PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Matt Sams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sams
vs
Dude

188 cm
24
219 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

181 cm
24
177 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Sams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Super Dude!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sams misses with a hook
and Dude counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dude swings widly with a right hand
and Sams counters with a nice uppercut.
Dude misses with a jab to the body
and Sams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sams swings for the body but Dude moves out of range.
Dude throws a head kick but Sams moves out of range.
Dude doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sams counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dude counters with a thumping low kick.
Dude throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sams counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Dude is predictable there
letting Sams counter with a right hand.
Dude feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sams's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sams. That snapped Dude's head back.
Dude goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Dude throws a leg kick
letting Sams counter with a right hand.
Super Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sams misses with a right hand
and Dude counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Sams.
Sams cracks Dude with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dude misses with a left hand
and Sams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dude throws a lazy head kick
and Sams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matt Sams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four 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.
A shot to the liver by Sams. Beautiful body shot.
Dude misses with a body shot
and Sams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dude misses with a hook
enabling Sams to counter with a crisp jab.
Dude shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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 get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dude throws a right hand that misses
letting Sams counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dude looks to throw a body kick
and Sams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dude shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dude swings widly with a right hand
and Sams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude throws a poor cross that misses
and Sams counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude throws a sloppy body shot
and Sams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dude fails with the takedown.
Dude throws a right hand that misses
and Sams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Sams.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Dude misses
enabling Sams to counter with a crisp jab.
Dude throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sams to counter with a crisp jab.
Dude connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sams momentarily.
Matt Sams is winning the standup battle so far.
Dude misses with a right hand
and Sams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses with a takedown
and Sams counters with a left to the body.
Dude throws a sloppy body shot
and Sams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dude.
Dude tries to score with a low kick but Sams moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude is looking to score with low kicks.
Sams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dude at a distance.
Sams jabs Dude right on the nose. Dude blinks but takes it well.
Dude tries for a takedown but Sams circles away easily
letting Sams counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Sams 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. This is the final round!

Dude thows a leg kick but Sams checks it
and Sams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dude throws a right hand that misses
and Sams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Dude misses
and Sams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dude throws an off balance right hand
and Sams counters with a one-two to the body.
Dude throws a leg kick
letting Sams counter with a right hand.
Dude has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude throws a lazy head kick
and Sams counters with a straight right hand.
Sams scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the body from Dude misses
and Sams counters with a left and a right that stings Dude.
Dude rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sams counters with a left to the body.
Sams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dude circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sams counters with a nice body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dude!
Sams checks a leg kick nicely.
Dude throws a sloppy body shot
and Sams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matt Sams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sams moves out of range of the body kick from Dude.
Dude throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sams to counter with a crisp jab.
Sams's corner calls for a 1-2. Sams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sams works Dude's body with a nice hook.

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.
Dude tries to land a front kick but Sams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dude ducks right into an uppercut from Sams.
Sams connects with the punch.
Super Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dude is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dude misses with a left hand
and Sams counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

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