PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philadelphia Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Samuelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philadelphia Roll could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Samuelson's chin.

Roll
vs
Samuelson

184 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philadelphia Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Samuelson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll swinging wilding here.
Samuelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roll connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samuelson blocks a head kick by Roll.
Roll feints and then cracks Samuelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samuelson down.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Roll is looking to clinch.
Roll lets loose with a powerful body kick. Samuelson will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Samuelson.
Samuelson blocks a head kick by Roll.
A head kick misses from Samuelson.
Roll feints and then cracks Samuelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samuelson down.
Roll connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roll tries to clinch but Samuelson moves out of range.
Samuelson tries for a takedown but Roll sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roll throws a head kick that misses.

Samuelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roll is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Samuelson stands and steps away. Roll gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Philadelphia Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll throws a head kick that misses
and Samuelson counters with a straight right hand.

Samuelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Samuelson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samuelson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Samuelson is controlling him well.
Samuelson tries to advance to mount but Roll denies him.
The ground and pound from Samuelson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roll wants to get back to his feet.
Samuelson works to advance to full mount. Roll defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Samuelson lands with some strikes.
Roll in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roll in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Samuelson looking to finish with strikes here!

Samuelson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Roll is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Roll and Samuelson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roll tries to escape but Samuelson is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuelson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Samuelson in side control, throwing shots but Roll defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Samuelson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roll lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roll closes the distance but Samuelson moves to the side

and Samuelson counters with a shoot takedown. Roll fights it but they end up in guard.
Roll knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuelson on the ground.
Samuelson passes Roll's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roll wants to get back to his feet.
Samuelson lands with a punch from half guard.
Samuelson is nestled in close to Roll, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Samuelson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Samuelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll wants to stand back up but Samuelson manages to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Samuelson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Roll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuelson.
Roll misses with a shot to the body
and Samuelson counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Roll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roll drops his hands momentarily and Samuelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roll wants to clinch but Samuelson slips to the side
and Samuelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roll throws a body kick the misses

and Samuelson counters with a single leg into guard. Roll didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson lands a couple of digs.
Samuelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samuelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Samuelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samuelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samuelson prevents Roll from getting back to his feet.
Samuelson postures up in Roll's guard and throws a big left but Roll blocks it.
Samuelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samuelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Samuelson dives into side control.
Roll is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Samuelson misses with a body shot
and Roll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Roll misses
and Samuelson counters with a low kick, right behind Roll 's knee.
Roll looks to land a combination but Samuelson avoids it well.
Roll tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Samuelson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roll!
Samuelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Samuelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roll looks a forlorn figure.
Samuelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Samuelson landing strikes from the mount and Roll is in trouble!
Samuelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Samuelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Samuelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Samuelson clinches up against the cage.
Roll misses with a punch on the inside.
Samuelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Samuelson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Roll is trying to keep an underhook but Samuelson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Roll is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samuelson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samuelson passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Samuelson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roll is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Samuelson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Samuelson breaks from Roll's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roll is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Samuelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roll's face.
Samuelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Roll?
Samuelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roll can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Roll is rocked!
The referee warns Roll that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Roll is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samuelson landing punches.
Roll seems to have got his legs back now.
Samuelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roll looks a forlorn figure.
Samuelson with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Roll is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Samuelson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Samuelson with shots to the head and body - Roll looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roll is in a horrible position here. Samuelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roll is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Samuelson landing strikes from the mount and Roll is in trouble!
Philadelphia Roll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuelson raining down shots from the mount!
Samuelson landing punches.
Samuelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roll hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
John Samuelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samuelson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Samuelson!