PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gahan
vs
Sumrall

180 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
194 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sumrall.
Sumrall tries to clinch up but Gahan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumrall lands a head kick. Gahan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sumrall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gahan doesn't seem bothered though.
Gahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumrall doesn't manage to clinch there - Gahan circles away.
Gahan takes a jab right on the kisser.

Gahan moves into the clinch.
Gahan tries to work over Sumrall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Gahan tries to break the clinch but Sumrall is controlling the position.
Gahan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sumrall or not.
Gahan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gahan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Sumrall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gahan is defending well for now.
Gahan lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gahan can't find room to land a body shot as Sumrall controls the action.
Gahan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sumrall up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumrall throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall lands with a left to the head.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.

Gahan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gahan looks to throw the jab but Sumrall is out of range.
Sumrall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gahan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gahan duly obliges.

It looks like Pat Sumrall has been cut.
Sumrall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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!
Gahan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Gahan has closed the distance and engaged Sumrall in a clinch.
Sumrall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sumrall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sumrall lands an elbow just above Gahan 's eye.
Sumrall misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gahan misses with a punch to the body.
Sumrall prevents Gahan from breaking the clinch.
Sumrall is trying to maintain a safe position but Gahan gets an underhook and turns Sumrall into the cage.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sumrall misses with a punch to the body.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sumrall tries to land knees in the clinch but Gahan avoids the damage to the body.
Sumrall misses with a punch to the body.
Sumrall lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Gahan.
A short uppercut from Sumrall.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.
Gahan lands with a short shot to the head.
Sumrall lands with a right to the head.
Gahan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sumrall backwards.
Sumrall tries to land knees in the clinch but Gahan avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gahan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gahan misses with a punch to the body.
Gahan is trying to force a seperation but Sumrall has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Gahan as the two fighters clinch.
Gahan blocks a body shot from Sumrall.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gahan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sumrall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gahan.
Gahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
Gahan is trying to push Sumrall away but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sumrall misses with a body punch.
Sumrall has Gahan pressed against the cage, preventing Gahan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Gahan.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumrall won't allow it.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sumrall working Gahan over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall misses with an elbow over the top.
Gahan is trying to push Sumrall away but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sumrall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gahan's efforts to push away.
Sumrall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gahan backwards.
Gahan blocks an elbow strike.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sumrall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gahan tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Sumrall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gahan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gahan trying to control the position but instead, Sumrall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gahan into the cage.
Sumrall lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Dave Gahan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sumrall swinging wildly here.
Gahan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Gahan moves into range and clinches up with Sumrall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sumrall throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gahan tries to throw a body punch but Sumrall avoids it by throwing Gahan back against the cage.
Gahan blocks an elbow strike.
Gahan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sumrall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sumrall misses with a punch on the inside.
Gahan pushes Sumrall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sumrall keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sumrall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dave Gahan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sumrall keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gahan blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sumrall.

Gahan breaks the clinch.
Sumrall throws a leg kick which misses Gahan's front leg but catches the back leg as Gahan tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Gahan.
Gahan defending well as Sumrall loads up on a big left hand.
Gahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sumrall tries to clinch up.
Gahan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Gahan clinches up against the cage.
Gahan struggles to land a body shot inside as Sumrall controls his hands.
Gahan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumrall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gahan's brow.
A hook to the body from Gahan.
Sumrall takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gahan is trying to break free.
Sumrall keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gahan has had enough of the clinch but Sumrall keeps him there for the moment.
Gahan works on Sumrall's body with a couple of short punches.
Gahan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gahan is trying to push Sumrall away but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sumrall.
Sumrall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gahan lands a left hand.
Gahan tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Gahan misses with a body punch.
Gahan tries to stall but Sumrall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gahan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gahan blocks an uppercut.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Sumrall.
Gahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Sumrall.
Sumrall struggles to land a body shot inside as Gahan controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gahan.
Gahan misses with some punches.
Sumrall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sumrall has a couple of punches blocked by Gahan.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sumrall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumrall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Sumrall on the inside.
Sumrall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gahan tries to circle away but Sumrall has him pinned against the cage.
Sumrall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Gahan.
Gahan tries to throw a body punch but Sumrall avoids it by throwing Gahan back against the cage.
Sumrall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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

Gahan rushes Sumrall and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall tries a knee to the head but Gahan blocks it.
Sumrall throws a head punch that misses.
Gahan misses with a punch to the body.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Sumrall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sumrall is breathing heavily.
Gahan avoiding damage as Sumrall throws knees to the body.
Gahan scores with a hook to the body.
Gahan cracks Sumrall with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gahan.

Gahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gahan moves into the clinch successfully.
Gahan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sumrall trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall prevents Gahan from breaking the clinch.
Sumrall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gahan manages to break the clinch.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Gahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Gahan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gahan throws a leg kick but Sumrall sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Gahan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sumrall lands a body punch.
Sumrall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sumrall tries to land knees in the clinch but Gahan avoids the damage to the body.
Sumrall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Sumrall as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sumrall fails to land.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gahan avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Gahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sumrall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sumrall scores with a hook to the body.
Sumrall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sumrall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Gahan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sumrall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gahan backwards.
Sumrall struggles to land a body shot inside as Gahan controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan pushes Sumrall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gahan.
Sumrall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sumrall lands a nice knee to the body.
Gahan works on Sumrall's body with a couple of short punches.
Sumrall keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gahan works Sumrall's body with a nice hook.

Gahan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sumrall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gahan is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumrall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gahan throws a head punch that misses.
Gahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Gahan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gahan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Gahan closes the distance and clinches.
Sumrall lands an elbow inside.
Sumrall keeps control of Gahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sumrall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sumrall trying to stall but Gahan improves his position.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Gahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sumrall.
Gahan lands with a left to the head.
Sumrall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gahan's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Gahan.
Gahan tries a body shot but Sumrall blocks it.
Gahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sumrall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Gahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gahan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumrall's elbow.
Gahan tries to break the clinch but Sumrall is controlling the position.
Sumrall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gahan lands a right hand.
Gahan can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gahan.
Sumrall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gahan's efforts to push away.
Sumrall has a couple of punches blocked by Gahan.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it misses.
Gahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sumrall won't allow it.
Sumrall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gahan has Sumrall pressed against the cage.
Sumrall lands a nice knee to the body.
Gahan lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sumrall throws an elbow but it misses.
Sumrall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gahan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gahan tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
Gahan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumrall has him pressed against the cage.
Sumrall with a knee to the head.
Gahan tries to break free but Sumrall pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gahan.
Gahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat Sumrall.
Well Gahan 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Dave Gahan!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Dave Gahan!

Dave Gahan wins by split decision!