PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Summers (ranked 2308 p4p, 1982 weight class) and Ruslan Tagirbekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tagirbekov has chosen Sabina Saidova - Dagestan as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jake Summers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jake Summers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Summers
vs
Tagirbekov

175 cm
21
160
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
160
6 - 1 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Tagirbekov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Tagirbekov.
Summers connects with the punch.
Summers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tagirbekov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jake Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tagirbekov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summers misses with a hook.
Summers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Tagirbekov gets a clinch.
Tagirbekov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tagirbekov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tagirbekov is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tagirbekov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tagirbekov looking to slow down the pace here.
Tagirbekov stalling in the clinch.
Tagirbekov throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Tagirbekov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tagirbekov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagirbekov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tagirbekov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Summers misses with a body punch.
Tagirbekov stalls.
Tagirbekov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers presses Tagirbekov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Tagirbekov's head.
Summers prevents a body shot from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov is trying to stall.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Summers.
Tagirbekov misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Summers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tagirbekov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Summers.
Tagirbekov swings wildly with an uppercut but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers is trying to break the clinch but Tagirbekov is controlling him.
Tagirbekov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tagirbekov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.
Summers can't find room to land a body shot as Tagirbekov controls the action.
Tagirbekov lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tagirbekov lands a body shot.
Tagirbekov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Summers misses with a body punch.
Summers misses with some punches.
Tagirbekov lands a shoulder strike.
Tagirbekov slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tagirbekov struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Tagirbekov tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Tagirbekov back against the cage.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Tagirbekov blocking some punches.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tagirbekov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagirbekov stalling.
Tagirbekov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tagirbekov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Summers blocks an uppercut.
Tagirbekov digs a right hand underneath Summers's ribcage. Summers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Tagirbekov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Summers blocks a body shot from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Tagirbekov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tagirbekov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Summers blocking some punches.
Tagirbekov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Summers blocks a body shot from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Summers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Summers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Tagirbekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tagirbekov leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tagirbekov.
Summers working aggressively here.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Summers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Summers blocks an uppercut.
Summers misses with the head strike.
Tagirbekov tries a body shot but Summers blocks it.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Tagirbekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tagirbekov misses with a body punch.
Summers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tagirbekovs head.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.
Tagirbekov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tagirbekov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Tagirbekov 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.

Tagirbekov rushes Summers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruslan Tagirbekov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tagirbekov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Summers can't find room to land a body shot as Tagirbekov controls the action.
Tagirbekov misses with a body punch.
Tagirbekov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Summers is trying to break the clinch but Tagirbekov is controlling him.
Tagirbekov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers prevents a body shot from Tagirbekov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tagirbekov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Summers working aggressively here.
Tagirbekov can't find room to land a body shot as Summers controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tagirbekov takes a shot to the head.
Summers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tagirbekov lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Summers prevents a body shot from Tagirbekov.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tagirbekov scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagirbekov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Tagirbekov to work.
Tagirbekov stalls.
The crowd are getting on Tagirbekov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Tagirbekov throws a head punch that misses.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Tagirbekov misses with a body punch.
Tagirbekov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tagirbekov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tagirbekov works on Summers's body with a couple of short punches.
Summers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tagirbekov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tagirbekov.
Summers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tagirbekov can't find room to land a body shot as Summers controls the action.
Summers letting Tagirbekov take a breather here.
A short right from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov can't find room to land a body shot as Summers controls the action.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tagirbekov stalling in the clinch but Summers improves position.
Tagirbekov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tagirbekov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Summers working aggressively here.
Tagirbekov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Tagirbekov.
Summers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tagirbekov lands with a short shot to the head.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Tagirbekov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tagirbekov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tagirbekov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tagirbekov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tagirbekov tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Tagirbekov back against the cage.
Tagirbekov pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tagirbekov scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tagirbekov.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Summers as Tagirbekov tries to tie him up.
Tagirbekov prevents a body shot from Summers.
Tagirbekov blocks an uppercut.
Tagirbekov lands a shot to the body.
Tagirbekov misses with a body punch.
Summers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tagirbekov's elbow.
Summers is trying to break the clinch but Tagirbekov is controlling him.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.
Tagirbekov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tagirbekov lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Summers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tagirbekov lands with a left to the head.
Tagirbekov lands with a right to the head.
Tagirbekov is trying to maintain a safe position but Summers gets an underhook and turns Tagirbekov into the cage.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tagirbekov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tagirbekov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tagirbekov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Summers.
Tagirbekov trying to stall but Summers improves his position.
Tagirbekov tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Tagirbekov back against the cage.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers letting Tagirbekov take a breather here.
Summers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tagirbekov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Summers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tagirbekov.
Summers is trying to force a seperation but Tagirbekov has the dominant position.
Tagirbekov tries a body shot but Summers blocks it.
Summers prevents a body shot from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tagirbekov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruslan Tagirbekov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Tagirbekov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tagirbekov misses with a body punch.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tagirbekov misses with a punch to the body.
Summers can't find room to land a body shot as Tagirbekov controls the action.
Tagirbekov stalling in the clinch.
Summers lands a right hand.
The referee calls for Tagirbekov to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Summers lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Tagirbekov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tagirbekov blocking some punches.
A short right from Summers on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tagirbekov.
A short uppercut from Summers.
Tagirbekov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Summers lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tagirbekov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagirbekov scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tagirbekov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tagirbekov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Summers as the two fighters clinch.
Tagirbekov scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tagirbekov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tagirbekov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Summers.
Tagirbekov throws a head punch that misses.
Tagirbekov leaning against his opponent.
Tagirbekov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tagirbekov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers working aggressively here.
Tagirbekov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Summers.
Tagirbekov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruslan Tagirbekov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Summers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Tagirbekov blocks an uppercut.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Tagirbekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Summers.
Summers is trying to push Tagirbekov away but Tagirbekov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagirbekov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tagirbekov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tagirbekov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tagirbekov tries to work over Summers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Tagirbekov.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Tagirbekov misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Tagirbekov.
Summers throws a punch but it's blocked by Tagirbekov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Summers tries to throw a body punch but Tagirbekov avoids it by throwing Summers back against the cage.
Summers is trying to break the clinch but Tagirbekov has him pressed against the cage.
Tagirbekov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Tagirbekov tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Tagirbekov back against the cage.
Summers tries to break the clinch but Tagirbekov is controlling the position.
Tagirbekov blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Tagirbekov.
Jake Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tagirbekov blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Tagirbekov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tagirbekov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Tagirbekov!
A less than humble Ruslan Tagirbekov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.