PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crazy Train kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Summers
vs
Chimpo

182 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Chimpo.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Chimpo finds it's target.
Summers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chimpo pinned against the cage. Chimpo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chimpo tries a head kick but it misses.
Chimpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Summers.
Chimpo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chimpo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chimpo duly obliges.
Chimpo swinging wildly here.
Chimpo throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo swinging wildly here.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Chimpo lands with a kick to the temple. Summers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Summers slips a jab and a cross from Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Chimpo misses the target.
Chimpo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summers circles away quickly and effectively.
Chimpo throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo throws the kick towards the body but Summers avoids it.

Chimpo instigates a clinch.
Chimpo avoiding damage.
Chimpo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chimpo has Summers pushed against the cage.
Summers is trying to drag Chimpo to the mat but Chimpo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chimpo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chimpo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Chimpo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chimpo tries to bum rush Summers with a series of wild strikes but Summers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chimpo tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Chimpo throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers blocks a head kick by Chimpo.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Chimpo.
Chimpo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chimpo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chimpo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chimpo misses with the combination.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Chimpo shows good takedown defense.
Chimpo scores with a punch to the head.
Chimpo connects with a single shot there.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chimpo misses with a few strikes there.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chimpo wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Johnny Chimpo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Summers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chimpo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chimpo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Summers. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Chimpo throws a nice looking combination but Summers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chimpo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Summers backs up against the cage.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Chimpo shows good takedown defense.
Chimpo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers slips under a jab.
Summers avoids the head kick by Chimpo.
Summers avoids the head kick by Chimpo.
Johnny Chimpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chimpo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chimpo swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Chimpo throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chimpo throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimpo misses with a looping right.
Summers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chimpo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Chimpo pushes Summers up against the cage in a clinch.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Chimpo.
Chimpo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chimpo lands with a right to the head.

Summers is rocked!
Chimpo prevents the takedown attempt.

Chimpo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chimpo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chimpo tries to bum rush Summers with a series of wild strikes but Summers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chimpo misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chimpo loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chimpo. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Summers dives in and grabs Chimpo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chimpo pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chimpo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Summers slips a jab from Chimpo.
Summers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chimpo.
Chimpo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chimpo.
Summers blocks a head kick by Chimpo.
Chimpo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Summers throws a shot from downtown. Chimpo moves away and avoids it.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chimpo throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers slips under a jab from Chimpo.

Summers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Summers is thwarting Chimpo's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Chimpo is defending against the submission attempts here by Summers.
Chimpo wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chimpo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chimpo trying to control the position.
Chimpo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Summers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Chimpo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chimpo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Summers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chimpo. That one must have hurt.
Chimpo is looking to clinch.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnny Chimpo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chimpo swinging wildly here.

Summers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chimpo!
Summers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Summers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chimpo because Summers loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Summers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chimpo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chimpo and Summers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Summers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Summers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chimpo can't do much from the bottom here.
Chimpo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chimpo struggling a bit here.
Summers tries to stand but Chimpo is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Summers cracks Chimpo with a big elbow.
The ground and pound from Summers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Summers working the strikes but Chimpo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chimpo is looking to control Summers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chimpo avoid being mounted?
Summers with the ground and pound but Chimpo uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Summers drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chimpo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Summers has Chimpo in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chimpo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Chimpo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chimpo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chimpo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Summers has his foot on Chimpo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chimpo works his way back into a safe position though.
Chimpo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chimpo won't allow Summers to sweep him here.

Chimpo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Chimpo drops back looking for a leg! Summers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Summers manages to kick Chimpo off! Chimpo jumps back into Summers's guard.
Chimpo throwing strikes but missing.

Summers has his foot on Chimpo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chimpo works his way back into a safe position though.

Chimpo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Summers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnny Chimpo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chimpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Chimpo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Summers 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.
Summers striking from the bottom.
Scott Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chimpo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chimpo trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Summers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chimpo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Chimpo!