PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Spreniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampson comes to the cage accompanied by "Off the Chain" by Serg Salinas. Tomasz Spreniak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sampson
vs
Spreniak

179 cm
25
252 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

202 cm
26
264 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

KO Clothing

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Spreniak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sampson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sampson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spreniak counters with a left to the body.
Spreniak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spreniak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sampson defends it nicely.
Spreniak shoots in looking for a takedown. Sampson tries to sprawl out of it but Spreniak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sampson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spreniak shoots in but no luck this time.
Rick Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Spreniak.
Sampson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spreniak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spreniak misses with some punches.
Spreniak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sampson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sampson.
Spreniak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spreniak is working for takedown but Sampson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spreniak lands an uppercut.
Spreniak misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Spreniak.
Spreniak scores with a shot to the side of Sampson's head.
A head punch on the inside from Spreniak fails to land.
Spreniak misses with a punch on the inside.
Spreniak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sampson walks away with a smile on his face. Spreniak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Spreniak darts in and clinches Sampson up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spreniak tries to land knees in the clinch but Sampson avoids the damage to the body.
Spreniak swings wildly with an uppercut but Sampson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spreniak lands a left hand.
Spreniak throws a head punch that misses.
Spreniak lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Rick Sampson has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Spreniak fails to land.
Spreniak unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 Sampson.
Sampson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spreniak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spreniak lands with a light punch inside.
Spreniak tries a body shot but Sampson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spreniak misses with an elbow strike.
Spreniak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spreniak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spreniak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Spreniak.
Spreniak lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spreniak.
Spreniak has Sampson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sampson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spreniak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spreniak misses with a punch on the inside.
Spreniak has Sampson pushed against the cage.
Spreniak scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spreniak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sampson to keep the fight standing.
Spreniak lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Spreniak.
A head punch on the inside from Spreniak fails to land.
Spreniak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spreniak swings wildly with an uppercut but Sampson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spreniak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spreniak throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spreniak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Spreniak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Spreniak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Sampson's cut.
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.

Spreniak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sampson sprawls well. Sampson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spreniak gets slowly back to his feet.
Spreniak tries to clinch there but Sampson circles away.

Spreniak drives through with a takedown into Sampson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sampson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spreniak tries to stand but Sampson is controlling from the bottom.
Sampson being controlled here, momentarily.
Spreniak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sampson is keeping the position for now.
Spreniak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spreniak passes Sampson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sampson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sampson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spreniak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sampson wants to get back to full guard.
Spreniak is looking to advance position but Sampson won't allow it.
Spreniak tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spreniak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sampson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spreniak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sampson wants to control but Spreniak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sampson is trying to control but Spreniak passes into side control!
Spreniak controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spreniak lands some shots froms side control.
Sampson looking for a sweep but Spreniak has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Spreniak controlling the position easily from mount.
Sampson tries to hold on but Spreniak pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spreniak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sampson working to try and regain half guard.
Spreniak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Spreniak has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Spreniak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Sampson's cut.
That's time! Sampson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Spreniak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sampson throws a nice looking combination but Spreniak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sampson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sampson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Spreniak moves into range and clinches up with Sampson.
Sampson blocking some punches.
Spreniak stalls.
Spreniak working aggressively here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spreniak misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson being controlled against the cage.
Tomasz Spreniak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spreniak fails to pull guard.
Spreniak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spreniak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spreniak scores with a shot to the side of Sampson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sampson.
Spreniak misses with a punch on the inside.
Spreniak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sampson avoids the elbow strike from Spreniak, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spreniak fails to land.
Spreniak tries to land knees in the clinch but Sampson avoids the damage to the body.
Spreniak lands a hook that snaps the head of Sampson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson blocks an uppercut.
Sampson avoiding damage as Spreniak throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spreniak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spreniak misses with some punches.
Spreniak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spreniak swings wildly with an uppercut but Sampson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sampson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spreniak throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampson.
Spreniak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spreniak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spreniak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sampson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson blocking some punches.
Spreniak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sampson blocking some punches.
Spreniak has a couple of punches blocked by Sampson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spreniak.
Spreniak wants to take the fight to the mat but Sampson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spreniak scores with a knee to the head.
Spreniak is working for takedown but Sampson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rick Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Spreniak.
Spreniak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spreniak throws a head punch that misses.
Sampson tries to break the clinch but Spreniak is controlling the position.
Spreniak misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spreniak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spreniak misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spreniak.
Rick Sampson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spreniak tries to pull guard but Sampson won't allow it.
Spreniak lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Spreniak.
Spreniak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spreniak is trying to pull guard but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spreniak lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tomasz Spreniak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sampson misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Spreniak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spreniak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Spreniak!
Tomasz Spreniak bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.