PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost comes to the cage accompanied by Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drost
vs
Samani

205 cm
27
280 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

192 cm
27
250 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rostam Samani!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drost listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Drost moves into range and clinches up with Samani.
Drost misses with the head strike.
Samani lands a hook that snaps the head of Drost backwards.
Drost misses with some punches.
Drost is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Samani gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samani gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Drost fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drost can't find room to land a body shot as Samani controls the action.
Samani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samani is working Drost over against the cage.
Samani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drost misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drost trying to stall but Samani improves his position.
Drost misses with some punches.
Samani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samani.
Drost working aggressively here.
Samani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samani prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samani struggles to land a body shot inside as Drost controls his hands.
Drost misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samani.
Drost throws a head punch that misses.
Samani can't find room to land a body shot as Drost controls the action.
Samani tries to throw a body punch but Drost avoids it by throwing Samani back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drost fails to land.
Samani misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani struggles to land a body shot inside as Drost controls his hands.
Samani works on Drost's body with a couple of short punches.
Samani is looking to control Drost's arms but Drost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Samani has his back to the cage.
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!
Drost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Samani misses with the head strike.
Drost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samani is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Samani fails to land.
A short right from Samani on the inside.
Samani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samani tries a body shot but Drost blocks it.
Drost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drost is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samani is defending well.
Samani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drost.
Drost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samani misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drost.
Samani swings wildly with an uppercut but Drost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drost's elbow.
Samani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Samani on the inside.
Samani lands a body shot.
Drost misses with a body punch.
Samani stalling.
Samani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drost misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Samani to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Samani blocks a body shot from Drost.
Samani has Drost pressed against the cage.
Samani tries a body shot but Drost blocks it.
Samani is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Samani blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Samani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Samani up against the cage.
Drost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drost throws a punch but it's blocked by Samani.
Samani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drost.
Drost prevents a body shot from Samani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rostam Samani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost'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.

Samani delivers a nice body kick.
Drost throws a hook to the side of Samani's head but Samani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Samani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Samani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drost.
Drost swings for the body but Samani moves out of range.
Samani thumps Drost with a low kick.

Samani has managed to clinch.
Drost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Samani lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samani lands a body shot.
Drost misses with a punch on the inside.
Drost leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samani wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samani digs a right hand underneath Drost's ribcage. Drost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Samani swings wildly with an uppercut but Drost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drost scores with a hook to the body.
Drost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drost takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drost.
Samani lands with a light punch inside.
Samani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drost.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drost misses with a punch on the inside.
Samani lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani tries to throw a body punch but Drost avoids it by throwing Samani back against the cage.
Drost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samani tries to throw a body punch but Drost avoids it by throwing Samani back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drost fails to land.
Samani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samani struggles to land a body shot inside as Drost controls his hands.
Drost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samani misses with a punch to the body.
Samani throws a punch but it's blocked by Drost.
Samani misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drost.
Samani misses with a punch to the body.
Drost throws a punch but it's blocked by Samani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost tries to work over Samani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Drost turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Drost manages to end up in side control.
Samani takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Drost throws a strike aimed at the side of Samani's head but Samani avoids it well.
Samani is letting Drost control him for a moment.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Samani. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Drost taking a break here but Samani is having none of it and regains half guard.
Drost trying to control the action but Samani is working from the bottom.
Samani keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani trying to control here.
Samani wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drost perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drost scores with the left hand. Samani knows he should have avoided that one.
Drost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rostam Samani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Drost misses with a wild body shot.
Samani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drost swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Samani counters with a single leg into guard. Drost didn't expect that.
Drost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Samani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samani is controlling him.
Samani scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drost wants to stand and escape but Samani is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rostam Samani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drost pulls Samani in close to his closed guard and prevents Samani from doing any damage or advancing position.
Drost working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Samani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Drost pushes Samani off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Drost throws a lazy uppercut

and Samani counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samani.
Drost wants to improve his position but instead Samani has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samani is trying to control. Drost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drost is trying to stand back up but Samani is controlling him
Drost is refusing to be controlled, as Samani sits in half guard.
Drost gets full guard.
Samani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drost's head.
Samani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drost is keeping the position for now.
Samani lands a couple of digs.
Drost keeping full guard, as Samani tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani being controlled here momentarily.
Samani won't allow Drost to sweep him here.
Drost seems keen to control Samani's posture.
Samani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Doomsday Drost just wasn't active enough.
Drost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rostam Samani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drost throws a big shot that misses.
Doomsday Drost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drost getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost misses with a looping left.
Samani connects with a solid leg kick.

Samani looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Drost!
Samani working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samani staying calm.
Drost can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rostam Samani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samani winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rostam Samani!
Rostam Samani took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.