PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Sampson (ranked 258 p4p, 834 weight class) and Yannick Sakala (ranked 36 p4p, 100 weight class). Sampson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista . Sakala has chosen Pole Pole as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yannick Sakala enters the cage!

Sampson
vs
Sakala

190 cm
25
260
11 - 4 - 0

193 cm
27
242
12 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Yannick Sakala!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sampson moves away.
Sampson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakala.
Sampson throws a jab when Sakala was well out of range.
Sakala misses with an uppercut.
Sakala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sampson misses with a left hand
and Sakala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sampson.
Yannick Sakala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakala throws a looping overhand right but Sampson ducks down to avoid it.
Sampson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sampson looks to clinch
enabling Sakala to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sampson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakala, pushing him back against the cage.
Sampson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sampson blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Sampson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sakala.
Sampson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakala can't find room to land a body shot as Sampson controls the action.
Sampson lands a shot to the body.
Sakala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sampson or not.
Sampson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sampson tries to work over Sakala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sampson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sampson tries to work over Sakala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakala throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sampson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sampson.
Sampson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sakala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakala lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampson misses with some punches.
A short right from Sampson.
Sakala misses with some punches.
Sakala struggles to land a body shot inside as Sampson controls his hands.
Sakala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sampson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakala misses with the head strike.
Sakala working aggressively here.
Sampson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sampson misses with a body punch.
Sampson lands with a right to the head.
Sampson tries to work over Sakala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Sakala.
Sampson digs a right hand into Sakala's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakala's gas tank.
Sakala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sampsons head.
Sakala lands with a light punch inside.
Sampson is working Sakala over against the cage.
Sakala lands with a short shot to the head.
Sampson prevents a body shot from Sakala.
Sampson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakala throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampson.
Sampson blocks an uppercut.
Sakala misses with a punch on the inside.
Sampson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sampson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sampson.
Sakala looks winded!
Sampson pushes Sakala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sampson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sampson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakala blocks an uppercut.
Sampson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sampson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sampson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sampson misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson lands an uppercut.
Sakala misses with the head strike.
Sampson is working Sakala over against the cage.
Sampson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sampson lands a body shot.
Sampson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sakala backwards.
Sampson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sampson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sampson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakala throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampson.
Sampson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakala's elbow.
Sakala has a couple of punches blocked by Sampson.
A short uppercut from Sampson.

Sakala is rocked!
Sampson scores with a hook to the body.
Sakala is still on wobbly legs! Can Sampson finish him?
Sampson pushes Sakala against the cage. Sampson is working some dirty boxing. Sampson pushes off with a quick right hook! Sakala goes down! Sakala tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sampson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Sampson!
Douglas Sampson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.