PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Krakow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shain
vs
Krakow

175 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Krakow!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shain lands with a right hand.
Shain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krakow's head.
Krakow fails with the takedown.
Krakow throws a combination that misses
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Shain coming out on top.
Shain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Krakow forces Shain back against the cage and clinches.
Shain lands a hook that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Shain.
Shain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krakow.
Shain works on Krakow's body with a couple of short punches.
Shain misses with an elbow strike.
Krakow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Krakow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Shain.

It looks like Thomas Krakow has been cut.
Shain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krakow tries to score a body lock takedown but Shain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sampson Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Krakow.
A short right from Shain.
Krakow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Shain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shain lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Shain.
A short right from Shain.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shain.
Krakow looks winded!
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!
Shain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shain pushes Krakow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Shain.
Shain lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krakow avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Shain - that landed with a thud.
Krakow is looking to break free of the clinch but Shain has double underhooks.
Shain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Krakow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shain cracks Krakow with a nice body shot.
A short left from Shain.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Shain scores with a shoulder strike.
Shain digs a right hand into Krakow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krakow's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krakow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shain digs a right hand underneath Krakow's ribcage. Krakow let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krakow is defending well for now.
Krakow takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Shain.
Shain working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Krakow is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Shain.
Krakow is still on wobbly legs! Can Shain finish him?
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krakow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krakow managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
Krakow seems to have recovered his senses.
Krakow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krakow avoids it.
Shain scores with a shoulder strike.
Shain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Shain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Shain on the inside.
A short right from Shain on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain is leaning against Krakow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krakow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shain lands an uppercut.
Shain lands a nice uppercut.
Shain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shain.
A hook to the body from Shain.
Shain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krakow is defending well for now.
Shain lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Thomas Krakow's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Shain.
Krakow avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Krakow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krakow managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Krakow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shain thuds a left hand into Krakow's body.
Krakow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shain cracks Krakow with an open hand slap.
Shain lands a jab.
Shain lands an overhand right.
Shain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krakow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krakow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shain finds it's way round the side to connect with Krakow's head.
Krakow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Shain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Shain has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakow misses with a double jab
and Krakow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas Krakow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Shain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain throws a body kick that misses.
Shain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shain scores with a nice strike.
Shain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Shain catches Krakow right on the button with a cross.

Shain clinches with his opponent.
Shain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The cut above Thomas Krakow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Krakow is breathing heavily.
Krakow is looking to control Shain's arms but Shain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krakow has his back to the cage.
Shain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands a left hand.
Shain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krakow can do to turn this around?
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!
Shain landing knees to the body.

Shain drops Krakow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Krakow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shain digs a right hand into Krakow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krakow's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries a knee to the head but Krakow blocks it.
Shain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shain works on Krakow's body with a couple of short punches.
Shain is working Krakow over against the cage.

Shain drops Krakow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Krakow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shain lands an elbow inside that Krakow shrugs off.
Shain pushes Krakow against the cage. Shain is working some dirty boxing. Shain pushes off with a quick right hook! Krakow goes down! Krakow tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Shain moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampson Shain!