PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Biglz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Willie Sampson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Willie Sampson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sampson
vs
Biglz

169 cm
23
177 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Biglz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biglz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick from Biglz misses.
Sampson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Biglz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sampson.
Sampson feinted with a counter takedown.
Sampson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Biglz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Sampson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sampson.
Biglz wants to break free but Sampson has control.
Sampson is looking to take this one to the mat.

Biglz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biglz throws a combination. Sampson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Biglz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sampson checks a leg kick.
Sampson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Biglz sprawls and moves away.
Biglz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sampson attempts a counter takedown but Biglz avoids it well and moves away.
Sampson dodges the punch combination from Biglz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biglz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Biglz throws a series of punches but Sampson moves out of range.
Biglz looks winded!
Biglz keeps the fight on the outside.
Biglz unleashes a big counter combination but Sampson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Biglz throws a right hand that Sampson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sampson also avoids with ease.
Sampson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Biglz.
Biglz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biglz tries to bum rush Sampson with a series of wild strikes but Sampson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biglz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Sampson.
Sampson tries to counter by clinching up but Biglz breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Biglz as Sampson shoots in.
Biglz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Biglz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biglz swinging wildly here.

Sampson gets a double leg takedown into Biglz's guard.
Sampson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Biglz wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sampson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sampson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biglz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson won't allow Biglz to get back to his feet.
Sampson 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.
Biglz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Biglz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sampson controlling from the top position.
Sampson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sampson wanted to stand there but Biglz had control of the position.
Biglz wants to stand up but Sampson is controlling him.
Biglz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Sampson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Biglz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sampson landing strikes.

Sampson stands up and beckons Biglz to his feet.
Biglz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sampson counters with a shoot takedown. Biglz fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson tries to stand but Biglz is controlling from the bottom.
Sampson won't allow Biglz to get back to his feet.
Sampson landing with the ground and pound.
Biglz wants to stand and escape but Sampson is having none of it.
Sampson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sampson distracts Biglz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biglz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sampson with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biglz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Biglz wants to stand up but Sampson is controlling him.
Sampson postures up in Biglz's guard and throws a big left but Biglz blocks it.
Sampson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sampson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Biglz dominated that 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.

Sampson darts in and clinches Biglz up against the cage.
Biglz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biglz wants to get back to striking at distance but Sampson won't allow it.
Sampson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Biglz after a bit of a struggle.
Biglz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Biglz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sampson.
Biglz is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biglz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Biglz can't break the clinch.
Sampson letting Biglz take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biglz can't break the clinch.
Biglz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sampson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Biglz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Sampson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biglz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eddy Biglz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biglz throws a right hand that Sampson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sampson also avoids with ease.
Sampson tries to counter with a takedown but Biglz is quick to defend against it.
Biglz swinging wildly here.
Biglz is breathing heavily.
Biglz fails to land with a series of punches.
Sampson is looking to counter the offense by Biglz and move into the clinch.
Biglz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sampson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson has Biglz pressed against the cage, preventing Biglz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sampson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sampson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biglz looks to land a body kick but Sampson moved away.
Biglz throws a nice looking combination but Sampson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sampson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sampson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biglz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willie Sampson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sampson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Biglz being controlled here, momentarily.
Sampson wants to stand but Biglz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sampson won't allow Biglz to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biglz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sampson controls the pace.
Biglz wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Biglz is trying to control the position but Sampson postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sampson shoots in but Biglz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Biglz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Biglz misses with a two punch combination.
Sampson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sampson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biglz.
Biglz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sampson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Biglz but Biglz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biglz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Sampson forces Biglz back against the cage and clinches.
Biglz is trying to push Sampson away but Sampson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Biglz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biglz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Biglz tries to circle away but Sampson has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sampson scores with a knee to the head.
Biglz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sampson.
Biglz can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eddy Biglz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Biglz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sampson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sampson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biglz's head.
Sampson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sampson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sampson controlling the action here.
Sampson tries to stand and escape but Biglz is controlling the position.
Sampson is thwarting Biglz's attempts to control the position.
Sampson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biglz defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson drops an elbow to the side of Biglz's head.
Sampson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Biglz tries to kick Sampson off but Sampson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Biglz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Biglz wants to control but Sampson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Biglz is trying to get back to full guard.
Sampson working Biglz over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson is nestled in close to Biglz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sampson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biglz defending well though.
Nice strikes from Sampson there.
Biglz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sampson scores with a couple of nice shots.

Sampson is working for a submission of some sort.
Sampson slips a nice elbow through Biglz's hands, connecting with Biglz's forehead.
Sampson drops an elbow to the side of Biglz's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sampson in particular looking to stall.
Sampson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sampson is working for a submission of some sort.
Sampson lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
Biglz is looking to escape.
Sampson lands with a punch from half guard.

Sampson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Sampson is working for a submission of some sort.
Biglz taking some punishment here, with Sampson in his half guard.
Sampson trying to control the pace.
Biglz tries to kick Sampson off but Sampson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sampson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sampson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Biglz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sampson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sampson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sampson.
Biglz tries to kick Sampson off but Sampson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Sampson stands up out of the half guard.
Biglz swinging wildly here.
Sampson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Biglz as he jumps to the side.
Biglz misses with a body kick.
Biglz throws a combination that misses

and Sampson moves into the clinch.
Biglz is trying to break the clinch but Sampson is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biglz can't break the clinch.

Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biglz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sampson drives through with a takedown into Biglz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sampson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sampson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sampson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sampson is stalling in the full guard.
Willie Sampson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddy Biglz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sampson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Sampson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biglz 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eddy Biglz!
Eddy Biglz opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.