PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lee
vs
Samba

225 cm
31
288 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

190 cm
26
283 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee scores with the left hand. Samba knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Christopher Samba has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Samba misses the target.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Samba staying out of range there.

Samba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Samba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Samba tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba forces his way into half guard.
Samba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Samba is trying to control here but Lee has managed to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Samba trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Samba slows the pace down in half guard.
Samba is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Samba seems content to control.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samba sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Christopher Samba wasn't active enough on the ground.
Samba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samba.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Samba avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Samba counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Samba.
Some wild striking there from Samba.
Samba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Samba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samba lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping full guard, as Samba tries to pass.
Samba wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Samba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Samba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Christopher Samba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Samba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Samba misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samba.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Samba misses with a series of wild punches.
Samba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samba's knee momentarily.
Lee avoids the head kick by Samba.
Christopher Samba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
Samba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samba throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Samba.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Samba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samba is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Samba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samba throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Samba shoots and misses
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the head kick by Samba.
A combination from Samba does no damage.
Samba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Samba.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samba at a distance.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Samba looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Samba throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Samba saw it coming and moves away.
Samba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samba lands with a slapping head kick.
Fred Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee thows a leg kick but Samba checks it
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Samba seems unphased.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba misses with a double jab
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab by Lee.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Samba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Samba closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Samba getting side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Samba. Those never looked like landing.
Samba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Samba fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
A head kick misses from Samba.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee jabs Samba right on the nose. Samba blinks but takes it well.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samba throws a nice outside leg kick.

Samba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samba.
Lee wants to hit a switch here but Samba passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lee there!
Samba wants to control but Lee has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Samba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Samba working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Samba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Samba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Samba lands a big elbow.
Samba controlling from mount.
Samba is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Samba has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee trying to control but Samba is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Samba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Samba!
Christopher Samba really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.