PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bell (ranked 4018 p4p, 136 weight class) and Brock Sampson (ranked 3562 p4p, 71 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bell
vs
Sampson

176 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sampson sprawls well initially but Bell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sampson is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Sampson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bell.
Sampson gets back to full guard.
Bell throws an elbow that misses. Sampson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bell's guard. Nice move by Sampson!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sampson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson pushing down on Bell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Sampson is working for a submission of some sort.
Bell is looking to improve his position.
Bell keeping hold of Sampson's head, controlling as best he can.
Bell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bell thows a huge punch but Sampson dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing shots but Sampson is blocking nicely.
Sampson has hold of Bell's hands but Bell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bell is trying to work for a kimura but Sampson is defending well.
Bell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sampson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bell with the ground and pound but Sampson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sampson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Bell connects with a couple of short punches.
Bell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a big right hand that misses.

Bell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sampson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bell has Sampson in his guard.

Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sampson is one step ahead there.
Sampson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bell's guard.
Sampson trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sampson seems to be working for a kimura but Bell defends the submission attempt.

Bell is defending against the submission attempts here by Sampson.
Bell regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sampson trying to move into half guard but instead Bell has managed to sweep!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Bell dominated that round.
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.

Sampson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sampson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sampson lands a nice hook to Bell's body. Bell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Sampson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Sampson tries to counter it with a takedown but Bell pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Bell gets a clinch.
Bell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Bell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell 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.
Sampson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sampson won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Bell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bell's guard.
Bell is looking to get back to full guard here but Sampson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sampson's best efforts.
Sampson is pressing down on Bell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bell is holding on for now.
Sampson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
Sampson passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bell has given up his back. Will we see Sampson going for some submissions?
Sampson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bell rolls, trying to escape but Sampson keeps control of the position.

Sampson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bell knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bell for a finish.
Bell is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sampson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Sampson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bell wants to control but Sampson is keeping busy.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Sampson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bell is not content to let Sampson control the position.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Sampson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sampson is looking to pass Bell's guard but actually Bell recovers to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Sampson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sampson stalks Bell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bell's face. Bell staggers backwards, shaken.
Sampson scores with a nice right hand.

Sampson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sampson's head.
Bell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell chips away with some ground and pound.
Bell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell gets to his feet and stands over Sampson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sampson felt that one! Bell unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sampson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Bell!
Greg Bell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.