PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Haired Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haired Samson
vs
Clay

185 cm
24
280 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

196 cm
23
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Haired Samson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brodus Clay!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Samson misses.
Samson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay throws a series of punches but Samson moves out of range.
Clay throws a big shot that misses.
Samson lands with an uppercut that bounces Clay off the cage and back into range.
Samson misses with a wild combination.
Samson clobbers Clay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clay moves forwards but Samson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samson throws a jab when Clay was well out of range.
Samson doesn't manage to clinch there - Clay circles away.
Samson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Clay misses.
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson lands a body shot.
Clay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Samson throws a shot from downtown. Clay moves away and avoids it.
Samson wants to clinch
letting Clay counter with a right hand.
Samson throws a big shot that misses.
Samson misses with a wild body shot.
Samson ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
Samson throws a jab when Clay was well out of range.
Samson throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samson moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samson throws a poor cross that misses
and Clay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Samson is out of range.
Clay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clay throws a low kick but Samson moves out of range easily.
Clay avoids the body shot from Samson.
Clay misses the jab.
Long Haired Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch but Clay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clay misses with a straight right.
Samson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clay's head backwards.
Samson moves in looking to clinch but Clay pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samson.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Samson tries to clinch but Clay is having none of it.
Clay throws an overhand right that lands on Samson's shoulder, as Samson tries to avoid the shot.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch but Clay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clay lands a jab to the nose.
Clay connects with a jab.
Clay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Samson finds it's way round the side to connect with Clay's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay misses with an uppercut. Samson saw that one coming.
Clay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Samson counters by clinching up.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clay misses with a hook. Samson ducked under it nicely.
Samson takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Samson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samson swings for the body but Clay moves out of range.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Clay.
Clay tries to bum rush Samson with a series of wild strikes but Samson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samson jabs at Clay's body.
Clay lands a glancing blow to the side of Samson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brodus Clay will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Samson misses with an uppercut.
Samson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clay misses with a wild combination.
Clay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samson throws out the jab.
Clay scores with a nice head shot.
Samson is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.
Clay throws a low kick but Samson moves out of range easily.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut

and Samson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay wants to get back to striking at distance but Samson won't allow it.
Samson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clay smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Samson. Beautiful body shot.
Samson misses the body punch
and Clay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samson misses with a wild body shot.
Clay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Samson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brodus Clay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clay takes one to the chin there.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay throws out a powerful jab.

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!
Samson cracks a nice hook into Clay's ribs.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Samson blocks the low kick.
Clay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Samson avoids the body shot from Clay.
Samson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
Clay moves forwards but Samson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samson slips under a jab.
Samson slips a jab from Clay.
Clay moves out of range as Samson strikes.
Samson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Clay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson lands a nice looking body shot.
Samson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.

Samson closes the distance and pushes Clay back into the cage.
Clay pushes Samson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samson misses with a punch to the body.
Samson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samson has Clay pressed against the cage, preventing Clay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Clay breaks from the clinch.
Clay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clay throws a series of strikes that have Samson backpedaling.
Samson cracks a nice hook into Clay's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Samson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samson slips under a jab from Clay.
Samson scores with a nice strike.
Samson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut there from Clay.
Samson tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.
Samson scores with a jab to the body.
Clay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samson.
Samson cracks Clay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samson tries to clinch up but Clay circles away and keeps his distance.
Samson dips to his left and cracks Clay with an uppercut!
Samson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Haired Samson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Samson under the eye.
Samson misses with a jab to the body
and Clay counters with a stiff right hand.
Clay throws a hook but Samson blocks it.
Samson misses the jab.
Samson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Samson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Samson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson misses with a wild combination.
Clay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Samson is looking to wear down Clay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Samson lands with a shot to the body.
Samson misses with a body shot.
Clay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clay misses with a hook. Samson ducked under it nicely.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Samson slips under a jab from Clay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking to clinch.
Samson slips a straight right by Clay.

Samson closes the distance and clinches.
Samson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clay is leaning against Samson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay blocks a body shot from Samson.
Samson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clay walks away with a smile on his face. Samson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Samson throws a hook but Clay avoids it easily.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samson punishes Clay's body with a nice straight punch.
Clay misses with a hook to the body
and Samson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samson misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samson ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Samson missing with a left hand there. Clay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samson moves away from the strike by Clay.
Samson scores with a jab to the body.
Samson takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
Samson misses with a body shot
and Clay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Clay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clay.
Samson misses with an uppercut. Clay saw that one coming.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
Samson looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.

Samson closes the distance and clinches.
Clay can't find room to land a body shot as Samson controls the action.
Samson misses with a punch to the body.
Clay is looking to break free of the clinch but Samson has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clay just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Haired Samson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Clay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Long Haired Samson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Samson blocks the low kick.
Clay blocks a jab.
Samson walks into a stiff left hand from Clay.
Clay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samson.
Samson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Samson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clay finds it's way round the side to connect with Samson's head.
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clay throws a series of punches but Samson moves out of range.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Samson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Clay misses.
Some wild striking there from Samson.
Samson misses with a wild body shot.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clay. Clay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clay throws a lazy uppercut
and Samson counters with a left to the body.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Clay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Clay misses.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samson.
The fighters circling - Clay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Samson.
Samson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Samson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
Clay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Samson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Samson. Beautiful body shot.
Samson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
A jab from Samson misses.
Clay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samson scores with a sloppy right hand. Clay should have avoided that one.
Clay throws a jab but it's blocked by Samson.
A big left from Clay misses.
Samson looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Samson throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Clay throws a jab when Samson was well out of range.
Clay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samson is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Samson swings for the body but Clay moves out of range.
Samson tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.
Samson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clay misses with the combination.
Clay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Samson looks to clinch
and Samson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samson momentarily.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Clay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Samson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clay scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Brodus Clay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Clay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samson swings for the body but Clay moves out of range.
Samson slips a jab and a cross from Clay.
Samson misses with a straight right.
Samson lands the left hand.
Clay throws out a loose jab but Samson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samson.
Samson works the jab nicely.
Samson throws out a loose jab but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson scores with a body shot.
Samson defending well as Clay loads up on a big left hand.
Clay scores with a sloppy right hand. Samson should have avoided that one.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samson slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Samson.
Samson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Samson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Samson misses with a wild body shot.
Samson connects with the punch.
Clay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson scores with a nice head shot.
Clay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samson moves to clinch but Clay breaks away
and Clay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clay ducks right into an uppercut from Samson.
Samson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clay avoids the body shot from Samson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Samson.
Samson misses with a looping left.
Samson throws out a loose jab but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samson throws a lazy right hand but Clay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Samson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
Clay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Long Haired 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Haired Samson!
Long Haired Samson retains his heavyweight title!
Long Haired Samson thanked the fans post fight for their support.