PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mary Quitecontrary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quitecontrary
vs
Samson

150 cm
27
120 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mary Quitecontrary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quitecontrary. Quitecontrary circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by Samson. Beautiful body shot.
Mary Quitecontrary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quitecontrary misses with a double jab
and Samson counters with a straight right hand.
Samson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quitecontrary tries to land a leg kick but Samson saw it coming and moves away.
Samson lands with an overhand left.
Quitecontrary keeps the fight on the outside.
Quitecontrary throws a sloppy head kick and Samson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quitecontrary tries a head kick but it misses.
Quitecontrary motions for Samson to come forward. Quitecontrary throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Quitecontrary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Samson.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samson managing to block the knees to the body from Quitecontrary.
A left hand lands to the body for Samson.
Quitecontrary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quitecontrary has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Samson throws a punch but it's blocked by Quitecontrary.
Good body shot from Samson.
Quitecontrary tries to land knees in the clinch but Samson avoids the damage to the body.
Samson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quitecontrary missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Samson.
Samson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samson avoiding damage as Quitecontrary throws knees to the body.
Quitecontrary throws a punch but it's blocked by Samson.
A nice left hand lands by Samson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samson pushes Quitecontrary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samson scores with a hook to the body.
Samson cracks Quitecontrary with a nice body shot.
Samson working aggressively here.
Samson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samson lands with a light punch inside.
Samson lands with a right to the head.
Samson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Samson.
Quitecontrary is breathing heavily.
Samson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samson is working Quitecontrary over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quitecontrary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samson misses with some punches.
Samson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Samson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Samson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samson lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Samson - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Samson as Quitecontrary tries to tie him up.
Quitecontrary throws an elbow but it misses.
Quitecontrary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samson throws a head punch that misses.
Samson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samson scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samson.
Quitecontrary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Samson pushes Quitecontrary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quitecontrary trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samson avoids it.
Quitecontrary tries to land knees in the clinch but Samson avoids the damage to the body.
Quitecontrary is trying to drag Samson to the mat but Samson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mary Quitecontrary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Samson.
Samson scores with a shoulder strike.
Quitecontrary trying to land knees to the body.
Samson lands a body shot.
Samson is leaning against Quitecontrary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quitecontrary tries to land knees in the clinch but Samson avoids the damage to the body.
Quitecontrary trying to land knees to the body.
Samson presses Quitecontrary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Samson.
Samson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samson.
Nice body punch from Samson.
Samson lands with a short shot to the head.
Samson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Samson dodges an elbow strike from Quitecontrary.
Samson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samson lands with a left to the head.
Samson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samson managing to block the knees to the body from Quitecontrary.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quitecontrary misses with an elbow strike.
Quitecontrary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samson.
Samson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land.
Samson works on Quitecontrary's body with a couple of short punches.
Samson lands with a light punch inside.
Samson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Samson.
A short right from Samson.
Quitecontrary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samson is keeping busy.
Quitecontrary misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Samson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quitecontrary.
Samson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Samson pushes Quitecontrary back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quitecontrary takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitecontrary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samson is defending well for now.
Samson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samson works on Quitecontrary's body with a couple of short punches.
Samson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quitecontrarys head.
Samson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Samson is looking to clinch but Quitecontrary is avoiding it.

Samson gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Samson.
Samson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Samson lands with a right to the head.
Samson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samson throws a head punch that misses.
Samson digs a right hand underneath Quitecontrary's ribcage. Quitecontrary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samson avoids it.
Quitecontrary tries a knee to the head but Samson blocks it.
Quitecontrary misses with an elbow strike.
Samson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samson lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Samson.
Samson has a couple of punches blocked by Quitecontrary.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samson lands a body shot.
Samson swings wildly with an uppercut but Quitecontrary uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Samson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Samson.
Brock Samson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samson cracks Quitecontrary with a nice body shot.
Samson lands a nice uppercut.
Samson lands a nice uppercut.
Quitecontrary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samson avoids a wild elbow strike from Quitecontrary.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samson cracks Quitecontrary with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samson lands a left hand.
Samson avoids a wild elbow strike from Quitecontrary.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samson avoids it.
Samson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samson lands a body shot.
Samson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samson prevents the takedown attempt.
Quitecontrary pushes off an throws an elbow but Samson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samson lands an uppercut.
Samson lands a left hand.
Samson digs a right hand underneath Quitecontrary's ribcage. Quitecontrary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Samson has a couple of punches blocked by Quitecontrary.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson blocks an elbow strike.
Samson gets underhooks to prevent Quitecontrary's takedown attempt.
Samson pushes Quitecontrary back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Samson has a couple of punches blocked by Quitecontrary.
Quitecontrary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samson avoids it.
Samson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Samson lands a hook that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Quitecontrary tries to land knees in the clinch but Samson avoids the damage to the body.
Samson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samson lands a left hand.

Quitecontrary is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samson.
Oh Quitecontrary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Samson.
Samson lands a hook that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Samson digs a right hand underneath Quitecontrary's ribcage. Quitecontrary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Samson.
Samson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Quitecontrary backwards.
Samson lands with a left to the head.
Samson lands with a short shot to the head.
Samson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quitecontrary is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Samson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mary Quitecontrary. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson lands a body punch.
Samson lands with a light punch inside.
Samson blocks the elbow strike.
Samson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quitecontrarys head.
Quitecontrary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samson.
A right handed body shot lands from Samson.
Samson scores with a shoulder strike.
Samson lands a right hand.
Samson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Quitecontrary! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Samson is unloading with more strikes now! Quitecontrary drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Samson!