PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boban Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Walk. Samba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. The key to victory for Boban Savic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Savic
vs
Samba

198 cm
25
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
283 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boban Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samba's calf.
Boban Savic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savic throws a shot from downtown. Samba moves away and avoids it.
Savic misses with a hook.
Savic misses with an uppercut. Samba saw that one coming.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from Savic.

Samba closes the distance and pushes Savic back into the cage.
Savic is struggling to control the position.
Samba misses with the head strike.
Savic gets underhooks to prevent Samba's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Samba.
Samba wants a takedown.
Samba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savic slowing the pace effectively.
Savic blocks an uppercut.
Samba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
Samba cracks Savic with a nice body shot.
Savic is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savic.
Samba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Savic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boban Savic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Samba.
Samba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samba wants a takedown.
Samba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samba throws a punch but it's blocked by Savic.
Samba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samba misses with a hook to the ribs.

Samba gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Savic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba trying to control the action but Savic is working from the bottom.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samba thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Savic to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Samba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Samba wants to control from the top but Savic keeps moving.
Samba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Savic's guard.
Savic keeping hold of Samba's head, controlling as best he can.
Samba is keen to just control but Savic is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Samba throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Savic misses.
Savic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savic lands a slapping body shot.
Savic connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savic, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Savic throws a shot to the body.
Savic lands with a cross.
Samba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savic misses with an uppercut.
Samba is breathing heavily.
Samba tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic avoids the body shot from Samba.
Samba throws a big shot that misses.
Savic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Savic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Samba misses the target.
A good leg kick by Savic.
Savic lands with a hook. Samba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Savic scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savic misses with a looping right.
Savic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savic lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic misses the shot to the body.
Savic scores with a leg kick.
Savic lands a jab to the nose.
Savic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Savic connects with a leg kick. Samba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Savic misses with a few strikes there.
Savic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samba's sensitive parts.
Savic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savic.
Nice uppercut there from Savic.
Savic lands a head shot.
Savic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savic.
Savic digs a good hook to Samba's body.
A nice combination there by Savic.

It looks like Christopher Samba has been cut.
Savic scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samba on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Savic.
Savic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Savic swinging wildly here.
Savic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savic misses with a hook. Samba ducked under it nicely.
Samba dodges the punch combination from Savic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba tries to clinch but Savic is having none of it.
Samba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savic.
Savic lands with a straight right. Samba didn't see that one coming.
Savic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boban Savic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samba doesn't manage to clinch there - Savic circles away.
Savic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Savic swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boban Savic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Samba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savic swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Samba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savic, pushing him back against the cage.
Savic blocks a body shot from Samba.
Samba looking for a takedown.
Samba misses with a punch to the body.
Samba tries a body shot but Savic blocks it.

Savic breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savic, right into the meat.
Savic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savic scores with a shot to the body.
Samba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savic lunges at Samba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Samba's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic connects with a leg kick. Samba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Samba dodges the punch combination from Savic.
Savic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savic scores with a nice strike.
Savic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Savic connects with an inside leg kick.
Savic throws a right hand that Samba ducks under and follows up with a left that Samba also avoids with ease.
Savic lands a jab to the nose.
Savic scores with a jab.
Samba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Samba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Savic.
Good leg kick by Savic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boban Savic is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic lands a really nice looking cross but Samba seems unphased.
Savic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savic lands a nice looking body shot.
Savic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Savic lands a really nice looking cross but Samba seems unphased.
Samba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savic's corner calls for a 1-2. Savic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savic connects with a crisp jab.
Savic lands with a straight right. Samba didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic misses the jab.
Savic throws a combination. Samba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Samba walks into a straight right hand from Savic.
Savic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Savic.
Savic misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Savic.
Savic scores with a hook to the body. Samba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savic thuds his right hand into Samba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Savic thumps Samba with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic throws out a loose jab but Samba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Savic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samba can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savic, as that shot connected.
Samba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savic.
Savic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samba in his tracks.
Samba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savic with a jab.
Savic thuds a left hand into Samba's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savic connects with a body shot.
Samba tries to move into range but Savic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samba ducks right into an uppercut from Savic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boban Savic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boban Savic!