PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Meeks (ranked 3297 p4p, 24177 weight class) and Fortunado Sampaio (ranked 448 p4p, 636 weight class). Fortunado Sampaio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Turner Meeks's chin.

Meeks
vs
Sampaio

182 cm
29
220
6 - 10 - 0

190 cm
23
217
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Turner Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fortunado Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Meeks instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Meeks throws an elbow but misses.
Sampaio avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Sampaio is trying to stall.
Sampaio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sampaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Meeks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sampaio dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Sampaio digs a right hand into Meeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeks's gas tank.
Sampaio lands with a left to the head.
Sampaio dodges an elbow strike from Meeks.
Sampaio swings wildly with an uppercut but Meeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sampaio throws a punch but it's blocked by Meeks.
Sampaio digs a right hand into Meeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeks's gas tank.
Sampaio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sampaio digs a right hand into Meeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meeks's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sampaio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sampaio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sampaio blocks the elbow strike.
Sampaio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meeks's elbow.
Sampaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks misses with an elbow strike.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Meeks throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Meeks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sampaio's brow.
Sampaio tries a body shot but Meeks blocks it.
Sampaio avoids the elbow strike from Meeks, against the ropes.
Sampaio blocks an elbow strike.
Sampaio blocks the elbow strike.
Sampaio blocks the elbow strike.
Sampaio can't find room to land a body shot as Meeks controls the action.
Sampaio presses Meeks against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sampaio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meeks or not.
Meeks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Sampaio.
Meeks takes a shot to the head.
Sampaio pushes Meeks back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sampaio tries to throw a body punch but Meeks avoids it by throwing Sampaio back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sampaio.
Sampaio blocks the elbow strike.
Sampaio blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sampaio gets through Meeks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sampaio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio avoids a wild elbow strike from Meeks.
Sampaio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Sampaio lands a body shot.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Sampaio is working Meeks over against the ropes.
Sampaio lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sampaio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sampaio gets through Meeks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Meeks is rocked!
Sampaio pushes Meeks against the ropes. Sampaio is working some dirty boxing. Sampaio pushes off with a quick right hook! Meeks goes down! Meeks tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sampaio moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortunado Sampaio!
The defeated Turner Meeks had this to say: 'I blame the Ivermectin'.