PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh comes to the cage accompanied by Robyn - Indestructible. Sammakko has chosen Saku Sammakko as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chamakh
vs
Sammakko

168 cm
29
160 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

171 cm
32
168 lbs
20 - 21 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saku Sammakko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammakko misses with a series of wild punches.
Sammakko misses the jab.
Sammakko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sammakko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chamakh avoids it really well and circles away.
Sammakko thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamakh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chamakh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sammakko tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamakh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saku Sammakko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sammakko takes the fight into the clinch.
Sammakko swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammakko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Sammakko fails to land.
Chamakh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sammakko is defending well.
Chamakh wants to take the fight to the mat but Sammakko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chamakh prevents a takedown attempt there.

Sammakko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chamakh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sammakko to the mat. Sammakko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chamakh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sammakko trying to keep a closed guard but Chamakh is proving a slippery customer.
Chamakh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chamakh throws a strike but Sammakko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammakko trying to control the position from guard on top but Chamakh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammakko is fighting to break Chamakh's control of his arms but Chamakh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sammakko trying to control the position from guard on top but Chamakh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sammakko tries to free his leg and advance position but Chamakh is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh looking for a sweep. Not yet Chamakh, not yet.
Sammakko trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Chamakh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sammakko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chamakh stands up over Sammakko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chamakh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chamakh trying to control but Sammakko is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chamakh is in close to Sammakko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sammakko keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
Chamakh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh stopping the sweep attempt from Sammakko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sammakko throws a hook but Chamakh avoids it easily.
Chamakh slips under a jab from Sammakko.
Chamakh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chamakh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sammakko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chamakh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammakko misses with an uppercut. Chamakh saw that one coming.
Sammakko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sammakko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Sammakko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Sammakko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chamakh was well out of range. Poor timing from Sammakko.
Chamakh takes one on the button.
Sammakko tries to clinch up

and Chamakh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sammakko's guard.
Karim Chamakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamakh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sammakko wants to improve his position but instead Chamakh has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chamakh working Sammakko over with strikes.
Chamakh throwing shots but Sammakko is blocking nicely.
Chamakh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chamakh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sammakko keeps working.
Sammakko trying to control here.
Chamakh is keen to just control but Sammakko is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sammakko misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chamakh.
Sammakko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Sammakko.
Chamakh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sammakko looks to land a right hand but Chamakh moved out of range.
Sammakko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chamakh moves out of range of the body kick.
Sammakko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Sammakko. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sammakko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sammakko lands a glancing blow to the side of Chamakh's head.
Chamakh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sammakko.
Chamakh ducks under a wild hook from Sammakko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh 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.
Sammakko lands with a kick to the temple. Chamakh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sammakko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saku Sammakko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sammakko.
Sammakko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sammakko just misses with a punch to the body.
Sammakko wants to clinch

and Chamakh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sammakko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chamakh is pushing Sammakko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sammakko misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chamakh wants to take the fight to the mat but Sammakko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sammakko goes for a takedown attempt but Chamakh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sammakko.
Sammakko tries to close the distance and clinch but Chamakh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sammakko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sammakko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko wants to clinch

and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chamakh wants to control from the top but Sammakko keeps moving.
Chamakh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sammakko keeping full guard, as Chamakh tries to pass.
Chamakh stopping the sweep attempt from Sammakko.
Sammakko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chamakh manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sammakko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chamakh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sammakko, into his guard.
Chamakh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chamakh connects with a couple of short punches.
Sammakko trying to keep a closed guard but Chamakh is proving a slippery customer.
Chamakh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chamakh trying to control but Sammakko is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sammakko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chamakh will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Sammakko misses.
Sammakko looks to land a right hand but Chamakh moved out of range.
Chamakh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sammakko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chamakh scrambles back to his feet.
Sammakko looks to land a body kick but Chamakh moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sammakko misses with a straight right.
Sammakko misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saku Sammakko.
I think Sammakko 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karim Chamakh!