PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laden's entrance music is The Pilgrim Road. A fine choice. 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?

Laden
vs
Sumrall

188 cm
23
299 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Osama Laden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laden misses with a low kick as Sumrall jumps back.
Osama Laden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Laden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sumrall dodges the punch combination from Laden.
Laden swinging wilding here.
Sumrall slips a jab and a cross from Laden.
Laden throws a right hand that Sumrall ducks under and follows up with a left that Sumrall also avoids with ease.
Laden throws a series of punches but Sumrall moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sumrall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laden throws a right hand that Sumrall ducks under and follows up with a left that Sumrall also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Laden gets caught flat footed, as Sumrall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sumrall won't allow Laden to get back to his feet.
Laden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sumrall wants to pass the guard but Laden is keeping the position.
Sumrall trying to control but Laden is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sumrall is controlling him.
Laden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sumrall distracts Laden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sumrall lands a couple of digs.
Sumrall stops Laden from standing up.
Laden trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sumrall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laden's head.
Laden throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sumrall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Laden has momentary wrist control but Sumrall slips an elbow through the middle.
Sumrall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sumrall prevents Laden from getting back to his feet.
Laden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sumrall on the ground.
Laden is breathing heavily.
Sumrall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sumrall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sumrall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sumrall trying to control the position from guard on top but Laden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laden wants to stand up but Sumrall is controlling him.
Sumrall works over Laden with some ground and pound from guard.
Sumrall stops Laden from standing up.
Sumrall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall pushing down on Laden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sumrall blocks the strikes from Laden.
Sumrall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laden tries to kick Sumrall off but Sumrall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sumrall connects with a nice short shot to Laden's temple.
Sumrall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Laden tries to kick Sumrall off but Sumrall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sumrall connects with a nice short shot to Laden's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sumrall connects with a nice short shot to Laden's temple.
Sumrall lands with a punch from half guard.
Laden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sumrall trying to control from half guard but Laden is working away.
Sumrall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sumrall lands a nice short elbow.
Laden wants to get back to his feet.
Laden taking some punishment here, with Sumrall in his half guard.
Sumrall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sumrall slips a nice elbow through Laden's hands, connecting with Laden's forehead.
Laden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sumrall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Sumrall.
Laden is trying to stand.
Sumrall is nestled in close to Laden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sumrall slips a nice elbow through Laden's hands, connecting with Laden's forehead.
Laden is trying to stand back up but Sumrall is controlling him
Sumrall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sumrall lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Sumrall.
Sumrall prevents Laden from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden taking some punishment here, with Sumrall in his half guard.
Laden is trying to stand up here but Sumrall is controlling him well.
Sumrall working over Laden with some ground and pound. Laden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Laden is trying to stand up here but Sumrall is controlling him well.
Laden has hold of Sumrall's hands but Sumrall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Laden is trying to stand back up but Sumrall is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sumrall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Laden to the mat! Laden manages to get full guard.
Laden wants to get back to his feet but Sumrall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laden wants to sweep here but Sumrall controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sumrall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sumrall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sumrall wants to control from the top but Laden keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Sumrall dominated that round.
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.

Laden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laden throws a series of punches but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laden.

Sumrall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sumrall postures up and lands a big shot to Laden's brow.
Laden is looking to stand up but Sumrall isn't so interested in that idea.
Sumrall trying to control but Laden is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sumrall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Laden wants to stand up but Sumrall is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a couple of digs.
Sumrall distracts Laden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laden wants to stand and escape but Sumrall is having none of it.

Laden is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sumrall avoiding damage.
Sumrall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laden pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Laden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Laden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laden tries to bum rush Sumrall with a series of wild strikes but Sumrall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laden slips a jab and a cross from Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laden.
Sumrall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sumrall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Osama Laden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Sumrall.
Laden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sumrall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sumrall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumrall.
Sumrall tries to score a body lock takedown but Laden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Laden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Laden is trying to break the clinch but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Laden has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
Laden tries to break the clinch but Sumrall is controlling the position.
Sumrall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laden is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to pull guard but Laden holds him up against the cage and eventually Sumrall drops back down to his feet.
Sumrall tries to score a body lock takedown but Laden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sumrall can't get the takedown.
Laden tries to break the clinch but Sumrall is controlling the position.
Sumrall jumps guard but Laden stands there with Sumrall around his waist. Sumrall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sumrall prevents Laden from breaking the clinch.

Laden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laden misses with a double jab

and Sumrall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Laden is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sumrall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laden wants to stand and escape but Sumrall is having none of it.
Sumrall scoring with some ground and pound.
Laden wants to stand and escape but Sumrall is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sumrall connects with a couple of short punches.
Harold Sumrall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laden is wriggling around but Sumrall manages to pass to half guard.
Sumrall lands with a punch from half guard.
Laden pushes Sumrall off looking to stand but Sumrall dives back in and keeps control.
Laden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Laden is rocked!
Sumrall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Laden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sumrall working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sumrall lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Laden! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sumrall jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Sumrall!