PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Jiannotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Jiannotti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lenny Summers's chin.

Summers
vs
Jiannotti

185 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
30
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Revolution Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Christopher Jiannotti!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers tries to clinch there but Jiannotti circles away.
Jiannotti looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Jiannotti closes the distance and clinches.
Jiannotti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Summers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Summers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jiannotti walks away with a smile on his face. Summers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Jiannotti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jiannotti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Summers wants to get back to his feet.
Summers is trying to escape the position but Jiannotti is controlling the position.
Summers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers is looking to regain half guard here but Jiannotti keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Summers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jiannotti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Summers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jiannotti tries to advance to mount but Summers denies him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Summers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jiannotti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jiannotti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Jiannotti drives through with a takedown into Summers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jiannotti postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to sweep here but Jiannotti controlling him for the moment.
Jiannotti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Summers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jiannotti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Summers controls Jiannotti momentarily but Jiannotti frees himself.
Jiannotti wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Summers clinches up against the cage.
Summers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Summers misses with some punches.
Summers looking to stall.
Summers trying to control the position but instead, Jiannotti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Summers into the cage.
Maybe Summers would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Summers has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jiannotti uses from the top position.
Summers is pulling down on Jiannotti's head. It's preventing any offense from Jiannotti, at least for the moment.
Summers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jiannotti is one step ahead there.
Summers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Summers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Summers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Summers is in close to Jiannotti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Christopher Jiannotti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jiannotti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiannotti moves away.
Jiannotti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Summers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Summers tries to clinch but Jiannotti is having none of it.
Summers wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiannotti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Summers.
Jiannotti is breathing heavily.
Jiannotti stuffs the takedown.
Christopher Jiannotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Summers moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tries to stall but Jiannotti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jiannotti keeps control of Summers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Summers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers taking a breather.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Summers.
Jiannotti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Summers controlling the action here for a moment.
Jiannotti working hard to break the clinch.
Summers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lenny Summers.

Jiannotti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Summers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jiannotti.
Summers is looking for a sweep.
Jiannotti advances to full mount.
Summers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers is squirming around, avoiding Jiannotti's attempts to control the action.
Summers tries to hold on but Jiannotti postures up.

Jiannotti goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Summers is on top in guard.
Summers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jiannotti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jiannotti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christopher Jiannotti has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers has his hands on Jiannotti's head, controlling the position.
Jiannotti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Summers has a closed guard, preventing Jiannotti from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jiannotti tries to free his leg and advance position but Summers is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Christopher Jiannotti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jiannotti tries to clinch up.
Jiannotti just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSummers.
Summers fails with the takedown.
Jiannotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Summers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jiannotti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Summers trying to control the position.

Jiannotti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Summers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jiannotti has managed to get both his arms back between Summers's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jiannotti stands and steps away. Summers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Jiannotti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jiannotti trying to control from half guard but Summers is working away.
Summers wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiannotti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jiannotti is thwarting Summers's attempts to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Jiannotti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Summers is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Summers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jiannotti.
Summers is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiannotti taking a break here but Summers is having none of it and regains half guard.
Summers wants to improve his position but Jiannotti is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Summers is staying active underneath Jiannotti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Jiannotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jiannotti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Christopher Jiannotti!
Christopher Jiannotti decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.