PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Need a Hero. Steve Sampson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sampson
vs
Strom

175 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

182 cm
26
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Sampson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Strom!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson is looking to chop away at Strom's legs.
Sampson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sampson just misses with a punch to the body.
Strom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Strom.
Strom misses with a looping left.
Strom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sampson.
Strom scores with a three punch combo!

Sampson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Sampson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strom checks a low kick from Sampson.
Sampson seems to have got his legs back now.
Strom lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sampson counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the liver by Strom. Beautiful body shot.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Sampson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strom punishes Sampson's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strom drops Sampson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Strom follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Strom!
Gunnar Strom is the new middleweight champion!