PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dah Winner (ranked 3088 p4p, 359 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 3083 p4p, 358 weight class). The key to victory for Dah Winner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Winner
vs
Summers

185 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dah Winner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.

Winner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Summers tries to stand but Winner is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers prevents Winner from getting back to his feet.
Summers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Winner wants to get back to his feet but Summers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Summers controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is working Winner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Summers prevents Winner from getting back to his feet.
Summers trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
Winner wants to stand but Summers is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winner throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Summers shoots for a double leg takedown but Winner sprawls well. He's pushed Summers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winner scores with a hook to the body. Summers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winner throws a nice looking combination but Summers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winner with a jab.
Winner blocks a head kick by Summers.
A lazy left from Winner finds it's target.
Winner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winner as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Winner misses with the body kick

and Summers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Winner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winner 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Winner .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Summers walks into a left hand.
Winner throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Summers's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Winner dives in looking to finish as Summers flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Winner 's strikes! Winner is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Summers's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Summers was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dah Winner !