PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Guillerdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guillerdo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AZ -- The Format. Samson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - For Those About To Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Guillerdo
vs
Samson

154 cm
23
141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

173 cm
26
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Guillerdo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Guillerdo throws a wild body kick that Samson sees coming a mile off.
Samson looks to score with a jab to the body but Guillerdo is just out of range.
Guillerdo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samson. Samson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Brock Samson has been cut.
Guillerdo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guillerdo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samson momentarily.
Guillerdo misses the shot to the body.
Guillerdo misses with a low kick.
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!
Guillerdo misses with a left hand
and Guillerdo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guillerdo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samson checks a low kick from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guillerdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guillerdo misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Samson coming out on top.
Guillerdo misses with a wild body shot.
Guillerdo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guillerdo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samson was well out of range. Poor timing from Guillerdo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guillerdo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo misses with a leg kick
and Samson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Guillerdo misses.
Francisco Guillerdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guillerdo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Samson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samson's corner calls for a 1-2. Samson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guillerdo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot.
Guillerdo throws the kick towards the body but Samson avoids it.
Guillerdo misses with a body kick.
Guillerdo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot
and Samson counters with a straight right hand.
Samson blocks a low kick nicely.
Samson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Samson counters with a stiff right hand.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick
and Samson counters with a straight right hand.
Guillerdo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samson's calf.
Samson throws a hook but Guillerdo blocks it.
Samson throws a jab but it's blocked by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws an off balance right hand
and Samson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guillerdo circles away quickly and effectively.
Guillerdo looks for the body kick but Samson saw that one coming.
Guillerdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Guillerdo throws a hook but Samson avoids it easily.
Guillerdo throws a head kick but Samson moves out of range.
Samson throws a right hand that misses
and Guillerdo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Samson ducks under a wild hook from Guillerdo.
Samson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guillerdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guillerdo lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Guillerdo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Samson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Guillerdo misses.
Guillerdo lands a body shot.
Guillerdo throws a sloppy head kick
and Samson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Francisco Guillerdo is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Guillerdo is predictable there
enabling Samson to counter with a crisp jab.
Guillerdo misses with a right hand
and Samson counters with a straight right hand.
Guillerdo misses with an uppercut.
Guillerdo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samson throws a hook but Guillerdo avoids it easily.
Samson blocks a head kick by Guillerdo.
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson blocks a leg kick.
Samson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Samson lands a nice shot to the body.
Guillerdo misses with a jab to the body
and Samson counters with a right hand to the body.
Samson missing with a left hand there. Guillerdo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Guillerdo misses.
Guillerdo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guillerdo throws a lazy head kick
and Samson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guillerdo thinking.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick but Samson sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo misses with a wild body shot.
Guillerdo misses with a low kick.
Guillerdo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Guillerdo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samson.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but Guillerdo ducks down to avoid it.
Samson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Samson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guillerdo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guillerdo misses with a low kick.
Guillerdo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Samson avoids the body shot from Guillerdo.
Samson avoids the body shot from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws a solid leg kick but Samson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guillerdo.
Guillerdo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Samson.
A clash of legs there as Samson blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samson tries to clinch
and Guillerdo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guillerdo thuds a left hand into Samson's body.
Samson blocks a leg kick.
Guillerdo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guillerdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samson looks to land a right hand but Guillerdo moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guillerdo throws a head kick that misses
and Samson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Guillerdo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Samson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guillerdo throws a wild body kick that Samson sees coming a mile off.
Guillerdo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samson tries to clinch there but Guillerdo circles away.
Guillerdo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samson's calf.
Guillerdo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samson throws a shot to the body.
Guillerdo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick but Samson moved away.
Guillerdo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samson manages to avoid it.
Guillerdo throws a body punch but Samson moves out of range.
Samson moves out of range as Guillerdo strikes.
Guillerdo misses with an uppercut. Samson saw that one coming.
Guillerdo throws a sloppy head kick and Samson moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Samson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Guillerdo has got the better of the exchanges.
Guillerdo throws a body punch but Samson moves out of range.
Guillerdo avoids the body shot from Samson.
Samson wants to clinch up but Guillerdo keeps it at a distance.
Guillerdo misses with a left hand
and Samson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo throws a head kick that misses.
Guillerdo throws a chopping leg kick but Samson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guillerdo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Samson counters with a stiff right hand.
Guillerdo throws a head kick that misses
and Samson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guillerdo misses with a double jab
and Samson counters with a three punch combo that has Guillerdo backing up. Guillerdo nods at Samson to acknowledge the strikes.
Samson checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samson is out of range.
Guillerdo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guillerdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guillerdo is looking to wear down Samson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guillerdo wants to slow Samson down by chopping away at his legs.
Guillerdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guillerdo connects with a looping right hand.
Samson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guillerdo on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guillerdo.
Guillerdo takes a swing at Samson's ribcage but misses.
Guillerdo misses with a hook to the body
and Guillerdo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samson moves out of range as Guillerdo strikes.
Guillerdo cracks a nice hook into Samson's ribs.
A big right from Samson misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guillerdo connects with a solid leg kick.
Samson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Guillerdo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Samson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Samson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Guillerdo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samson takes a swing at Guillerdo's ribcage but misses.
Guillerdo misses with a low kick.
Guillerdo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Samson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo misses with a body shot
and Samson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guillerdo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guillerdo lands an overhand right.
Guillerdo scores with a jab to the head.
Samson lands a nice shot that snaps Guillerdo's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo misses with a lunging right hand
and Guillerdo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samson walks into a straight right hand from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick
and Samson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch but Guillerdo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guillerdo looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guillerdo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guillerdo misses with a shot to the body
and Samson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guillerdo throws a hook but Samson blocks it.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but Guillerdo ducks down to avoid it.
Guillerdo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guillerdo throws a front kick aimed at Samson's knee but Samson avoids it well.
Guillerdo throws a low kick but Samson avoids it.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick but Samson moved away.

