PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Summit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raaaaaaaaaah Mukaaaah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raaaaaaaaaah Mukaaaah told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Summit
vs
Mukaaaah

175 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Summit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raaaaaaaaaah Mukaaaah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mukaaaah defends it nicely.
Summit shoots in and drives through. Mukaaaah sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Summit or perhaps it was just good defense by Mukaaaah which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Summit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mukaaaah is fending him off so far but Summit persists. Nope, Mukaaaah circles away and we're back to standing.
Summit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mukaaaah sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Summit darts in and clinches Mukaaaah up against the cage.
Summit misses with the head strike.
Mukaaaah can't get the takedown.
Mukaaaah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Summit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mukaaaah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mukaaaah.
Summit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mukaaaah to keep the fight standing.
Summit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mukaaaah to keep the fight standing.
Mukaaaah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mukaaaah is looking for a takedown.
Summit prevents the takedown attempt.
Summit keeps control of Mukaaaah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mukaaaah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Summit's efforts to push away.
Mukaaaah fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Summit gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mukaaaah trying to hold on to Summit's head to control him but Summit postures up.

Summit seems to be working for a kimura but Mukaaaah defends the submission attempt.
Mukaaaah is trying to maintain the position but Summit is very close to passing his half guard.
Summit stops Mukaaaah from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mukaaaah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mukaaaah wants to get back to his feet.
Summit is just content to waste time from the top position. Mukaaaah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Summit looking to pass the guard.

Mukaaaah pushes Summit off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mukaaaah but Mukaaaah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Summit.
Summit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summit fails with the takedown.
Summit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mukaaaah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dan Summit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Summit has a takedown stuffed.
Summit shoots for a takedown but Mukaaaah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Summit tries to land a body kick
and Mukaaaah counters with a two punch combo.
Summit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mukaaaah defends well and Summit ends up having to push Mukaaaah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Summit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summit taking a breather.
Summit gets underhooks to prevent Mukaaaah's takedown attempt.
Mukaaaah prevents Summit from breaking the clinch.
Summit is trying to pull guard but Mukaaaah has him pressed against the cage.
Summit misses with the head strike.
Mukaaaah goes for a takedown attempt but Summit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summit throws a series of punches but Mukaaaah moves out of range.

Summit clinches up against the cage.
Mukaaaah tries to land knees in the clinch but Summit avoids the damage to the body.

Mukaaaah drags the fight down to the ground.
Mukaaaah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Summit trying to control but Mukaaaah is working from the bottom.
Mukaaaah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mukaaaah is looking for a triangle but Summit pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mukaaaah pulls Summit in close to prevent any damage.
Summit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Let's hope that Mukaaaah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan Summit just wasn't active enough.
Mukaaaah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Summit clinches with his opponent.
Summit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mukaaaah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mukaaaah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Summit to keep the fight standing.
Summit looking to slow down the pace here.
Mukaaaah is looking for a takedown.
Summit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mukaaaah walks away with a smile on his face. Summit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Summit misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Summit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mukaaaah stuffs the takedown.
Mukaaaah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summit throws a head kick that misses
and Mukaaaah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mukaaaah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Summit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raaaaaaaaaah Mukaaaah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Summit misses with a takedown attempt
and Mukaaaah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Summit or perhaps it was just good defense by Mukaaaah which made him look bad.
Summit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Summit shoots in looking for a takedown. Mukaaaah tries to sprawl out of it but Summit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mukaaaah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Summit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Summit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summit trying to control but Mukaaaah is working from the bottom.
Summit postures up.
Mukaaaah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Summit trying to control but Mukaaaah is working from the bottom.

Dan Summit has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Summit clinches up with Mukaaaah and pushes him back against the cage.
Mukaaaah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Summit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summit is trying to pull guard but Mukaaaah has him pressed against the cage.
Mukaaaah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Summit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mukaaaah jumps guard but Summit turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Summit looking for a takedown.
Summit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mukaaaah smiles and moves away.
Summit shoots in and drives through. Mukaaaah sprawls well.
Summit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Summit looks for a takedown but Mukaaaah sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summit shoots in for a double leg but Mukaaaah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Summit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mukaaaah counters with a straight right hand.
Mukaaaah keeps the fight on the outside.
Summit misses with a double jab
and Mukaaaah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summit shoots and misses
and Mukaaaah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dan Summit is winning the standup battle so far.
Summit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mukaaaah tries to avoid it but Summit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mukaaaah to the ground. Mukaaaah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summit misses with a low kick.
Summit is looking to clinch but Mukaaaah is avoiding it.

Summit clinches.
Mukaaaah gets through Summit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mukaaaah lands a nice uppercut.
Mukaaaah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mukaaaah jumps guard but Summit stands there with Mukaaaah around his waist. Mukaaaah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mukaaaah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Summit.
Well Summit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Summit!