PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder. Summers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meatloaf: In The Land Of The Pigs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thomas
vs
Summers

182 cm
36
184 lbs
30 - 16 - 2

178 cm
29
171 lbs
14 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Brute

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Summers!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Summers staying out of range there.
Summers misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Summers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Summers's shoulder, as Summers tries to avoid the shot.
Summers wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas misses with a looping right.

Summers rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers looking to slow down the pace here.
Summers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Summers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Summers trying to control the position but instead, Thomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Summers into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dylan Summers.
Thomas misses the jab.
Summers dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.

Summers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Summers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Summers working the ground and pound but Thomas is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to buck Summers off but Summers is having none of it.
Thomas wants to control but Summers postures up.
Summers wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Thomas trying to remain calm as Summers controls from the top position.
Thomas tries to buck Summers off but Summers is having none of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas struggling a bit here.

Summers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Summers slows the pace down.
Thomas has one of Summers's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Thomas tries to improve position but can't.
Thomas holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas is trying to control Summers's posture but Summers avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to buck Summers off but Summers is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Thomas defending against the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas lands with a hook. Summers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Summers shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Summers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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 Doc Thomas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Summers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Summers tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
Dylan Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Summers is out of range.

Thomas gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas trying to control the position but Summers is working away.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Summers down.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Summers keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers defending against the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Thomas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Summers is trying to improve his position.
Summers is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thomas throws an elbow but Summers slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thomas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Summers some visible discomfort.
Summers is not content to let Thomas control the position.
Summers is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Thomas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Summers avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thomas.
Thomas working away.
Thomas is trying to ground and pound but Summers uses the momentary lack of control by Thomas to regain half guard.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Summers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas with the ground and pound but Summers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Thomas postures up and lands a big shot to Summers's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doc Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Summers pulls Thomas in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Summers wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Summers is retaining full guard.
Thomas throws a strike but Summers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thomas is controlling Summers's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Thomas 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!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
Sloppy strikes there by Thomas.
Summers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Summers defending well though.
Summers trying to control here.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Summers regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thomas.
Thomas postures up in Summers's guard and throws a big left but Summers blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Summers being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Summers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Doc Thomas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Summers throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses the jab.
Summers tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Summers looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Summers is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Summers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Summers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Summers.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Thomas enables Summers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thomas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Summers being controlled here momentarily.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas trying to control the position here.
Doc Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas wants to control the pace but Summers is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Summers's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Thomas!
Doc Thomas very nearly forgot to thank DoofenshmirtzDoofenshmirtz All 160 Supplements Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.