PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagdish Rangarajan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson comes to the cage accompanied by The Venture Brothers Opening Theme. Brock Samson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Samson
vs
Rangarajan

195 cm
27
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

205 cm
25
293 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagdish Rangarajan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rangarajan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samson on the side of the head.
Samson misses with a jab to the body
and Rangarajan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rangarajan moves out of range of the strikes.
Rangarajan ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Rangarajan throws the kick towards the body but Samson avoids it.
Rangarajan slips under a jab.
Samson lands a right hook to the body.
Samson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rangarajan misses with a low kick.
Samson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Jagdish Rangarajan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rangarajan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Samson missing with a left hand there. Rangarajan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rangarajan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Samson looks to land a left hand but Rangarajan moved out of range nicely.
Samson looks to land a left hand but Rangarajan moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rangarajan.
A lazy left from Samson finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samson throws a lazy right hand but Rangarajan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samson misses with a left hand
and Rangarajan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rangarajan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson missing with a left hand there. Rangarajan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rangarajan's calf.
Jagdish Rangarajan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samson misses with an uppercut
and Rangarajan counters with a thumping low kick.
Samson misses with a low kick.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Samson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rangarajan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Samson missing with a left hand there. Rangarajan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rangarajan counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Samson misses.
Samson avoids the head kick by Rangarajan.
Rangarajan thuds his shin into the meat of Samson's side.
Samson misses with a hook
and Rangarajan counters with a good, hard body kick but Samson shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Samson. That snapped Rangarajan's head back.
Samson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rangarajan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rangarajan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rangarajan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Samson misses with a right hand
and Rangarajan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Samson throws a right hand that misses
and Rangarajan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samson's knee momentarily.
Samson misses with a left hand
and Rangarajan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samson's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rangarajan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Rangarajan is rocked!
Rangarajan glances at the clock... BAM! Samson nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Rangarajan crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Rangarajan is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Samson!
Brock Samson very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.