PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampson comes to the ring accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sampson
vs
Konrad

195 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson keeps the fight on the outside.
Konrad moves away from the strike by Sampson.
Sampson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sampson misses with a few strikes there.
Sampson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Konrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sampson.
Konrad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Sampson.
Sampson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Konrad doesn't manage to clinch there - Sampson circles away.
Sampson misses with the combination.
Sampson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Konrad has managed to clinch.
Sampson wants to get back to striking at distance but Konrad won't allow it.
Konrad connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kai Sampson has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Konrad.
Sampson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson is looking to break free of the clinch but Konrad has double underhooks.
Konrad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sampson's face.
Konrad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sampson is trying to force a seperation but Konrad has the dominant position.
Konrad lands a damaging elbow.
Sampson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sampson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sampson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Konrad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Konrad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Konrad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Konrad slowing the pace effectively.
Sampson is looking to break free of the clinch but Konrad has double underhooks.
Sampson can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Konrad.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Sampson tries to break free but Konrad pushes him back against the ropes.
Sampson wants to break free but Konrad has control.
Konrad lands an elbow just above Sampson 's eye.
Konrad landing knees to the head.
Konrad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Sampson is rocked!
Konrad lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Sampson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Konrad manages to break the clinch.
Sampson seems to have got his legs back now.
Sampson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Konrad clinches up against the ropes.

Konrad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Konrad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konrad has Sampson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sampson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Konrad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Konrad has Sampson pressed against the ropes, preventing Sampson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Konrad avoiding damage.
Sampson tries to break the clinch but Konrad is controlling the position.
Konrad lands a knee to the head.

Kai Sampson's cut is getting worse.
Konrad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sampson's efforts to push away.
Konrad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!

Konrad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konrad is looking to clinch but Sampson is avoiding it.
Sampson swings for the body but Konrad moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Konrad moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Konrad obliges.
Konrad wants a takedown but no success here.

Konrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Konrad clinches with his opponent.

Konrad breaks the clinch.
Sampson misses with a series of wild punches.

Konrad rushes Sampson and presses him up against the ropes.
Konrad keeps control of Sampson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Konrad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sampson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Konrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Sampson.

Konrad moves into the clinch.
Konrad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Konrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konrad tries to clinch but Sampson is having none of it.

Konrad takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konrad lands a good knee to the midsection. Sampson won't want to take too many of those.

Konrad breaks the clinch.
Sampson takes a kick to the side of the head.

Konrad closes the distance and pushes Sampson back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson wants to break free but Konrad has control.
Konrad prevents Sampson from breaking the clinch.
Konrad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Konrad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sampson up against the ropes.

Konrad drops Sampson with a big knee straight up the middle! Sampson is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Konrad has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Konrad drops Sampson with a big knee straight up the middle! Sampson is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Konrad darts in and clinches Sampson up against the ropes.

Konrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Konrad closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Konrad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Sampson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Konrad lands with a slapping head kick.
Konrad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Konrad clinches up against the ropes.
Sampson tries to break the clinch but Konrad is controlling the position.
Sampson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Konrad keeps control of Sampson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Konrad landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sampson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sampson wants to get back to striking at distance but Konrad won't allow it.
Konrad connects with a knee to the head.
Konrad lands an elbow just above Sampson 's eye.
Konrad leaning against his opponent.
Sampson wants to break free but Konrad has control.
Sampson is looking to break free of the clinch but Konrad has double underhooks.
Sampson is trying to break the clinch but Konrad has him pressed against the ropes.

Konrad drops Sampson with a big knee straight up the middle! Sampson is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson throws a nice looking combination but Konrad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sampson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Konrad clinches up with Sampson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Konrad lands a knee to the head.

Konrad drops Sampson with a big knee straight up the middle! Sampson is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Konrad wants to clinch.

Konrad clinches up with Sampson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sampson tries to break free but Konrad pushes him back against the ropes.
Sampson can't break the clinch.
Konrad prevents Sampson from breaking the clinch.
Kenny Konrad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Konrad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sampson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Konrad has him pressed against the ropes.
Konrad taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Konrad with a knee to the head.
Konrad lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konrad lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Konrad.
Konrad crunches a lovely knee into Sampson's ribcage.
Konrad lands a nice knee to the body.
Konrad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sampson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sampson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Konrad with a knee to the head.
Konrad slowing the pace effectively.
Konrad tries for a takedown but Sampson manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sampson tries to break the clinch but Konrad is controlling the position.
Konrad scores a nice knee to the body.
Konrad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Konrad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Konrad obliges.
A knee to the head by Konrad.

Kai Sampson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Konrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sampson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Konrad.
Sampson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Konrad moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Konrad.
Konrad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Konrad drops Sampson with a big knee straight up the middle! Sampson is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Konrad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konrad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sampson's face.
Konrad has Sampson pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Sampson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Konrad - that's hurt Sampson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Sampson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Sampson doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kenny Konrad!