PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kicky Kickboxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kickboxer
vs
Samuel

178 cm
24
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kicky Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kickboxer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Samuel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kickboxer cracks Samuel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kickboxer grinds an elbow into Samuel's temple.
Kickboxer throws an elbow but Samuel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Samuel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kickboxer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Samuel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kickboxer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Samuel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kickboxer is controlling him well.
Kickboxer working the ground and pound.

Samuel explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Samuel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kickboxer to the ground. Samuel is now in Kickboxer's guard.
Kickboxer looking to control.
Kickboxer keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Kickboxer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samuel is one step ahead there.
Kickboxer is working hard here to advance position.
Kickboxer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Kickboxer has wrist control.
Kickboxer working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kickboxer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kickboxer with a couple of short strikes.
Samuel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kickboxer lands a big shot there that rocks Samuel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kickboxer lands a big shot there that rocks Samuel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Urijah Samuel has been cut.
Samuel is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kickboxer unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kickboxer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Samuel looks gassed!
Kickboxer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That has opened up Urijah Samuel's cut even more.
Kickboxer lands a big shot to the head and Samuel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kicky Kickboxer!