PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 2348 p4p, 269 weight class) and Kieran Summers (ranked 7216 p4p, 597 weight class). Mirzaev comes to the cage accompanied by Natalie La Rose - Somebody ft. Jeremih. Rasul Mirzaev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mirzaev
vs
Summers

170 cm
30
157 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

180 cm
37
169 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasul Mirzaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kieran Summers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirzaev manages to avoid it.
Summers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mirzaev misses with a low kick.
Mirzaev avoids a kick to the body.
Summers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
Mirzaev throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Mirzaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers takes a swing at Mirzaev's ribcage but misses.
Summers scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Summers tries to clinch there but Mirzaev circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Mirzaev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Summers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mirzaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers slips a straight right by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Summers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Summers throws a right and a left that Mirzaev avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mirzaev avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers throws the kick towards the body but Mirzaev avoids it.
Summers closes the distance and clinches up with Mirzaev, looking for a takedown. Summers pushes Mirzaev against the cage but Mirzaev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Summers.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mirzaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Summers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirzaev. Summers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirzaev looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
Summers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Summers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Summers shoots in and gets a takedown into Mirzaev's guard.
Mirzaev wants to stand up but Summers is controlling him.
Summers wants to pass the guard but Mirzaev is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers prevents Mirzaev from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers passes Mirzaev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Summers is keen to just control but Mirzaev is a slippery customer.
Mirzaev is trying to escape back to his feet but Summers uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers has knee on belly momentarily but Mirzaev bucks him off and regains half guard.
Summers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mirzaev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers stops Mirzaev from getting back to his feet.
Summers tries to pass to full mount but Mirzaev defends it.
Mirzaev is not content to let Summers control the position.
Mirzaev wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Summers seems content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Summers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mirzaev swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirzaev misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Summers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mirzaev!

Mirzaev throws Summers to one side and escapes!
Summers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mirzaev misses with a straight right.
Mirzaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mirzaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Summers connects with a right hand. Mirzaev shakes it off.
Summers lands a jab to the head.
Rasul Mirzaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Summers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mirzaev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Summers moves out of range of the body kick.

Mirzaev clinches up with Summers and pushes him back against the cage.
Summers is working for takedown but Mirzaev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rasul Mirzaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieran Summers.
Mirzaev managing to block the knees to the body from Summers.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Summers obliges.
Summers lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Rasul Mirzaev has been cut.
Summers tries for a takedown but Mirzaev manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran Summers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasul Mirzaev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirzaev stuns Summers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Summers.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirzaev.
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Mirzaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Mirzaev shows good takedown defense.
Summers scores with a push kick.
Mirzaev throws a leg kick that misses.
Summers dives in and grabs Mirzaev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mirzaev pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Rasul Mirzaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieran Summers.
Mirzaev thows a body kick. Summers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mirzaev avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Summers clinches.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mirzaev is defending well for now.
Mirzaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirzaev misses with the head strike.
Mirzaev lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Summers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Summers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mirzaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Summers misses with a knee to the head.

Mirzaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirzaev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mirzaev misses the shot to the body.
Summers throws out a counter right but Mirzaev avoids it with no problem.
Summers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Mirzaev counter with a right hand.
Summers scores with a decent looking hook.
Mirzaev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Summers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Summers - that will leave a mark!
Mirzaev throws a leg kick but Summers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Summers looks for the body kick but Mirzaev saw that one coming.
Mirzaev wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mirzaev ducks under a wild hook from Summers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirzaev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mirzaev tries to work over Summers's front leg with a kick but Summers checks it.
Mirzaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Summers under the eye.

Mirzaev moves into the clinch successfully.

Mirzaev breaks the clinch.
Mirzaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Summers misses with a kick to the body.
Summers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mirzaev takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.

Summers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Summers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mirzaev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Summers is looking for a kimura but Mirzaev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Summers to get the leverage.
Mirzaev is trying to stand.
Summers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Summers is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mirzaev is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kieran Summers!
A very excited looking Kieran Summers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.