PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lincon Samuals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deez Nuts - Bout It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Samuals
vs
Rockwell

190 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lincon Samuals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell lands a jab to Samuals's midsection.
Rockwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuals moves away.
Samuals appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rockwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rockwell throws a hook but Samuals blocks it.
It looked like Samuals wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rockwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rockwell throws a push kick but Samuals slaps the foot to one side.
Samuals takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rockwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuals manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell throws a nice looking combination but Samuals bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Samuals fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rockwell blocks a head kick by Samuals.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rockwell checks a leg kick.
Rockwell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samuals.
Rockwell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samuals. Samuals circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samuals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Samuals takes the fight into the clinch.
Samuals with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samuals throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Rockwell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Samuals lands an elbow inside that Rockwell shrugs off.
Rockwell blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Samuals fails to land.
Samuals putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rockwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rockwell looks winded!
Samuals throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuals working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rockwells head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samuals.

It looks like Randy Rockwell has been cut.
Rockwell blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rockwell managing to block the knees to the body from Samuals.
Samuals looking to slow down the pace here.
Samuals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rockwell avoids it.
Samuals lands an uppercut.
Rockwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rockwell can't find room to land a body shot as Samuals controls the action.
Samuals throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Samuals trying to land knees to the body.
Rockwell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rockwell tries a body shot but Samuals blocks it.
Rockwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 Lincon Samuals will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Rockwell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rockwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Rockwell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Samuals on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Rockwell instigates a clinch.
Lincon Samuals has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rockwell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samuals connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockwell's face.
Samuals trying to stall but Rockwell improves his position.
Rockwell lands an elbow inside that Samuals shrugs off.
Rockwell avoids the elbow strike from Samuals, against the ropes.
Rockwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Samuals has a couple of punches blocked by Rockwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals avoiding damage as Rockwell throws knees to the body.
Rockwell blocks an elbow strike from Samuals.
Samuals pushes off an throws an elbow but Rockwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Samuals throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rockwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuals connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell tries to work over Samuals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Rockwell.
Samuals looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Rockwell lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Samuals in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Samuals landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rockwell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samuals is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Samuals tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
Samuals's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Samuals throws an elbow but misses.
Rockwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samuals is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockwell avoids the elbow strike from Samuals, against the ropes.
Samuals blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rockwell manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Rockwell misses.
Samuals takes a jab right on the kisser.
Samuals fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rockwell checks it well.
Rockwell blocks a head kick by Samuals.
Rockwell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Rockwell gets a clinch.
Samuals tries a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Samuals just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rockwell's brow.
Samuals misses with a knee strike.
Rockwell working Samuals over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Rockwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Rockwell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Samuals takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samuals blocks the body kick.
As Rockwell backs away, Samuals returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick by Samuals misses
and Rockwell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rockwell works Samuals's body with a nice hook.

Rockwell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rockwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuals pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rockwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samuals lands a left hand.
Rockwell just leaning against Samuals, taking a breather.
Samuals has a couple of punches blocked by Rockwell.
Samuals tries a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samuals's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell lands a good knee to the midsection. Samuals won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samuals looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Rockwell effectively controlling the action here.
Rockwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samuals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockwell.
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rockwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rockwell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Samuals rather than just go for the knockout.
Rockwell moves out of range of the body kick from Samuals.
Rockwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samuals.
Randy Rockwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samuals looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rockwell scores with a hook to the body. Samuals takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rockwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rockwell throws a body shot but no joy.
Rockwell moves out of range as Samuals throws a body kick.

Rockwell moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Rockwell - that landed with a thud.
Samuals throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rockwell with a knee to the head.
Rockwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samuals blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Rockwell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Rockwell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Samuals takes one on the button.
Randy Rockwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rockwell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Samuals takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Rockwell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samuals, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rockwell presses Samuals against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samuals avoids a wild elbow strike from Rockwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuals connects with a knee to the head.
Rockwell prevents a body shot from Samuals.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rockwell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samuals backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Samuals throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuals tries to land a knee to the head but Rockwell blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samuals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockwell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rockwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Samuals throws a punch but it's blocked by Rockwell.
A shot in the inside from Rockwell.
Samuals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samuals has a couple of punches blocked by Rockwell.
Samuals misses with a punch on the inside.
Samuals throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rockwell working Samuals over with knees to the body.
Rockwell lands a good knee to the midsection. Samuals won't want to take too many of those.
Rockwell is looking to control Samuals's arms but Samuals gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rockwell has his back to the ropes.
Rockwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rockwell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Samuals missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Samuals misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rockwell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rockwell with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rockwell.
Samuals missing with knees to the body.
Rockwell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Samuals throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samuals tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rockwell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samuals looking to throw knees to the head but Rockwell is blocking nicely.
Rockwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rockwell pushes Samuals back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rockwell scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rockwell obliges.
A right hand to the body from Rockwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Rockwell dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Randy Rockwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rockwell cracks Samuals with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Randy Rockwell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rockwell scores with a shot to the body.
Rockwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samuals.
Rockwell lands a really nice looking cross but Samuals seems unphased.
Rockwell scores with a decent looking hook.

Rockwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samuals.
Samuals lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rockwell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Samuals or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Samuals in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Rockwell manages to break the clinch.
Rockwell scores with a sloppy right hand. Samuals should have avoided that one.
Rockwell throws a head kick but Samuals moves out of range.
Samuals throwing a counter right hand but Rockwell manages to avoid it.
Rockwell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samuals's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rockwell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Samuals scrambles back to his feet.
Rockwell jabs at Samuals's body.
Rockwell tests Samuals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockwell misses with a few strikes there.
Samuals is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Samuals swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Rockwell misses.
Samuals thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rockwell cracks Samuals with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rockwell swings for the body but Samuals moves out of range.
Rockwell scores with a jab to the head.

Rockwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samuals misses with a knee strike.
Rockwell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samuals gets through Rockwell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lincon Samuals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuals swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Rockwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rockwell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Rockwell!
A victorious Randy Rockwell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.