PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Summerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Carlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Summerfield
vs
Carlsson

181 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Summerfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Carlsson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Summerfield.
Nice body kick from Summerfield.
Carlsson closes the distance but Summerfield moves to the side

and Summerfield counters by clinching up.
Carlsson is looking for a takedown.

Summerfield breaks from the clinch.
Summerfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Summerfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Summerfield manages to break the clinch.

Summerfield clinches.

Carlsson is trying to trip Summerfield. He has hold of a leg but Summerfield is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Carlsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Summerfield trying to control the position here.
Summerfield has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summerfield might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Summerfield just wasn't active enough.

Summerfield clinches.

Summerfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Summerfield pushes Carlsson away with a front kick.
Carlsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carlsson looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Summerfield rushes Carlsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Summerfield breaks the clinch.
Summerfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Summerfield moves into the clinch.
Summerfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like David Carlsson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Summerfield - that landed with a thud.
Summerfield crunches a lovely knee into Carlsson's ribcage.
Summerfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlsson takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Summerfield.
Summerfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Summerfield crunches a lovely knee into Carlsson's ribcage.
Summerfield pushes Carlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summerfield is leaning against Carlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Summerfield breaks the clinch.
Carlsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Summerfield, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Summerfield drives through and clinches with Carlsson against the cage.

Summerfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Summerfield moves into the clinch.
Summerfield is working Carlsson over against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Summerfield.

Summerfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Summerfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summerfield lands a nice shot that snaps Carlsson's head back.

Carlsson is rocked!
Summerfield lands a jab to Carlsson's midsection.

Summerfield drops Carlsson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carlsson looks back up at him and smiles so Summerfield waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Carlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Summerfield finish him?
Summerfield cracks Carlsson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Carlsson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Summerfield pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Carlsson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Summerfield!
Bob Summerfield retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Bob Summerfield thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.