PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers has chosen Awake and Alive as his entrance music. Alonzo Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Summers's chin.

Harris
vs
Summers

195 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers's corner calls for a 1-2. Summers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Summers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Summers is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers scores with a jab to the body.
Summers scores with a leg kick.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Summers.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.

Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Summers is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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!
Summers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
Summers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris looking to ground and pound but Summers is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Summers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris throwing strikes here but Summers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Summers wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris throwing strikes here but Summers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Summers is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Harris misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Harris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Summers manages to control the position for a moment.
Harris looking to ground and pound but Summers is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Summers regains half guard.
Summers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Summers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris is looking to stall here but Summers recovers full guard.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harris stays in close to Summers's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Summers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Summers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Summers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Summers trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
Summers tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.

Summers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris scores with a three punch combo!

Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Harris throws a strike but Summers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Summers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Summers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alonzo Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Summers.

Harris gets a takedown into half guard.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Summers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Summers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Harris.
Harris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Summers is trying to stand.
Harris throwing shots but Summers is blocking nicely.
Harris throwing shots but Summers is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Summers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Summers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Summers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alonzo Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris looks to land a strike but Summers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Summers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Summers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers is trying to control the position but Harris postures up.
Harris won't allow Summers to sweep him here.
Summers wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harris trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Summers pushes Harris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Summers's head.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Summers's head but Summers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Summers's head back.
Summers wants to clinch.
Harris avoids the head kick by Summers.
Nathan Summers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Summers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Summers misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Harris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Harris misses the jab.
Summers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris connects with a jab.
Summers is looking to clinch.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Summers backpedaling.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Summers blocks a jab.
Harris looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.

Summers has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Summers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers lands a left hand.
Summers gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Summers scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
A shot in the inside from Summers.
Summers scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.

Harris is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Summers.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Summers throws a big uppercut that drops Harris! More strikes from Summers and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harris lies dazed against the cage as Summers celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Summers!
Nathan Summers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.