PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and max damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). damage is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. max damage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sumrall
vs
damage

185 cm
21
194 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

GTI-Roid Rage

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, max damage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sumrall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
damage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sumrall.

Sumrall moves into range and clinches up with damage.
damage tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Sumrall looking to throw knees to the head but damage is blocking nicely.
damage is trying to force a seperation but Sumrall has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Sumrall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sumrall.
damage goes for a takedown attempt but Sumrall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sumrall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like max damage has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sumrall moves into the clinch.
damage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sumrall walks away with a smile on his face. damage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
damage slips under a jab from Sumrall.
Sumrall swats away the attempt to clinch by damage.
damage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
damage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sumrall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
damage looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sumrall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sumrall landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Sumrall to work.
Sumrall has damage pressed against the cage, preventing damage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sumrall lands a good knee to the midsection. damage won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above damage 's eye.
A knee to the head by Sumrall.
Sumrall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sumrall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Sumrall.
Sumrall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sumrall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sumrall landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sumrall obliges.
Sumrall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
damage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sumrall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
damage avoids the head kick by Sumrall.
damage throws a jab when Sumrall was well out of range.
Sumrall throws a series of punches but damage moves out of range.
Sumrall digs a good body shot into damage's ribs.
A nice combination there by Sumrall.
Sumrall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
damage leaves Sumrall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
damage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
damage staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

damage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. damage showed some decent athleticism there.
damage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sumrall wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sumrall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but damage pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sumrall trying to control here.
damage scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sumrall looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
damage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Pat Sumrall has been cut.
damage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
damage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
damage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sumrall's head backwards.
Sumrall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by damage!
damage misses with a combination

and Sumrall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sumrall.
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!
damage is working for takedown but Sumrall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of max damage.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.
damage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sumrall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Sumrall.
damage is trying to break free.

Sumrall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
damage connects with the punch.
damage looks to land a right hand but Sumrall moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall throws a jab when damage was well out of range.
A punch combination from Sumrall misses.
damage keeps the fight on the outside.
Sumrall falls off balance throwing a combination
and damage counters with a series of strikes. Sumrall will be more careful next time no doubt.
damage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
damage swats away the attempt to clinch by Sumrall.
Sumrall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sumrall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
damage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sumrall on the side of the head.
Sumrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sumrall as damage shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

damage tries to keep at a distance but Sumrall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sumrall connects with a nasty looking knee right to damage's face.
Sumrall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
damage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sumrall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Sumrall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

damage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumrall.
A punch combination from Sumrall misses.
damage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck for damage with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from damage misses.
Sumrall throws a nice head kick!

Sumrall darts in and clinches damage up against the cage.
damage wants to break free but Sumrall has control.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside that damage shrugs off.
damage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head.
damage tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section. damage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sumrall scores with a shot to the side of damage's head.
Sumrall lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sumrall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sumrall scores a nice knee to the body.
Sumrall landing knees to the body.
Pat Sumrall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Sumrall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sumrall is trying to maintain a safe position but damage gets an underhook and turns Sumrall into the cage.
damage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sumrall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
damage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sumrall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body punch from damage.
damage scores with a jab. Sumrall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pat Sumrall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
damage lands a jab to the head.
Sumrall throws a good cross that connects.
damage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pat Sumrall is winning the standup battle so far.
damage misses with an uppercut. Sumrall saw that one coming.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
damage tests Sumrall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sumrall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sumrall clinches up against the cage.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
damage throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumrall.
Sumrall prevents damage from breaking the clinch.
Sumrall lands a left hand that snaps the head of damage backwards.
damage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sumrall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of max damage.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumrall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
damage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but damage blocks it.
damage is looking to break free of the clinch but Sumrall has double underhooks.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
damage is trying to break free.
Sumrall landing knees to the head.
damage tries to break the clinch but Sumrall is controlling the position.
damage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sumrall has damage pressed against the cage, preventing damage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
damage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sumrall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sumrall crunches a lovely knee into damage's ribcage.
Sumrall lands an uppercut.
damage takes a shot to the head.
Sumrall scores with a hook to the body.
damage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
damage takes a knee right on the jaw!
damage wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumrall won't allow it.
damage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Sumrall lands a right hand.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head.
damage lands a shoulder strike.
Sumrall lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on damage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
damage wants to break free but Sumrall has control.
Sumrall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
damage jumps guard but Sumrall stands there with damage around his waist. damage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall misses with a knee strike.
Sumrall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
damage wants to break free but Sumrall has control.
Sumrall misses with a knee strike.
damage avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
damage is trying to break the clinch but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
damage wants to break the clinch but can't.
damage has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sumrall.
Sumrall lands a nice uppercut.
damage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sumrall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
damage moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
damage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
damage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
damage lands a jab.
damage darts in trying to clinch
and Sumrall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That has opened up max damage's cut even more.
Sumrall lands a right hook to the body.
damage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
damage avoids the body shot from Sumrall.
damage cracks Sumrall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sumrall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
damage ducks under a wild hook from Sumrall.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts damage, as that shot connected.
damage misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Sumrall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
damage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sumrall closes the distance and clinches.
Sumrall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of damage backwards.
damage tries for a takedown but Sumrall manages to get underhooks.
damage takes a shot to the head.
damage wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumrall won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Sumrall.
damage takes an elbow to the forehead.
damage takes a knee right on the jaw!
damage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sumrall misses with a knee strike.
Sumrall trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumrall.
Sumrall keeps control of damage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Sumrall dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

