PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Magnunsen (ranked 734 p4p, 18 weight class) and Brock Sampson (ranked 1094 p4p, 32 weight class). Magnunsen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dangerous. Brock Sampson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Magnunsen
vs
Sampson

200 cm
20
290 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Magnunsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magnunsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sampson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Magnunsen smiles and moves away.

Magnunsen clinches up with Sampson and pushes him back against the cage.
Magnunsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sampson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magnunsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sampson or not.
Magnunsen tries to work over Sampson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magnunsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sampson or not.
Sampson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magnunsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sampson looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnunsen lands a shot to the body.
Magnunsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magnunsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magnunsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magnunsen lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnunsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Magnunsen.
Magnunsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magnunsen.
Magnunsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sampson takes a shot to the head.
Magnunsen lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Magnunsen.
Magnunsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magnunsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Magnunsen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sampson to his knees! Magnunsen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Magnunsen!
Thor Magnunsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.