PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Jones (ranked 8860 p4p, 842 weight class) and Florian Summers (ranked 7173 p4p, 767 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Codeine Cowboy - 2 Chainz. Florian Summers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jones
vs
Summers

189 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Florian Summers!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Summers rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones 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. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Summers instigates a clinch.
Summers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.

Summers has Jones pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Summers pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jones tumbling to the mat - Summers dives into Jones's guard.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Summers pushes his legs off easily.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Summers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Summers wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jones stands and throws Summers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones laying and praying for a moment but Summers takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Summers to regain full guard.
Summers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throws a strike but Summers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Summers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jones is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Summers to regain full guard.
Jones trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Summers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones stops Summers from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Summers wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Summers blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Summers has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
We've been informed that Summers has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Summers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Summers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Summers tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Florian Summers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Summers cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Summers throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Summers clinches.
Summers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones 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. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Summers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Summers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Summers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.

Jones pulls Summers into guard.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Summers wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Summers is proving a slippery customer.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Summers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Summers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Summers is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones 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.
Jones is trying to control the position but Summers postures up.

Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Summers is aware though and is defending well.
Summers wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Summers defends well.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Summers passes into side control.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Summers is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is looking to control Summers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Summers wants to get back to his feet.
Summers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jones wants to control but Summers is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Summers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Summers pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Summers just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but Summers holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Summers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A shot in the inside from Summers.
Summers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Summers lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Florian Summers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

Summers clinches with his opponent.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jones is rocked!
Jones blocking some punches.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Summers misses with some punches.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Summers to keep the fight standing.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Summers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Summers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Summers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Summers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Summers pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Florian Summers!
An out of breath Florian Summers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Daniel Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm disappointed in myself. But it is what it is. He was the better man tonight. I gotta train harder next time. Sink or swim and looks like i sunk. Thank you for coming out tonight and supporting me and this event. Shout out to my sponsor ace of spades clothing. '.