PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Sampson (ranked 4708 p4p, 78 weight class) and Mikey Bee (ranked 6270 p4p, 95 weight class). Mikey Bee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sampson
vs
Bee

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Bee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sampson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bee manages to avoid it.
Sampson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bee.
Sampson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sampson moves away from the strike by Bee.
Bee throws a hook but Sampson blocks it.
Sampson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bee eats them both and turns towards Sampson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sampson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sampson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sampson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sampson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bee missing with a left hand there. Sampson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sampson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Sampson misses.
Sampson throws a right hand that Bee ducks under and follows up with a left that Bee also avoids with ease.
Bee looks to throw the jab but Sampson is out of range.
Bee looks to land a right hand but Sampson moved out of range.
Sampson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sampson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sampson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sampson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sampson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sampson. Bee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sampson swinging wildly here.
Bee avoids the body shot from Sampson.
Bee throws a hook to the side of Sampson's head but Sampson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sampson misses the shot to the body.
Sampson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bee counters with a one-two to the body.
Bee throws a right hand that misses
and Sampson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sampson's head.
Sampson misses with a straight left.
Sampson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bee throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Sampson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson misses the shot to the body.
Bee swinging wildly here.
Sampson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sampson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sampson. Bee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sampson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Sampson. Those never looked like landing.
Sampson ducks under a wild hook from Bee.
Sampson tries to counter by clinching up but Bee breaks away and moves out of range.
Sampson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sampson moves out of range as Bee strikes.
Sampson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sampson.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sampson throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Bee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bee defending well as Sampson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Bee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sampson doesn't seem phased though.
Bee looks to land a left hand but Sampson moved out of range nicely.
Sampson misses with a hook to the body
letting Bee counter with a right hand.
Sampson defending well as Bee loads up on a big left hand.
Bee throws a looping overhand right but Sampson ducks down to avoid it.
Bee throws a shot from downtown. Sampson moves away and avoids it.
Sampson misses with an uppercut
and Bee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sampson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
Bee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sampson.
Sampson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bee.
Sampson slips under a jab from Bee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a hook to the side of Sampson's head but Sampson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bee throws a jab when Sampson was well out of range.
Bee looks to land a right hand but Sampson moved out of range.
Sampson moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee lands with an uppercut that bounces Sampson off the cage and back into range.
Bee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sampson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sampson slips under a jab from Bee.
A quick step to the side and Sampson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bee lands a glancing blow to the side of Sampson's head.
Sampson misses with a wild combination.
Sampson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sampson lands a body shot.
Bee looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bee misses with a two punch combination.
Sampson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sampson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bee.
A swing and a miss from Bee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikey Bee will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sampson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bee sprawling to the canvas. Sampson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bee hang on?

Bee is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

Sampson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bee is still in real trouble! Can Sampson finish him?
Bee is staying active underneath Sampson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bee seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sampson is trying to work for a kimura but Bee is defending well.
Sampson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Sampson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sampson avoids the attempt from Bee to control.
Sampson prevents Bee from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee is trying to escape the mount but Sampson keeps good control and instead manages to take Bee's back.
Will Sampson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Sampson working for a choke but Bee is defending well.
Sampson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bee can do to turn this around?
Bee trying to control but not successfully.

Sampson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bee knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bee for a finish.
Bee tries to roll but Sampson sticks to his back.
Sampson gets his hands free as Bee looks to control.

Sampson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sampson gets his hands free as Bee looks to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee tries to break free.
Will Sampson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Sampson working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Bee is doing well to defend. Sampson seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Bee is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brock Sampson!
Brock Sampson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.