PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgie Landis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Landis
vs
Sambo

180 cm
19
189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

The Fire Inside
aKua

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georgie Landis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Sambo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landis throws the left hand but Sambo avoids the punch easily.
Sambo dodges the punch combination from Landis.
Landis throws out a loose jab but Sambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Landis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Landis. That snapped Sambo's head back.
Sambo moves away from the strike by Landis.
Landis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Landis just misses with a punch to the body.

Sambo scores with a takedown into Landis's guard.

Sambo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Landis dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambo keeping full guard, as Landis tries to pass.

Sambo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Landis postures up.
Landis trying to control but Sambo is working from the bottom.

Sambo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Landis has passed into half guard!
Landis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sambo trying to hold on to Landis's head to control him but Landis postures up.

Sambo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Landis pulls his head out easily.
Sambo tries to roll over but Landis keeps him under control.
Landis slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambo is trying to maintain the position but Landis is very close to passing his half guard.
Landis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Sambo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Landis trying to pass the guard but Sambo defending well.
Sambo is trying to maintain the position but Landis is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Landis works over Sambo's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Jackson Sambo has been cut.
Landis misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgie Landis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Sambo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sambo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landis.
A shot to de liver by Landis. Beautiful body shot.
Landis lands a with a good body shot.
Georgie Landis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Landis.

Sambo is rocked!
Landis scores with a jab to the body.
Sambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Landis finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Are you kidding me?! Landis ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Sambo clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Georgie Landis!