PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Haired Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Haired Samson
vs
McFly

185 cm
22
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

191 cm
31
250 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Haired Samson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba McFly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for McFly.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
McFly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McFly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samson walks into a straight right hand from McFly.
Samson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Samson checks a low kick from McFly.
Long Haired Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from McFly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by McFly.
McFly throws a leg kick but Samson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFly moves away.
Samson throws a lazy uppercut
and McFly counters with a left to the body.
Samson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from McFly.
Samson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McFly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Samson to the mat! Samson manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Samson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McFly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McFly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McFly is fighting to break Samson's control of his arms but Samson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McFly wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
McFly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samson keeping moving, preventing McFly from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bubba McFly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samson.
Samson throws a right hand that misses
and McFly counters with a nice uppercut.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but McFly ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
Samson takes a swing at McFly's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Samson blocks the leg kick.
McFly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McFly ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Samson swings away with a body shot that misses
and McFly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samson throws a lazy uppercut
and McFly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. McFly does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samson tries to avoid it but McFly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samson to the ground. Samson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bubba McFly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thud! ouch! good body kick from McFly - that will leave a mark!
McFly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McFly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McFly lands a high kick!
Samson moves out of range of the body kick from McFly.
Samson swings for the body but McFly moves out of range.
McFly misses with a body kick.
Samson misses with a jab to the body

and McFly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Samson's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFly.
McFly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McFly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McFly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McFly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFly is fighting to break Samson's control of his arms but Samson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bubba McFly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly lands a body shot.
McFly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McFly doesn't seem bothered though.
Samson misses with a right hand
and McFly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McFly walks into a straight right hand from Samson.

McFly drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Samson managing to control the position.
McFly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McFly wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
McFly throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson trying to keep a closed guard but McFly is proving a slippery customer.
McFly looking to sit in guard and control but Samson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samson wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McFly is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samson moves out of range of the body kick from McFly.
Samson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Long Haired Samson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McFly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McFly throws a leg kick but Samson moved away.
McFly slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Samson.
McFly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Samson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Samson scores with a sloppy right hand. McFly should have avoided that one.
McFly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McFly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson looks to throw the jab but McFly is out of range.
Samson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McFly throws a body punch but Samson moves out of range.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFly moves away.
Samson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McFly slips a straight right by Samson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McFly.
Samson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFly was well out of range. Poor timing from Samson.
Samson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFly.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McFly - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson scores with a jab.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson throws a hook but McFly avoids it easily.
Long Haired Samson is winning the standup battle so far.
McFly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McFly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samson scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly scores with a decent looking hook.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly scores with a leg kick.
Samson throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
McFly lands with a nice body kick.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samson moves away.
McFly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Samson misses.
Samson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by McFly. That's going to slow Samson down.
The fighters circle momentarily. McFly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McFly fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly throws a front kick aimed at Samson's knee but Samson avoids it well.
McFly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McFly lands with a kick to the ribs.
McFly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samson is out of range and McFly settles back down.
McFly misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly lands with a nice body punch.
Samson misses with a double jab.
McFly tries to work over Samson's front leg with a kick but Samson checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba McFly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McFly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!
Long Haired Samson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!