PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pray For Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flanagan
vs
Samuel

181 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samuel moves out of range of the body kick.
Flanagan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samuel moves away from the strike by Flanagan.
Flanagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Samuel defends it nicely.
Flanagan tries for a takedown but Samuel circles away easily

and Samuel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samuel lands an elbow inside.
Flanagan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samuel with a knee to the head.
Samuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Flanagan to work.
Flanagan working hard to break the clinch.
Flanagan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samuel lands an elbow inside that Flanagan shrugs off.
Samuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flanagan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel lands a knee to the body.
Samuel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flanagan tries to break free but Samuel pushes him back against the cage.
Flanagan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Samuel lands an elbow inside that Flanagan shrugs off.
Samuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Flanagan won't want to take too many of those.
Flanagan is breathing heavily.
Flanagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samuel with a knee to the head.
Samuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Samuel lands an elbow inside.

Flanagan is rocked!
Samuel has Flanagan pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Flanagan is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Samuel - that's hurt Flanagan badly! Oh, another knee lands and Flanagan is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Flanagan doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jorge Samuel!
After winning the bout, Jorge Samuel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.