PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slimbo Kice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kice's entrance music is F**k The Other Side. A fine choice. Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kice
vs
Samba

179 cm
30
261 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
23
283 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best $48 - 159's

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slimbo Kice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kice. Samba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samba is looking to slow Kice down with leg kicks.

Samba moves into the clinch.
Kice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kice has a couple of punches blocked by Samba.
Kice throws a head punch that misses.
Samba takes an elbow to the temple.
Kice tries a body shot but Samba blocks it.
Samba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kice blocking some punches.
Kice looking to stall.
Samba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kice.
Kice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samba misses with some punches.
Kice blocks a body shot from Samba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kice is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba lands a hook that snaps the head of Kice backwards.
Kice lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kice.
Samba looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice can't find room to land a body shot as Samba controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kice.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samba.
Samba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samba struggles to land a body shot inside as Kice controls his hands.
Kice working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kice.
Kice prevents Samba from breaking the clinch.
Samba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kice misses with the head strike.
Samba blocks a body shot from Kice.
Samba gets through Kice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kice.
Kice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Kice.
Samba misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kice prevents the takedown attempt.
Kice lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Christopher Samba has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kice.
A short right from Kice.
Kice lands an elbow inside.
Kice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samba blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Kice scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kice.
Kice lands a body shot.
Kice lands an elbow inside that Samba shrugs off.
Kice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Samba or not.
Kice lands a body punch.
Kice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kice misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kice pushes Samba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kice blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kice on the inside.
Kice pushes Samba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kice.
Kice creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samba's defenses.
Kice blocks an uppercut.
Samba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samba blocks it with crossed arms.
Kice scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kice.
Kice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samba managing to block the knees to the body from Kice.
Samba can't find room to land a body shot as Kice controls the action.
Kice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samba can't find room to land a body shot as Kice controls the action.
Kice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kice throws a punch but it's blocked by Samba.
Kice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samba backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice presses Samba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samba takes an elbow to the temple.
Kice lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kice.
Kice tries to throw a body punch but Samba avoids it by throwing Kice back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kice lands with a light punch inside.
Kice prevents a body shot from Samba.
Samba misses with a body punch.
Kice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samba is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Kice.
Kice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kice scores with a shoulder strike.
Kice scores with a shoulder strike.
Kice lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kice blocks an uppercut.
Samba misses with some punches.
Kice working Samba over with knees to the body.
Kice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Kice misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slimbo Kice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kice has closed the distance and engaged Samba in a clinch.
Samba throws a punch but it's blocked by Kice.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kice.
Samba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kice throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Samba tightens his grip and picks Kice up, before dumping him to the ground. Kice manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Samba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kice manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samba is squirming around, avoiding Kice's attempts to control the action.
Kice controlling from the full mount.
Samba is trying desperately to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kice get's back to his feet.
Samba is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kice wants to clinch up but Samba keeps it at a distance.
Samba digs a good body shot into Kice's ribs.
Kice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samba can do to turn this around?
Samba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kice finds it's way round the side to connect with Samba's head.
Slimbo Kice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kice throws a series of punches but Samba avoids them all with ease.
Kice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Samba finds it's way round the side to connect with Kice's head.
Nice uppercut there from Kice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice ducks right into an uppercut from Samba.
Samba misses with a hook to the body

and Kice counters with a left and a right that hurts Samba! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Kice jumps into full mount!
Kice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samba is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kice stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kice misses with a series of wild punches.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Samba lands a jab to Kice's midsection.
Samba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kice eats them both and turns towards Samba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

A jab-cross combination lands for Kice and sends Samba crashing to the mat! Kice follows him down to the mat - Samba regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice is looking to take a break and control but Samba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kice looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samba is trying to get back to full guard.

Kice decides to stand and escape the position.
Kice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samba throws a solid leg kick but Kice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Samba.
Kice moves away from the strike by Samba.
Kice is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba tries a low kick but Kice avoids it.
Samba looks to land a right hand but Kice moved out of range.
Samba throws an overhand right that lands on Kice's shoulder, as Kice tries to avoid the shot.

Kice drops Samba with a left right combo! Kice follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kice wants to stand but Samba is controlling his arm.
Kice slows the pace down.
Kice wants to control but Samba is keeping him busy.
Kice is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Samba will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slimbo Kice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba'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!

Kice misses with a left hand
and Samba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kice thinking.
Samba swings for the body but Kice moves out of range.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kice misses the shot to the body.
Kice scores with a nice strike.
Kice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samba manages to avoid it.
Samba with a hook.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Kice and Samba goes tumbling to the canvas! Kice follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
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!
Samba won't allow Kice to pass to mount.
Kice is trying to control. Samba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba gets full guard.
Samba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kice's guard.
Samba preventing the sweep.
Samba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kice controls Samba momentarily but Samba frees himself.
Samba advances position into side control!
Kice tries to buck Samba off but Samba is having none of it.
Samba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kice keeps working.
Kice tries to buck Samba off but Samba is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kice is avoiding damage well.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Kice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Christopher Samba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
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!
Kice is concentrating on defense, preventing Samba from advancing position.
Kice wants to get back to his feet.
Kice trying to control but Samba postures up.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kice is controlling Samba's trapped leg to prevent Samba from advancing to side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Samba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba uses his free foot to push down on Kice's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kice sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kice is trying to stand.
Samba wants to free his trapped foot but Kice is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samba prevents Kice from improving his position.
Kice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Kice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice moves into full guard.
Kice wants to sweep here but Samba controlling him for the moment.
Samba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kice is keeping the position for now.
Samba working some strikes from top position.

Kice is rocked!
Samba postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Kice covers up, he's hurt! Samba keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Samba and the ref steps in to end the fight! Samba can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Samba!