PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes to the cage accompanied by Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McGrady
vs
Samba

188 cm
30
275 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
239 lbs
24 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Syndicate Nutrition

Reaper Combatwear
Brute

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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGrady takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGrady checks it well.
Samba checks a low kick from McGrady.
McGrady takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samba scores with a hook to the body. McGrady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samba.
McGrady throws a predictable looking body shot

and Samba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McGrady is looking for a sweep. Samba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGrady moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McGrady keeping full guard, as Samba tries to pass.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McGrady pulls Samba in close to his closed guard and prevents Samba from doing any damage or advancing position.
Samba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba tries to free his leg and advance position but McGrady is retaining full guard.
Samba sitting in guard here, content to control.

Christopher Samba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McGrady moves out of range of the body kick.
Samba throws a nice looking combination but McGrady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Samba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
Samba sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGrady keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Samba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McGrady being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christopher Samba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samba walks into a stiff left hand from McGrady.
McGrady misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba is looking to slow McGrady down with leg kicks.
Samba blocks a leg kick.

McGrady closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Samba quickly recovers to half guard.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGrady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGrady's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Samba's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
McGrady wants to control his opponent's hands but Samba gets his hands free.
Samba throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Samba is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften McGrady up.
Samba avoiding McGrady 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba scores with punches to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samba is riding his opponent, not letting McGrady buck him off.
McGrady has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Samba.
Samba tries to keep control of the position but McGrady is staying busy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
McGrady avoids the strikes from Samba.
Samba throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Samba biding his time, controlling McGrady.
McGrady tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Samba lands a big shot there that rocks McGrady but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGrady is working to get back to half guard.
Samba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGrady is looking to escape.
McGrady bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samba is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGrady works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Samba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Samba throws out a powerful jab.
McGrady checks a low kick from Samba.
McGrady 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.
McGrady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samba.
Samba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGrady but McGrady pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGrady avoids the body shot from Samba.
McGrady chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samba with a body punch. A glancing blow.

McGrady gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba is looking to control McGrady's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Samba avoid being mounted?
McGrady takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Samba is pressing down on McGrady's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGrady!
McGrady is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Samba wants to control the pace but McGrady is squirming around nicely.
Samba is landing with some decent strikes but McGrady is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Samba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McGrady tries to hold on but Samba pushes him away.
McGrady is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Samba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Samba cracks McGrady with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Samba controlling from mount.
McGrady working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Samba landing strikes from the mount and McGrady is in trouble!
Samba controlling from the full mount.
McGrady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Samba misses with a head shot.
Samba punching from mount but McGrady doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Samba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Samba wants to control the pace but McGrady is squirming around nicely.
Samba wants to control the action but instead McGrady gets a body lock and reverses into Samba's guard! Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady preventing the sweep.
Samba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Samba pulls McGrady in close to prevent any damage.
McGrady scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Samba has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Samba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGrady.
McGrady advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Samba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Samba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady advances to full mount.
McGrady lands a big shot there that rocks Samba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba is in all sorts of trouble here.
Samba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Samba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Samba looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrady pulls Samba in to control the position.
McGrady is trying to control the position but Samba postures up.
Samba wants to control from the top but McGrady keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Samba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Samba misses.
McGrady lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samba at a distance.
Samba connects with a solid leg kick.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samba misses with a body kick.
McGrady scores with a spinning back kick!
McGrady lands with a hook. Samba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Samba checks a low kick from McGrady.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samba.
McGrady scores with a jab to the body.
Samba fails to land the takedown.
Samba lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady throws a leg kick which misses Samba's front leg but catches the back leg as Samba tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Samba looks to throw the jab but McGrady is out of range.
Samba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGrady lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samba's sensitive parts.
Samba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGrady with a nice cross.
Samba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrady moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samba.
McGrady motions for Samba to come forward. McGrady throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGrady takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samba misses with a few strikes there.
McGrady dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samba. That did some damage!
McGrady misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a leg kick

and McGrady counters with a single leg into guard. Samba didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samba working a defensive guard here.
McGrady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGrady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samba trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McGrady with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samba controls McGrady momentarily but McGrady frees himself.
McGrady throws a big right hand that misses.
Samba looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Christopher Samba wasn't active enough on the ground.
Samba defending well as McGrady loads up on a big left hand.
Christopher Samba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGrady throws a leg kick that is checked
and Samba counters with a thumping low kick.
Samba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Samba looks to clinch

and McGrady counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Samba managing to control the position.
McGrady stopping the sweep attempt from Samba.
Bob McGrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samba controlling the position.
Samba keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGrady's guard.
Samba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGrady works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGrady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samba throwing strikes but missing.
Christopher Samba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGrady looking for a sweep. Not yet McGrady, not yet.
McGrady keeping full guard, as Samba tries to pass.

McGrady had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Samba defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob McGrady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Samba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Samba!
Christopher Samba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.