PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Last Chance. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyrell Summers enters the cage!

Malapitan
vs
Summers

168 cm
28
130 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

163 cm
28
144 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Good kicks
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Summers!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malapitan circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Summers finds it's way through Malapitan's defenses.

Summers feints and as Malapitan raises his hands in defense, Summers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Summers stays in close to Malapitan's body and controls the position.
Summers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Summers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malapitan wants to sweep here but Summers controlling him for the moment.
Summers trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Summers stopping the sweep attempt from Malapitan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Malapitan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malapitan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Malapitan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Summers is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Malapitan.
Malapitan stops Summers from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers taking a breather here.
Summers has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Summers looking to control but Malapitan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Summers working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Malapitan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Summers on the ground.
Summers content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands with some strikes.
Summers controlling from mount.
Malapitan prevents Summers from taking his back.
Malapitan is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Malapitan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Summers and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrell Summers!