PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Complete Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stuck in the Moment. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mma
vs
Samuel

170 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Complete Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Samuel does no damage.
Samuel lands a really nice looking cross but Mma seems unphased.

It looks like Complete Mma has been cut.
Samuel slips a jab from Mma.

Mma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Mma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Samuel sees it coming and defends easily.

Mma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Samuel has managed to free his arm - good work.

Mma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Samuel tries to kick Mma off but Mma keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Mma is working for a kimura but Samuel is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mma is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Samuel still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Samuel has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mma tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Samuel decides to stand back up. Samuel steps back and let's Mma get back to his feet.
Eli Samuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuel.
Samuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samuel throws a right hand that Mma ducks under and follows up with a left that Mma also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Samuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samuel tries to avoid it but Mma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samuel to the ground. Samuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mma shoots in but Samuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mma is breathing heavily.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.
Samuel scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mma dives in and grabs Samuel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Samuel pushes down on Mma's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Complete Mma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samuel but Samuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Mma or perhaps it was just good defense by Samuel which made him look bad.
A nice combination there by Samuel.
Samuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a right hand that Mma ducks under and follows up with a left that Mma also avoids with ease.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.
Samuel misses with the combination.
Samuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Samuel as Mma shoots in.
Samuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mma throws out the jab.
Samuel throws a right hand that Mma ducks under and follows up with a left that Mma also avoids with ease.
Samuel fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samuel misses with a straight right.
Samuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mma.
A telegraphed right hand from Mma misses the target.
Mma shoots for a double leg takedown but Samuel sprawls well. He's pushed Mma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samuel misses with an uppercut.
Mma misses with a right hand
letting Samuel counter with a right hand.
Samuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mma is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Samuel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Samuel.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.
Mma slips under a jab from Samuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Samuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Complete Mma's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Samuel misses.
Samuel cracks Mma with an open hand slap.
Mma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuel.
Mma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mma throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuel counters with a leg kick.
Complete Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma cracks Samuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mma ducks under a wild hook from Samuel.
No joy there for Samuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eli Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mma throws a shot from downtown. Samuel moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Mma.
Samuel misses with a straight left.
Mma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samuel throws a one two combo.

Complete Mma's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mma trying to advance position but Samuel counters by regaining guard.
Samuel wants to stand and escape but Mma is having none of it.

Samuel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Eli Samuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Samuel.
Samuel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mma slips a jab and a cross from Samuel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
Mma misses with a takedown attempt - Samuel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samuel throws a hook but Mma blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Samuel.
Samuel misses with a few strikes there.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Mma moves out of range.
Mma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samuel tries to avoid it but Mma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samuel to the ground. Samuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Complete Mma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samuel.

Mma gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mma goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Samuel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mma's guard! Nice work there by Samuel!
Mma is looking to sweep but instead, Samuel has passed into half guard.
Samuel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Mma actively working from the bottom here.

Samuel decides to return to a standing position.
Mma blocks the body kick.
Mma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Samuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Samuel. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma looks to land a left hand but Samuel moved out of range nicely.
Samuel slips under a jab from Mma.
Samuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mma throws an overhand right that lands on Samuel's shoulder, as Samuel tries to avoid the shot.
Samuel ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Mma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Samuel sizes up Mma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samuel lands with a right hand.
Samuel swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Samuel. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Samuel gets caught napping as Mma dives in and scores a takedown. Samuel manages to retain guard.

Mma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Samuel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Samuel has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eli Samuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Complete Mma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samuel takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Samuel.
Mma throws the left hand but Samuel avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mma.
Mma throws a hook but Samuel avoids it easily.

Samuel tries to sprawl but Mma drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Samuel is defending against the submission attempts here by Mma.
Mma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samuel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samuel is trying to stand.

Samuel kicks Mma off and gets back to his feet.
Samuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel stuffs the takedown.
Samuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Mma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samuel.
Mma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Complete Mma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mma.
Samuel looks to land a left hand but Mma moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
Samuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mma.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.
Samuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samuel throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel leaves Mma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Samuel throws a head kick but Mma moves out of range.
Samuel slips a straight right by Mma.
Samuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samuel defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
Samuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mma.
Samuel misses the jab.

Mma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Samuel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mma drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Samuel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mma has Samuel in his guard.
Samuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to stand but Mma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Mma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Samuel gets to his feet. Mma looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Samuel.
Complete Mma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Samuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Complete Mma.
I think Samuel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Samuel!
Eli Samuel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags-$10 or less & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.