Samson forces Guillerdo back against the ropes and clinches.
Samson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guillerdo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samson can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guillerdo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Samson.
Guillerdo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Guillerdo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samson checks a leg kick.
Guillerdo misses with a hook.
Guillerdo tries to work over Samson's front leg with a kick but Samson checks it.
Guillerdo scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guillerdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guillerdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guillerdo throws a jab but it's blocked by Samson.
Samson lands a lovely overhand right.
Guillerdo fails to land with a series of punches.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Samson has Guillerdo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Guillerdo prevents a body shot from Samson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Guillerdo had his way with Brock Samson in that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Samson's cut.
That's time! Guillerdo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Guillerdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Guillerdo misses the body punch
and Samson counters with a stiff right hand.
Samson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Samson.
Samson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guillerdo.
Samson slips under a jab.
Guillerdo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Samson gets a clinch.
Samson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillerdo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Guillerdo breaks from the clinch.
Samson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Samson closes the distance and pushes Guillerdo back into the ropes.
Guillerdo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guillerdo is trying to push Samson away but Samson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Samson fails to land.

Guillerdo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samson blocks a low kick nicely.
Samson checks a leg kick.
Francisco Guillerdo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guillerdo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samson.
Guillerdo cracks Samson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Guillerdo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guillerdo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Guillerdo tries a low kick but Samson avoids it.
Guillerdo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samson manages to avoid it.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guillerdo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillerdo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guillerdo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guillerdo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Samson moves in looking to clinch but Guillerdo pushes him off.
Guillerdo throws a wild body kick that Samson sees coming a mile off.
Guillerdo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Guillerdo looks to land a left hand but Samson moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guillerdo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samson was well out of range. Poor timing from Guillerdo.
Guillerdo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Samson counter with a right hand.
Guillerdo looks to land a right hand but Samson moved out of range.
Guillerdo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guillerdo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guillerdo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Samson closes the distance and pushes Guillerdo back into the ropes.
Brock Samson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Samson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Guillerdo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guillerdo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Francisco Guillerdo!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Francisco Guillerdo!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Francisco Guillerdo!

Francisco Guillerdo wins by unanimous decision!
Francisco Guillerdo retains his bantamweight title!