damage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sumrall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Sumrall takes one to the side of the head.
Sumrall walks into a straight right hand from damage.
damage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. damage catches Sumrall right on the button with a cross.
Sumrall throws a body punch but damage moves out of range.
damage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sumrall's head.
Sumrall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sumrall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but damage circles away quickly and effectively.
Sumrall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sumrall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sumrall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
damage connects with a jab.
Sumrall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and damage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sumrall thinking.
damage jabs Sumrall right on the nose. Sumrall blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sumrall looks to land a combination but damage avoids it well.
damage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sumrall on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Sumrall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
damage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sumrall doesn't seem bothered though.
Sumrall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sumrall misses with a combination
and damage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sumrall throws a series of punches but damage avoids them all with ease.
damage connects with a crisp jab.
damage misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for damage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sumrall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sumrall cracks a nice hook into damage's ribs.
Sumrall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
damage blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by damage!
Sumrall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sumrall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
damage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
damage misses with a double jab.
Sumrall throws a series of punches but damage moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - damage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sumrall lands a jab to damage's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
damage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sumrall.
Nice straight punches there by damage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of damage.
Sumrall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but damage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. damage catches Sumrall right on the button with a cross.
Sumrall misses with an uppercut. damage saw that one coming.
Sumrall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
damage dips to his left and cracks Sumrall with an uppercut!
Sumrall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
damage cracks a nice hook into Sumrall's ribs.

Sumrall drives through and clinches with damage against the cage.
Sumrall keeps control of damage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sumrall manages to break the clinch.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
damage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sumrall looks to land a right hand but damage moved out of range.
damage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sumrall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sumrall throws a head kick that damage semi-blocks.
damage cracks a nice hook into Sumrall's ribs.
Sumrall avoids the body shot from damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall throws a right and a left that damage avoids nicely.
damage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sumrall's head.
Sumrall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and damage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sumrall thinking.
damage stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sumrall tries to clinch there but damage circles away.
damage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sumrall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but damage was well out of range. Poor timing from Sumrall.
damage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sumrall.
Sumrall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by damage.
damage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sumrall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by damage.
Sumrall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sumrall there as he acknowledges the shot.
damage throws a one two combo.
Sumrall looks to land a left hand but damage moved out of range nicely.
damage lands the left hand.
Sumrall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by damage.

Sumrall drives through and clinches with damage against the cage.
damage throws an elbow that misses.
damage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumrall connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
damage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sumrall smiles and moves away.
Sumrall lands a head kick. damage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
max damage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
damage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
damage connects with a body shot.
damage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sumrall throws a sloppy head kick and damage moves out of range easily.
Sumrall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from damage.
Sumrall misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from damage.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch but damage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
damage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by damage.
Sumrall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sumrall looks to land a combination but damage avoids it well.
damage shoots in for a takedown but Sumrall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sumrall throws a series of punches but damage avoids them all with ease.
Sumrall misses with an uppercut. damage saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
max damage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sumrall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Sumrall!