PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sampson
vs
Wilson

152 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tucker Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Sampson pushes him off.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sampson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sampson is trying to drag Wilson to the mat but Wilson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sampson has Wilson pushed against the cage.
Sampson is stalling here.
Sampson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wilson after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wilson manages to pull guard.
Sampson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sampson throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sampson's guard. Nice move by Wilson!

Sampson really is a fat lump.
Sampson looking for a sweep. Not yet Sampson, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control but Sampson is working from the bottom.
Sampson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Sampson keeps moving.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sampson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sampson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
Sampson has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
Sampson keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
Sampson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sampson swivels and escapes.
Wilson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSampson.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sampson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drew Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tucker Wilson.

Wilson gets tackled into the cage by Sampson. Sampson maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson feints a jab promting Sampson to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sampson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wilson lands with a hook. Sampson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sampson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson trying to remain calm as Sampson controls from the top position.
The ground and pound from Sampson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson is throwing a few token shots, despite Sampson being in side control.
Sampson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wilson looks winded!
Sampson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tucker Wilson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Sampson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Sampson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Wilson is working an open guard so Sampson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Wilson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sampson on his heels. He'll look to pass Sampson's guard now, I'm sure.
Sampson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wilson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wilson trying to control the action but Sampson is working from the bottom.
Wilson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sampson is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sampson is looking to get back to full guard here but Wilson has managed to pass to side control instead.

Wilson decides to stand back up. Wilson steps back and let's Sampson get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sampson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sampson appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sampson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sampson clinches with his opponent.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sampson takes a step back to recover.
Drew Sampson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sampson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Wilson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sampson is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Sampson circles away and we're back to standing.
Drew Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tucker Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson gets tackled into the cage by Sampson. Sampson maintains the clinch.
Sampson blocking some punches.

Sampson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sampson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sampson pulls Wilson in close to his closed guard and prevents Wilson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wilson is looking to pass into half guard but Sampson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sampson is in guard.

Sampson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sampson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Sampson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sampson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sampson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sampson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sampson postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Sampson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sampson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sampson works over Wilson with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Drew Sampson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sampson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sampson pulls his head out easily.
Sampson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wilson tries to kick Sampson off but Sampson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sampson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Sampson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sampson working over Wilson with some ground and pound. Wilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sampson wants to get up but he can't break Wilson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wilson wants to stand but Sampson is controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Sampson looking to score a takedown here. Wilson is defending well but Sampson drives through and ends up in Wilson's guard.
Sampson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sampson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wilson for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sampson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sampson has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.
Sampson landing with the ground and pound.
Sampson preventing the sweep.
Sampson is working Wilson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson is trying to keep Sampson in close.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sampson is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sampson scoring with some ground and pound.
Sampson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Sampson gets to his feet - Wilson follows without any prompting.

Sampson closes the distance and clinches.

Sampson jumps guard.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sampson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson 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.
Wilson trying to control but Sampson is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Wilson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sampson moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Sampson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sampson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!