PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is philip bailey and phil collins - easy lover. Willie Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Johnson
vs
Samson

188 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

205 cm
20
274 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Samson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Samson drops Johnson with a left right combo! Samson follows him down to the ground into side control.

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Willie Johnson has been cut.

Samson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.

Samson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Samson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Samson working away.
Samson is trying to ground and pound but Johnson uses the momentary lack of control by Samson to regain half guard.
Samson slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson won't allow Samson to pass to mount.
Samson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Samson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samson is looking to pass Johnson's guard but actually Johnson recovers to full guard.
Samson looks gassed!
Samson stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Samson looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Samson closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Samson pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson clobbers Samson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samson misses with a straight left.
Samson shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willie Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Samson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Samson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Samson is out of range.

Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Samson sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
Samson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samson gets back to half guard.
Samson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Samson manages to get to full guard.
Samson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Samson working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Samson working a defensive guard here.
Samson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samson 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.
Samson throwing strikes but missing.
Samson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Samson pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Samson prevents Johnson from improving his position.

Samson seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Samson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Samson trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Samson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willie Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Samson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Samson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samson keeps working.
Samson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Samson gets back to full guard.
Samson has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Samson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samson working a defensive guard but Johnson passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Samson tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson wants to stand up but Samson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Samson is having none of it.
Samson moves into full guard.
Samson has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Samson is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Samson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willie Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Samson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Samson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samson but Samson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samson off to one side.
Samson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Samson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samson is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Samson as the two fighters clinch.
Samson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Samson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Samson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Samson has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Samson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Samson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Samson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Samson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson has a hand on Samson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Samson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Samson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Samson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Samson.
Samson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Samson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson really wants to buck Samson off and get back to his feet.
Samson raining down shots from the mount!
Samson trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.

Samson wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Samson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Samson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willie Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.

Samson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Samson working some strikes from top position.
Samson is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Samson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Samson.

Samson is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samson to get the leverage.
Samson uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Samson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Samson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Samson with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Samson trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Samson looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Samson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Samson has taken his back.
Samson controls the position.
Samson is striking well from the back but Johnson escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Well, if Samson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samson controlling the action here.
Samson uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Samson cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson wants to control but Samson is having none of it.
Samson blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Samson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson with the ground and pound from mount.
Samson scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Samson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Samson wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Samson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Samson raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Samson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.

Samson looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson wants to hold on but Samson pushes him away.
Willie Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samson raining down shots from the mount!

Samson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Samson trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Samson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Samson!