PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stef Jalz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echoe Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jalz
vs
Sampson

225 cm
20
291 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stef Jalz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Echoe Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sampson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sampson misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Jalz does no damage.
No joy there for Jalz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stef Jalz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalz lands a head shot.
Jalz misses with a looping right.
Sampson throws a low kick, looking for Jalz's leg but Jalz calmly moves out of range.
Sampson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sampson there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Echoe Sampson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sampson counters with a right hand to the body.

Sampson clinches.
Sampson lands an uppercut.
Jalz jumps guard but Sampson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sampson landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sampson.
Nice elbow from Sampson.
Good body shot from Sampson.

Sampson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jalz fails to land with a series of punches.
Jalz jabs Sampson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sampson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jalz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sampson throws a shot from downtown. Jalz moves away and avoids it.

Sampson closes the distance and pushes Jalz back into the cage.
Sampson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Sampson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sampson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Sampson.

It looks like Stef Jalz has been cut.
Sampson lands an elbow inside.
Jalz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sampson.
Sampson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jalz jumps guard but Sampson stands there with Jalz around his waist. Jalz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stef Jalz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jalz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sampson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jalz jumps guard but Sampson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sampson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jalz misses with a combination
and Sampson counters with a series of strikes. Jalz will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sampson.
Sampson connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Jalz misses.
Jalz misses with a combination
and Sampson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jalz missing with a left hand there. Sampson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jalz throws a combination that misses

and Sampson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sampson with a knee to the head.
Jalz is breathing heavily.
A short left from Sampson.

Sampson breaks the clinch.
Jalz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sampson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sampson gets a clinch.
Jalz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jalz misses with a combination
and Sampson counters with a left to the body.
Jalz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jalz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jalz misses with a combination

and Sampson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jalz tries to pull guard but Sampson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jalz drops back down to his feet.

Sampson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Echoe Sampson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sampson dodges the punch combination from Jalz.
Jalz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson avoids the body shot from Jalz.
Jalz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sampson counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sampson.
Jalz is trying to pull guard but Sampson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sampson lands a left hand.
Sampson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jalz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sampson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sampson landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jalz won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Sampson lands a nice uppercut.
Sampson lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sampson lands an elbow inside that Jalz shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sampson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sampson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sampson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sampson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Sampson.
Jalz takes an elbow to the temple.
Sampson maintains plum control as Jalz tries to back straight out! Sampson connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Jalz blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Echoe Sampson!