PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Train
vs
Sampson

195 cm
24
248 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

The Big Kabosh

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franky Train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson throws an overhand right that lands on Train's shoulder, as Train tries to avoid the shot.
Train shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sampson pinned against the cage. Sampson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sampson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Train counters with a slapping leg kick.
Train swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.
Train shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sampson sprawls well. Sampson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Train gets slowly back to his feet.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Train avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Train throws a series of punches but Sampson avoids them all with ease.
Sampson tries to clinch up
and Train counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Train with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Train fails with a takedown attempt.
Sampson misses with a looping left.

Sampson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Train tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sampson smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Sampson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Train manages to break the clinch.
Train swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.
John Sampson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Train circles away from the clinch attempt.
Train swats away the attempt to clinch by Sampson.

Sampson has Train up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sampson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Train changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sampson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Train swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson wants to clinch up but Train keeps it at a distance.
Sampson tries to clinch up
and Train counters with an inside leg kick.
Train tries to score with a low kick but Sampson moves his leg out of the way.

Sampson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Train tries to circle away but Sampson has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sampson.
Train is breathing heavily.
Train is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sampson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Train letting Sampson take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sampson gets underhooks to prevent Train's takedown attempt.
Sampson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Train wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sampson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Train has had enough of the clinch but Sampson keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampson stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Train shoots in looking for a takedown but Sampson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Train's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sampson tries to clinch up but Train circles away and keeps his distance.
Train keeps the fight on the outside.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Train circles away.

Sampson rushes Train and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Train drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Train changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sampson tries to avoid it but Train manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sampson to the ground. Sampson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Train shoots in for a takedown but Sampson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Train circles away.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Train looks to land a combination but Sampson avoids it well.
Train throws a hook but Sampson blocks it.
Sampson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Train shoots in for a double leg but Sampson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sampson is looking to clinch but Train is avoiding it.
Franky Train is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sampson gets a clinch.
Train drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sampson darts in and clinches Train up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Sampson.
Come on Sampson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sampson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Sampson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sampson lands with a left to the head.
Sampson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Train's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Train or not.
Sampson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sampson slowing the pace effectively.
Sampson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Sampson drops Train onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Train is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Train is rocked!

It looks like Franky Train has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sampson digs a right hand into Train's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Train's gas tank.
Oh Train is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sampson drops Train onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Train is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sampson stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sampson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Train seems to have got his legs back now.
Sampson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Sampson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Train has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sampson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sampson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Sampson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franky Train'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. This is the final round!

Train circles away from the clinch attempt.
Train just misses with a punch to the body.
Train avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Train shoots in but Sampson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sampson slips a jab and a cross from Train.
Sampson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Train counters with a body kick that stops Sampson in his tracks momentarily.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
Sampson tries to clinch but Train is having none of it.
Sampson tries to clinch there but Train circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sampson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Train manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sampson rushes Train and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sampson scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sampson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sampson.
Sampson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sampson scores with a shot to the side of Train's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sampson.
John Sampson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Train has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sampson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Sampson drops Train onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Train is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson has Train pushed against the cage.
Sampson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Train swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Train circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sampson tries to clinch up.
Sampson is looking to clinch but Train is avoiding it.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Train paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sampson.
Train dives in and grabs Sampson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sampson pushes down on Train's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Train is defended easily by Sampson.
Sampson looks to land a left hand but Train moved out of range nicely.
Franky Train has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sampson wants to clinch.
Sampson tries to clinch but Train moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampson wants to clinch.
Sampson fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Sampson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sampson 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

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