PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phineus Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage comes to the cage accompanied by Mac Lethal - Black Widow Spider . Gage is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Phineus Gage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gage
vs
Sumner

165 cm
25
162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

172 cm
21
152 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Phineus Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumner digs a good hook to Gage's body.
Gage is breathing heavily.
A jab from Sumner misses.
Sumner sizes up Gage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sumner.
Barney Sumner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Sumner.
Gage slips a jab from Sumner.
Sumner tests Gage's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Sumner pushes Gage up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sumner fails to land.
Sumner stalling.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gage is trying to pull guard but Sumner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gage is trying to pull guard but Sumner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner is struggling to control the position.
Sumner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Gage is trying to pull guard but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phineus Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sumner.
Sumner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gage blocks an uppercut.
Sumner lands a left hand.
Sumner gets through Gage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sumner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gage.
Sumner is struggling to control the position.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.

Gage is rocked!
Sumner lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gage to his knees! Sumner keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Sumner!
A relieved looking Barney Sumner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.