PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sepi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Sampson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sepi
vs
Sampson

195 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Sepi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Sepi.
Sampson wants to clinch
and Sepi counters with a nice body shot.
Sepi catches Sampson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sampson tries to clinch up but Sepi circles away and keeps his distance.
Sepi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sepi digs a good hook to Sampson's body.
Sampson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sampson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sepi circles away.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sampson with a poor takedown
and Sepi counters with a stiff right hand.
Sepi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Sepi cracks Sampson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sampson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sepi finish him?

Sampson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepi fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Sampson square on the jaw! Damn, Sampson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Sepi!