PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Big Chips as his entrance music. Ace King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gora Sammo's chin.

Sammo
vs
King

185 cm
24
228 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

195 cm
22
282 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gora Sammo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ace King!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King with a hook.

King clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from King.
Sammo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sammo is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Sammo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King throws a lazy uppercut

so Sammo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sammo passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
King tries to get to full guard but Sammo has control of the leg.
Sammo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Sammo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Sammo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Sammo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sammo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King tries to get to full guard but Sammo has control of the leg.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sammo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sammo trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
Sammo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sammo 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.
Sammo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sammo.
Sammo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Sammo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sammo.
King is looking to stand up but Sammo isn't so interested in that idea.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sammo is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Sammo chips away with some ground and pound.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sammo is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammo postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Sammo postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sammo wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sammo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sammo thows a big elbow that misses.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo throws and elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sammo's guard. Nice move by King!
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Sammo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sammo wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gora Sammo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No luck for Sammo with that takedown attempt.
Sammo swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Sammo has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to clinch up but Sammo keeps it at a distance.
King closes the distance but Sammo moves to the side

and Sammo counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Sammo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sammo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sammo throwing strikes but missing.
Sammo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sammo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sammo throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sammo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sammo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sammo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sammo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sammo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sammo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Sammo won't allow King to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sammo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammo thows a big elbow that misses.
Sammo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammo prevents King from getting back to his feet.
King is breathing heavily.
Sammo throwing strikes but missing.
Sammo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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.
Sammo throwing strikes but missing.
King has momentary wrist control but Sammo slips an elbow through the middle.
Sammo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sammo landing with the ground and pound.
Sammo throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Sammo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sammo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gora Sammo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice shot lands for King.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King throws a poor cross that misses

and Sammo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gora Sammo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammo.
Sammo looking to pass the guard.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sammo landing some decent shots from guard.
Sammo lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Sammo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammo postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.

Sammo stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sammo misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sammo thinking.

Sammo rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sammo goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gora Sammo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sammo looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gora Sammo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a hook. Sammo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King misses with a straight right.
Sammo looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sammo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sammo takes the fight into the clinch.
King lands a left hand.
King takes a shot to the head.
King misses with some punches.
King lands a left hand.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
King stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sammo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. King avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sammo drags the fight down to the ground.
Sammo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.

King stands and steps away. Sammo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sammo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Sammo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sammo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ace King.
I think Sammo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gora Sammo!