PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Klopfenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichabod Klopfenstein struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sumner
vs
Klopfenstein

172 cm
21
152 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

169 cm
32
168 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ichabod Klopfenstein !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klopfenstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sumner misses the jab.
Sumner throws a big shot that misses.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses.
Sumner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sumner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sumner misses with a straight right.
Klopfenstein walks into a left hand.
Sumner doesn't manage to clinch there - Klopfenstein circles away.
Klopfenstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sumner finds it's way round the side to connect with Klopfenstein 's head.
Sumner is looking to clinch but Klopfenstein is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner lands with a cross.
Sumner tries to clinch up.
Sumner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumner blocks a low kick nicely.
Sumner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klopfenstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Klopfenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumner tries to clinch but Klopfenstein is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klopfenstein slips a straight right by Sumner.

Sumner forces Klopfenstein back against the cage and clinches.

Klopfenstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sumner misses with a two punch combination.
Klopfenstein looks to land a body kick but Sumner moved away.
A head kick misses from Klopfenstein .
Klopfenstein misses with a head kick.
Sumner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Klopfenstein looks gassed!
Sumner fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sumner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sumner moves out of range of the body kick from Klopfenstein .
A jab from Sumner misses.
Sumner wants to clinch up but Klopfenstein keeps it at a distance.
Sumner misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sumner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klopfenstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick but Sumner moves out of range.
Klopfenstein misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sumner has managed to clinch.
Klopfenstein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klopfenstein blocks an uppercut.

Klopfenstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sumner tries to clinch up but Klopfenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumner throws the left hand but Klopfenstein avoids the punch easily.
Sumner missing with a left hand there. Klopfenstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sumner thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sumner lands a jab.
Klopfenstein throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Sumner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sumner looks to land a right hand but Klopfenstein moved out of range.
Sumner looks to throw the jab but Klopfenstein is out of range.
Klopfenstein lands a head kick. Sumner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Klopfenstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sumner lands a slapping body shot.
Klopfenstein wants to land a leg kick but Sumner is out of range.
Sumner jabs at Klopfenstein 's body.
Barney Sumner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klopfenstein is breathing heavily.
Klopfenstein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sumner will feel that in the morning.
Sumner doesn't manage to clinch there - Klopfenstein circles away.
Barney Sumner is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klopfenstein staying out of range there.
Klopfenstein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sumner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klopfenstein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sumner missing with a left hand there. Klopfenstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Sumner misses.
Klopfenstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klopfenstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Klopfenstein slips under a jab.
Ichabod Klopfenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klopfenstein lands a leg kick that knocks Sumner off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumner misses with a hook
and Klopfenstein counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Sumner moves in looking to clinch but Klopfenstein pushes him off.
Sumner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sumner thuds his right hand into Klopfenstein 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sumner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sumner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sumner.
Sumner lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Klopfenstein can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sumner and Klopfenstein drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sumner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Sumner!
An out of breath Barney Sumner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.