PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Pimpovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel has chosen Unusual as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pimpovic
vs
Samuel

176 cm
25
211 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleks Pimpovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pimpovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Samuel fails with the takedown.
Pimpovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like George Samuel has been cut.
George Samuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pimpovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pimpovic lands with an overhand left.
Samuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pimpovic swivels and escapes.
Aleks Pimpovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Samuel.
Samuel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pimpovic as he jumps to the side.
Samuel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pimpovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Samuel's head.
Pimpovic lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pimpovic tries to avoid it but Samuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pimpovic to the ground. Pimpovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Pimpovic misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samuel.
A jab from Pimpovic does it's job there.
Pimpovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Samuel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pimpovic's guard now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Samuel content to stall in guard here.
Pimpovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuel on the ground.
Samuel stopping the sweep attempt from Pimpovic.
Samuel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samuel pushing down on Pimpovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pimpovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samuel.
Samuel throwing shots but Pimpovic is blocking nicely.
Samuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pimpovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samuel.
Samuel slips a nice elbow through Pimpovic's hands, connecting with Pimpovic's forehead.
Samuel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Samuel connects with a nice short shot to Pimpovic's temple.
Samuel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Samuel trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pimpovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samuel.
Samuel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pimpovic defending well though.
Samuel content to control rather than advance.
Samuel throwing shots but Pimpovic is blocking nicely.
Samuel thows a huge punch but Pimpovic dodges it nicely.
Samuel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Samuel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samuel drops an elbow to the side of Pimpovic's head.
Samuel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Samuel working over Pimpovic with some ground and pound. Pimpovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samuel working Pimpovic over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samuel slows the pace down in half guard.
Pimpovic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Samuel jumps into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samuel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Samuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Samuel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pimpovic throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Samuel or perhaps it was just good defense by Pimpovic which made him look bad.
Pimpovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Pimpovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Samuel shoots in looking for a takedown but Pimpovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Samuel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aleks Pimpovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Samuel.
Samuel shoots in but Pimpovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pimpovic tries to avoid it but Samuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pimpovic to the ground. Pimpovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samuel shoots in but Pimpovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Samuel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel content to control rather than advance.
Samuel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pimpovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pimpovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samuel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Samuel working Pimpovic over with strikes.
Pimpovic is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pimpovic defending well though.
Samuel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pimpovic's head.
Samuel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Samuel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Samuel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Samuel there.
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!
Samuel slows the pace down in half guard.
Pimpovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samuel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samuel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Samuel lands with a punch from half guard.
Samuel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Samuel.
Samuel is taking a breather. Pimpovic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel drops an elbow to the side of Pimpovic's head.
Samuel is taking a breather. Pimpovic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Samuel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Samuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pimpovic swivels and escapes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Pimpovic. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Pimpovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Samuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Samuel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Samuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Samuel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pimpovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Aleks Pimpovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Samuel looks for a takedown but Pimpovic sprawls well.
Aleks Pimpovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Samuel.
Pimpovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pimpovic lands with a shot to the body.
Samuel shoots for a takedown but Pimpovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Pimpovic misses.
Samuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samuel fails with a takedown attempt.
Pimpovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Aleks Pimpovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pimpovic counters with a three punch combo that has Samuel backing up. Samuel nods at Pimpovic to acknowledge the strikes.

Samuel is rocked!
Pimpovic lands a jab to Samuel's midsection.
Pimpovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pimpovic fails to land with a series of punches.

Pimpovic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Samuel sprawling to the canvas! Samuel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pimpovic finish him?!
Samuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Pimpovic finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuel gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pimpovic gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Samuel is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleks Pimpovic!
Aleks Pimpovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.