PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Summit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meech might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to shear it maybe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meech
vs
Summit

183 cm
28
190 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

175 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Summit!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summit slips a jab and a cross from Meech.
Meech misses the shot to the body.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Meech looks to land a combination but Summit avoids it well.
Patches Meech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Meech gets caught napping as Summit dives in and scores a takedown. Meech manages to retain guard.
Summit stops Meech from standing up.
Summit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meech works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meech is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Meech has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Summit is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Summit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meech swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Summit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meech throws a combination that misses

and Summit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Summit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech throws a right hand that Summit ducks under and follows up with a left that Summit also avoids with ease.
Meech stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Summit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Summit manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meech preventing the sweep.

Summit working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Meech has passed into half guard!
Summit wants to improve his position but Meech is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech tries to stand and escape but Summit actually recovers to full guard.
Summit is looking to stand up but Meech isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summit trying to keep a closed guard but Meech is proving a slippery customer.

Summit looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Meech has picked Summit up and slammed him! Summit can't keep hold of the triangle and Meech manages to pass to side control!
Meech knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Summit on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meech tries to stand but Summit controls the position and pulls Meech into his guard.
Summit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meech wants to stand but Summit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Summit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Summit moves out of range as Meech strikes.
Summit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meech circles away.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Summit forces Meech back against the cage and clinches.
Meech is looking to break free of the clinch but Summit has double underhooks.
Summit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Summit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meech wants to break free but Summit has control.
Meech tries to circle away but Summit has him pinned against the cage.
Summit goes for a takedown attempt but Meech pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patches Meech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Summit.
Meech scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Meech.
Summit dives in and grabs Meech's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meech pushes down on Summit's head and hops out.
Meech lands a two punch combo.
Summit lands with a slapping head kick.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Summit misses with a series of wild punches.
Meech getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meech misses with a wild combination.
Summit fails to land the takedown.
Meech moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech lands a head shot.
Summit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meech.
A big right from Meech misses.
A lazy left from Meech finds it's target.
Meech lands with a nice combination. Summit backs away looking to recover.
Meech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meech throws a right hand that Summit ducks under and follows up with a left that Summit also avoids with ease.
Meech looks to land a combination but Summit avoids it well.
Patches Meech is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summit avoids a punch combination nicely.

Summit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Summit tries to pull guard but Meech won't allow it.
Summit tries to throw a body punch but Meech avoids it by throwing Summit back against the cage.

Summit jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Summit is on top in guard.
Summit throws a big elbow that misses.
Meech wants to stand and escape but Summit is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summit throwing strikes but missing.
Summit won't allow Meech to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summit wants to control from the top but Meech keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patches Meech dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Summit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Meech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meech circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meech throws a right hand that Summit ducks under and follows up with a left that Summit also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Meech. Beautiful body shot.
Meech swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Meech. Those never looked like landing.

Meech gets caught flat footed, as Summit shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Meech on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meech tries to get out of the position.
Summit trying to control the position from guard on top but Meech is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Summit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Summit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meech preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dan Summit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Summit looking to pass the guard.
Summit trying to control the position from guard on top but Meech is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Summit.
Meech tries to bum rush Summit with a series of wild strikes but Summit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meech is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Summit moves into the clinch.
Summit is pushing Meech up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meech wants to get back to striking at distance but Summit won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Summit has Meech pressed against the cage, preventing Meech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Summit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meech working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Meech's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Summit jumps guard and drags Meech to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Summit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meech defends well.
Meech has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Meech decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Summit, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Summit darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Meech won't allow Summit to pass to mount.
Summit wants to stand up but Meech has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summit is looking to advance position but Meech won't allow it.
Summit stops Meech from getting back to his feet.
Summit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meech keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Summit.
Meech keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meech lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summit circles away quickly and effectively.
Meech throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Summit moves into the clinch.
Summit is trying to pull guard but Meech turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Summit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Summit 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patches Meech!
In his post fight interview, Patches Meech started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.