PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Meatloaf: In The Land Of The Pigs. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Summers
vs
Petrova

178 cm
31
171 lbs
16 - 9 - 2

194 cm
36
158 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrova.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Summers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrova loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Petrova throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.

Summers gets a clinch.
Petrova throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Summers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Summers is trying to stall.
Petrova tries a body shot but Summers blocks it.
Petrova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Summers's elbow.

Summers wants the takedown. Petrova is fighting it off but Summers persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Petrova's guard against the cage.
We've been hearing that Summers has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Summers is stalling in the full guard.
Summers wants to control from the top but Petrova keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Summers trying to control but Petrova is working from the bottom.
Summers 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.
Summers sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dylan Summers just wasn't active enough.
Petrova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Summers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrova scores with a hook.
Petrova cracks the inside of Summers's front leg.
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrova wants to land a leg kick but Summers is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Summers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrova throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Petrova misses.
Petrova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrova scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Summers scores with a body shot.
Summers digs a good hook to Petrova's body.
Summers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrova misses with a hook.
Petrova misses with a hook.
Petrova throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Summers takes a swing at Petrova's ribcage but misses.
Summers thuds a left hand into Petrova's body.
Summers moves out of range as Petrova strikes.
Summers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrova has time to react.
Petrova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Summers.

Summers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Summers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Petrova sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Summers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Petrova can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but Petrova is keeping him busy.
Summers tries to advance to mount but Petrova denies him.
Summers lands a nice forearm strike.
Summers in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Summers working away.
Summers throws a strike aimed at the side of Petrova's head but Petrova avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Summers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Summers staying out of range there.
Petrova misses with an uppercut

and Summers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petrova won't be happy with that.
Petrova defending against the ground and pound.
Summers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Summers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Summers in side control, throwing shots but Petrova defends.
Summers trying to control the action but Petrova is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova prevents Summers from improving position.
Petrova is looking for a sweep.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but Petrova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Summers crashes against the mat.
Summers controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Summers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Summers moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dylan Summers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrova is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Summers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrova keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dylan Summers just wasn't active enough.
Petrova looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Summers throws a hook but Petrova avoids it easily.
Summers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Summers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Summers thows a huge punch but Petrova dodges it nicely.
Petrova is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Summers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Summers's back!
Summers prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers manages to reverse the position and now he's in Petrova's guard. Nice work there by Summers.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Summers dominated that second round.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Petrova scores with a jab to the head.
Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers lands a jab to Petrova's midsection.
Summers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Summers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Summers defending well as Petrova loads up on a big left hand.
Summers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrova wants to land a leg kick but Summers is out of range.
Petrova tries to score with a low kick but Summers moves his leg out of the way.
Petrova jabs Summers right on the nose. Summers blinks but takes it well.
Summers looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrova is just out of range.
Sasha Petrova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrova takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Summers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Summers dives in and scores a takedown into Petrova's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers stopping the sweep attempt from Petrova.
Summers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sasha Petrova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a strike but Petrova rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Summers is trying to control the position from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Dylan Summers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petrova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Summers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers uses his free foot to push down on Petrova's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Petrova.
Summers prevents Petrova from getting the reversal.
Petrova keeps trying to improve his position.
Petrova tries to hold on but Summers postures up.
Summers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Petrova blocking the ground and pound.
Dylan Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova is trying desperately to improve position.
Summers controlling the pace for now.
Summers trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dylan Summers.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Summers, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Summers!
Dylan Summers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.