PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cook might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cormega - built for this. Samson has chosen The Venture Brothers Opening Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cook
vs
Samson

225 cm
26
312 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

195 cm
28
300 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samson.
Samson throws a jab when Cook was well out of range.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Cook lands a jab to the nose.

Samson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cook manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samson throws an elbow that misses. Cook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samson's guard. Nice move by Cook!
Cook showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cook pushing down on Samson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson gets full guard.
Cook controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Samson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cook manages to get himself to full guard.
Samson throws a big right hand that misses.
Samson passes Cook's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Samson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cook is just riding it out for now. Samson eventually gives up the hold.
Cook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook is not content to let Samson control the position.
Cook is doing well to control the position and prevent Samson from advancing to side control.
Cook won't allow Samson to pass to mount.
Cook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Samson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Samson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Samson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson wants to free his trapped foot but Cook is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Samson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cook has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samson.
Samson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cook circles away.
Cook lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Brock Samson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samson connects with a right hand. Cook shakes it off.

It looks like Chris Cook has been cut.
Samson moves out of range as Cook strikes.
Samson throws a leg kick but Cook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but Cook ducks down to avoid it.
Samson throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
Samson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Samson circles away.
Cook tries to clinch but Samson is having none of it.

Cook takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Samson trying to control the position but instead, Cook has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samson into the cage.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook misses with some punches.
Samson blocks an elbow strike.

Samson manages to break the clinch.
Cook scores with a jab to the body.
Cook looks to land a combination but Samson avoids it well.
A big left from Cook misses.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Chris Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Cook blocks a low kick nicely.
Samson wants to slow Cook down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook dodges the punch combination from Samson.
Samson throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cook gets a clinch.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook scores with a shot to the side of Samson's head.
Cook misses with a body punch.
Cook works on Samson's body with a couple of short punches.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samson.
Cook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands an elbow just above Samson 's eye.
Cook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samson avoids it.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samson is defending well for now.
Samson prevents a body shot from Cook.
Cook utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Samson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Samson scores with a shoulder strike.
Samson prevents a body shot from Cook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samson trying to stall but Cook improves his position.
Samson looking for a takedown.
Cook misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
Cook tries to work over Samson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samson blocks an elbow strike from Cook.
Samson blocks an elbow strike.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samson is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Cook.
Cook prevents Samson from breaking the clinch.
Cook trying to land knees to the body.
Samson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Samson takes an elbow to the temple.
Samson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cook dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Samson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Samson.
Cook moves out of range as Samson strikes.
Samson throws out a loose jab but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
Samson scoring well with a low kick there.
Samson is looking to chop away at Cook's legs.
Samson throws a low kick but Cook avoids it.
Samson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Cook tries to clinch up but Samson circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samson lands a jab to Cook's midsection.
Samson throws the left hand but Cook avoids the punch easily.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Samson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cook!
Samson throws a hook to the side of Cook's head but Cook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samson.
Samson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cook's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Samson misses with an uppercut
and Cook counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a low kick but Cook moves out of range easily.
Samson misses with a looping left.
Samson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook drops his hands momentarily and Samson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Samson slips the punch.

Cook gets a clinch.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Samson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Samson's brow.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chris Cook has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samson is defending well for now.
Samson tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Cook tries to land knees in the clinch but Samson avoids the damage to the body.
Samson blocks a body shot from Cook.
Samson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samson avoids the elbow strike from Cook, against the cage.
Samson tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Samson back against the cage.
Samson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samson trying to stall but Cook improves his position.
Cook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cook missing with knees to the body.
Samson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Samson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samson is defending well for now.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samson.
Samson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samson prevents a body shot from Cook.
Cook lands a damaging elbow.
Samson looking to slow down the pace here.
Cook blocks a body shot from Samson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Samson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cook clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cook swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Samson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samson preventing the sweep.

Cook pushes Samson off and gets back to his feet.
Cook swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Samson.
Cook tries to move into range but Samson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samson trying to control the position but instead, Cook has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samson into the cage.
Samson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cook.
Samson is trying to push Cook away but Cook has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Samson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
Samson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samson's elbow.

Samson manages to break the clinch.
Cook blocks a jab.
Cook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samson.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Samson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Cook is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cook square on the jaw! Damn, Cook is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Samson!
Brock Samson is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Brock Samson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.