower content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Summers has locked up a guillotine! Summers's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hightower is holding on here and Summers must be using up a lot of energy. Hightower has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Summers gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Summers!
Alex Summers retains his welterweight title!
Alex Summers thanked the fans post fight for their support.