PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Against I. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sumrall
vs
Minard

185 cm
28
194 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

182 cm
27
200 lbs
13 - 18 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Anderson Minard!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Minard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Minard lands a jab.
Minard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sumrall.
Pat Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Sumrall as he connects with a hook.
Minard throws the kick towards the body but Sumrall avoids it.
A big right from Sumrall misses.
Sumrall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Minard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sumrall.
Minard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sumrall.
Sumrall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Minard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sumrall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumrall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Minard.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Sumrall misses
and Minard counters with a body kick that stops Sumrall in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minard. Sumrall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sumrall drops his hands momentarily and Minard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sumrall tries a head kick but it misses.
Sumrall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sumrall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sumrall thows a body shot but no joy.
Minard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Minard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sumrall's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sumrall wants to sweep here but Minard controlling him for the moment.

Sumrall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Minard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sumrall misses with a low kick.
Minard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sumrall counters with a good low kick that Minard was not able to check.
Minard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sumrall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sumrall gets a clinch.
Minard avoids a wild elbow strike from Sumrall.
Minard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Minard lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Pat Sumrall has been cut.
Minard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sumrall throws a punch but it's blocked by Minard.
A short left from Sumrall.
Minard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sumrall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sumrall.
Sumrall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Minard 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. Minard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sumrall slips a straight right by Minard.
Sumrall tries to score with a low kick but Minard moves his leg out of the way.
Sumrall lands with a shot to the body.
Pat Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sumrall clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Minard.
Sumrall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Minard jumps into guard, dragging Sumrall to the mat.
Minard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sumrall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sumrall connects with a couple of short punches.
Sumrall throwing strikes from guard but Minard blocks nicely.
Minard controls Sumrall momentarily but Sumrall frees himself.

Minard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sumrall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Minard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sumrall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sumrall with a nice head shot there.
Sumrall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Minard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sumrall defends well.
Sumrall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sumrall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sumrall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall trying to control but Minard is working from the bottom.
Minard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sumrall is controlling him.
Minard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Sumrall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sumrall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sumrall moves into the clinch successfully.
Sumrall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sumrall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minard backwards.
Sumrall missing with knees to the body.
Sumrall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sumrall pushes off an throws an elbow but Minard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Minard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Sumrall misses
letting Minard counter with a right hand.
Minard thuds his right hand into Sumrall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Minard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sumrall lands some strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sumrall is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Minard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sumrall landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall tries a body shot but Minard blocks it.
Minard is trying to pull guard but Sumrall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Minard is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Sumrall.
Pat Sumrall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sumrall is pressed up against the cage. Minard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sumrall down to the mat. Sumrall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sumrall tries to bum rush Minard with a series of wild strikes but Minard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Sumrall.
Pat Sumrall is winning the standup battle so far.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sumrall cracks a nice hook into Minard's ribs.
Nice body punch from Sumrall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumrall loads up on a big right hand but Minard slips the punch.
Minard closes the distance and clinches up with Sumrall, looking for a takedown. Minard pushes Sumrall against the cage but Sumrall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Minard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sumrall misses with a head kick.
Sumrall misses with a wild combination.
Sumrall misses the shot to the body.
Minard throws a leg kick but Sumrall moved away.
Minard circles away from the clinch attempt

and Minard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Minard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sumrall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minard ducks under a wild hook from Sumrall.
Minard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minard slips under a jab.
Sumrall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sumrall misses with a two punch combination.
Sumrall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minard closes the distance and clinches up with Sumrall, looking for a takedown. Minard pushes Sumrall against the cage but Sumrall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Minard gets tackled into the cage by Sumrall. Sumrall maintains the clinch.
Minard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sumrall is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sumrall.
Sumrall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Minard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sumrall to keep the fight standing.
Minard takes an elbow to the temple.

Minard decides to pull guard.
Sumrall chips away with some ground and pound.
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!

Sumrall drops back looking for a leg! Minard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Minard manages to kick Sumrall off! Sumrall jumps back into Minard's guard.
Sumrall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Minard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sumrall working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sumrall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Minard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Minard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Sumrall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pat Sumrall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Sumrall there.
Sumrall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sumrall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minard counters with a stiff right hand.
Minard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sumrall.
Minard loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
Sumrall throws a series of punches but Minard avoids them all with ease.
Sumrall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sumrall tries to close the distance and clinch but Minard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sumrall thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard closes the distance and clinches up with Sumrall, looking for a takedown. Minard pushes Sumrall against the cage but Sumrall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Minard blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sumrall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sumrall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sumrall tries to clinch there but Minard circles away.
Sumrall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sumrall is looking to clinch but Minard is avoiding it.
Minard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sumrall.
Sumrall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall lands a leg kick that knocks Minard off balance momentarily.
Minard slips under a jab from Sumrall.
Sumrall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sumrall misses with a leg kick.
Sumrall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Sumrall.
Sumrall swings for the body but Minard moves out of range.
Sumrall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minard.
Minard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sumrall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Minard is able to avoid easily.
Sumrall stalks Minard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Minard's face. Minard staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Minard. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Minard walks into a jab.
Minard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.
A nice combination there by Sumrall.
Minard takes a swing at Sumrall's ribcage but misses.
Minard moves away from the strike by Sumrall.
Minard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Sumrall is predictable there
and Minard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sumrall.
Minard misses with the combination.
Sumrall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minard was well out of range. Poor timing from Sumrall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard scores with a jab. Sumrall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sumrall tries to bum rush Minard with a series of wild strikes but Minard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sumrall tries to clinch up.
Sumrall misses the jab.
Minard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sumrall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sumrall misses with a lunging right hand
and Minard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson Minard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minard doesn't manage to clinch there - Sumrall circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sumrall loads up on a big right hand but Minard slips the punch.
Minard shoots in for a takedown but Sumrall shows good takedown defense.
Pat Sumrall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Minard.
Sumrall just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Sumrall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sumrall 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 William Gold scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Pat Sumrall!

Pat Sumrall wins by unanimous decision!
Pat Sumrall gave a mention to Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).