PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercenary Katarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercenary Katarina is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Samson
vs
Katarina

165 cm
26
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mercenary Katarina!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Katarina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Samson pulls guard.
Katarina prevents Samson from getting back to his feet.
Katarina wants to stand but Samson is controlling his posture from full guard.

Katarina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Samson is looking for a triangle but Katarina pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katarina defends it easily.

Samson has his foot on Katarina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katarina works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Samson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Katarina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Katarina decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Samson, up you get!

Katarina rushes Samson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Samson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Katarina blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Katarina gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Samson is blocking nicely.
Samson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samson.

It looks like Mercenary Katarina has been cut.
Samson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Katarina is defending well for now.
Katarina blocks an elbow strike.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Katarina after a bit of a struggle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samson obliges.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
Samson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Samson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katarina avoids the elbow strike from Samson, against the cage.
Samson tries a knee to the head but Katarina blocks it.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Samson is blocking nicely.
Samson tries to land knees in the clinch but Katarina avoids the damage to the body.
Samson is looking to control Katarina's arms but Katarina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Samson has his back to the cage.

Samson jumps guard and drags Katarina to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Samson working for a triangle but Katarina defends it easily.

Samson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katarina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Samson pushes Katarina off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Samson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mercenary Katarina's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Katarina slips a jab and a cross from Samson.

Samson has managed to clinch.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Katarina after a bit of a struggle.
Samson lands a knee to the body.
Katarina gets underhooks to prevent Samson's takedown attempt.
Samson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Samson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson goes for a takedown attempt but Katarina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Samson clinches up against the cage.
Samson trying to control the position but instead, Katarina has worked for underhooks and has pushed Samson into the cage.
Samson is trying to drag Katarina to the mat but Katarina just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Samson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Katarina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but Samson blocks it.
Samson throws an elbow that misses.
Samson can't get the takedown.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Samson is blocking nicely.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samson blocks it with crossed arms.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Samson is blocking nicely.
Samson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samson is looking for a takedown.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but Samson blocks with his arms.
Katarina is breathing heavily.
Samson is trying to drag Katarina to the mat but Katarina just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Samson jumps guard.
Katarina tries to stand but Samson is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Samson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Katarina is looking to stand up but Samson won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mercenary Katarina has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Samson rushes Katarina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katarina's elbow.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samson blocks it with crossed arms.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Samson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Samson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Katarina avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samson blocks it with crossed arms.
Samson can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Samson.
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!
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Samson stalling against the cage.
Samson has Katarina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Katarina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Samson lands an elbow just above Katarina 's eye.
Samson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Samson lands an elbow that stopped Katarina in his tracks for a moment.
Samson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Katarina's defenses.
Samson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Samson avoiding damage.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samson blocks it with crossed arms.
Samson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Katarina is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.

Samson gets control of Katarina's arms and successfully pulls guard. Samson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Samson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katarina postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Samson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mercenary Katarina'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Samson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Samson tries for a takedown but Katarina manages to get underhooks.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Samson is blocking nicely.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Samson is blocking nicely.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Samson.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katarina managing to block the knees to the body from Samson.
Katarina avoids the elbow strike from Samson, against the cage.
Samson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Katarina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Samson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samson lands a nice elbow.
Samson tries a knee to the head but Katarina blocks it.
Samson wants to take the fight to the mat but Katarina manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Samson tries for a takedown but Katarina manages to get underhooks.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but Samson blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samson wants a takedown.
Katarina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Samson manages to pull guard.

Samson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katarina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Samson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarina is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Samson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Katarina has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Samson controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Katarina really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brian Samson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Samson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Katarina has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Samson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mercenary Katarina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Samson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Samson working for a guillotine from mount but Katarina is in no mood to give up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Samson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Samson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Samson!