PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Rest for the Wicked. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Chambers
vs
Sams

175 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics
Sabotage Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Sams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chambers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chambers misses with an uppercut.
Chambers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Sams. That snapped Chambers's head back.
A combination from Chambers does no damage.
Chambers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sams lands with a shot to the body.
Chambers looks for the body kick but Sams saw that one coming.
Chambers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chambers misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Sams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chambers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chambers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chambers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chambers cracks the inside of Sams's front leg.
Sams misses with a few strikes there.
Sams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chambers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chambers throws a solid leg kick but Sams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chambers.
Chambers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chambers swinging wildly here.
Chambers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Sams.
Sams dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Chambers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Chambers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sams has a couple of punches blocked by Chambers.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers blocks the elbow strike.
Chambers lands a hook that snaps the head of Sams backwards.
Sams digs a right hand into Chambers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chambers's gas tank.
Sams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chambers is defending well for now.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Sams.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Sams blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Sams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chambers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Come on Sams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Sams blocks with his arms.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chambers misses with a knee strike.
Sams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chambers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sams blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sams tries to break the clinch but Chambers is controlling the position.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chambers takes a shot to the head.
Sams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Chambers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sams taking a breather.
Chambers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sams tries a body shot but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samss head.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sams blocking some punches.
Chambers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sams tries to circle away but Chambers has him pinned against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sams scores with a shot to the body.
Sams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sams throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
Sams lands a jab to the nose.
Chambers needs to keep his hands up - Sams had a free shot at his head there.
Sams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sams tests Chambers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chambers checks a leg kick.
Sams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sams scores with a jab. Chambers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Sams.
Danga de danga de dang - Sams scores with a four punch combination!
Sams lands a head shot.
Sams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sams cracks Chambers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left and a right from Sams both land. Nice combination.
Sams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chambers lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers walks into a jab.
Sams stuns Chambers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sams scores with a punch to the head.
Sams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chambers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sams cracks Chambers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sams lands an overhand right.
Chambers throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to de liver by Sams. Beautiful body shot.
Chambers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chambers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sams dips to his left and cracks Chambers with an uppercut!
Sams lands a jab to the head.
Sams cracks Chambers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chambers manages to avoid it.
Sams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chambers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sams was well out of range. Poor timing from Chambers.
Chambers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chambers's head backwards.
Sams scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Sams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chambers tries to clinch but Sams moves out of range.
Chambers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sams throws a lazy right hand but Chambers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Chambers.
Chambers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sams blocks a low kick nicely.
Sams punishes Chambers's body with a nice straight punch.
John Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chambers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left and a right from Chambers both land. Nice combination.
Chambers swings for the body but Sams moves out of range.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chambers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sams counters with a straight right hand.
Sams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Sams finds it's target.
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!
Sams works Chambers's body with a nice hook.
Chambers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sams walks into a jab.
Chambers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chambers misses with a body shot
and Sams counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sams lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chambers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chambers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sams moves out of range as Chambers strikes.
Chambers swinging wildly here.
Chambers misses with a body shot
and Sams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chambers throws a one two combo.
Sams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Sams. That snapped Chambers's head back.
Sams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Sams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sams.
Sams lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sams connects with the punch.
Chambers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chambers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sams with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Sams.
Sams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Sams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sams jabs Chambers right on the nose. Chambers blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Sams.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chambers misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Sams.
Chambers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chambers staying out of range there.
Sams moves forwards but Chambers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matt Sams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chambers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chambers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chambers looks to score with a jab to the body but Sams is just out of range.
Sams lands a really nice looking cross but Chambers seems unphased.
Chambers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sams misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Chambers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sams.
Sams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chambers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chambers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sams throws a combination. Chambers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chambers's head.
Chambers moves out of range of the strikes.
Chambers lands a head shot.
Chambers scoring well with a low kick there.
Sams misses with a hook. Chambers ducked under it nicely.
Chambers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chambers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sams misses the jab.
Chambers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sams misses with a looping left.
Sams lands a nice shot that snaps Chambers's head back.
Sams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chambers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chambers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Chambers pushes Sams up against the cage in a clinch.
Chambers misses with a knee to the head.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Sams blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sams lands an uppercut.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Sams blocks it.
Chambers scores with a knee to the head.
Sams has a couple of punches blocked by Chambers.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sams is trying to break the clinch but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sams.
Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sams blocks it with crossed arms.
Sams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chambers working aggressively here.
Come on Sams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chambers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sams pushes Chambers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chambers as Sams tries to tie him up.
Sams throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chambers misses with the head strike.
Chambers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sams smiles and moves away.
Chambers misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Sams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Sams.
Sams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chambers throws a combination that misses
enabling Sams to counter with a crisp jab.
Sams looks to land a combination. Chambers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chambers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sams.
Chambers is looking to clinch.
Sams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chambers.
Sams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chambers slips under a jab from Sams.
Sams throws a lazy right hand but Chambers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chambers looks to land a combination. Sams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sams swats away the attempt to clinch by Chambers.
Chambers moves away from the strike by Sams.
Sams throws a leg kick but Chambers checks it.
Chambers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chambers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sams throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
Sams thows a body shot but no joy.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sams connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Chambers.
Sams misses with a few strikes there.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chambers throws a right and a left that Sams avoids nicely.
Chambers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sams counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chambers slips under a jab from Sams.
Chambers throws a low kick but Sams avoids it.
Chambers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sams lands a body shot.
Chambers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sams swings for the body but Chambers moves out of range.
A big left from Sams misses.
Sams jabs at Chambers's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Chambers as he connects with a hook.
Sams lands with a nice combination. Chambers backs away looking to recover.

Chambers closes the distance and clinches.
John Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sams can't find room to land a body shot as Chambers controls the action.
Sams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sams.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chambers as Sams tries to tie him up.
Sams lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Sams blocks it.
Chambers taking a breather.
Sams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chambers scores with a shoulder strike.
Chambers working aggressively here.
Sams is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chambers as Sams tries to tie him up.
Sams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chambers.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Sams is blocking nicely.
Chambers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sams is trying to stall.
Chambers misses with a knee to the head.
Chambers has a couple of punches blocked by Sams.
Matt Sams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Sams is blocking nicely.
Chambers misses with a punch on the inside.
Chambers is struggling to control the position.
Sams stalling in the clinch but Chambers improves position.
Chambers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chambers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chambers taking a breather.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Sams blocks with his arms.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chambers working aggressively here.
Chambers misses with a knee strike.
Chambers looking to stall.
Chambers misses with a knee to the head.
Chambers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chambers taking a breather.
Chambers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Sams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chambers doesn't seem bothered though.
Chambers tries to clinch but Sams is having none of it.
Chambers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chambers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chambers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Chambers.
Sams throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Sams. That snapped Chambers's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sams lands an overhand right.
Sams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chambers on the side of the head.
Sams dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Chambers throws a series of punches but Sams avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sams!