PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ronny Samuelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Cristophe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Ronny Samuelsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ronny Samuelsen
vs
Cristophe

196 cm
24
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ronny Samuelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Cristophe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristophe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Samuelsen's waist but Samuelsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cristophe off to one side.
Samuelsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samuelsen thuds a left hand into Cristophe's body.
Cristophe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Samuelsen's waist but Samuelsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cristophe off to one side.
Samuelsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cristophe circles away quickly and effectively.

Samuelsen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Cristophe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Cristophe actively working from the bottom here.
Samuelsen wants to pass to mount but Cristophe is defending the position.
Samuelsen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cristophe.
Samuelsen prevents Cristophe from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelsen wants to get back to his feet.
Samuelsen blocks the strikes from Cristophe.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Samuelsen misses the shot to the body.
Samuelsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samuelsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cristophe with a poor takedown
and Samuelsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Cristophe.
Cristophe looks gassed!
Cristophe with a lazy takedown attempt

so Samuelsen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samuelsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Samuelsen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cristophe, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Samuelsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cristophe looking to control.
Cristophe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Samuelsen controls the pace.
Samuelsen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Samuelsen slows the pace down.

Samuelsen stands up.
Samuelsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Samuelsen misses.
Cristophe has his takedown stuffed

and Samuelsen counters with a shoot takedown. Cristophe fights it but they end up in guard.
Cristophe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Samuelsen controls the pace.
Cristophe has momentary wrist control but Samuelsen slips an elbow through the middle.
Samuelsen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cristophe is proving hard to escape from.

Cristophe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cristophe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cristophe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samuelsen passes into side control.
Cristophe struggling a bit here.
Cristophe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Samuelsen connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here as Samuelsen stalls from top position.
Samuelsen working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Ronny Samuelsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Samuelsen connects with a right hand. Cristophe shakes it off.
Samuelsen lands with a hook. Cristophe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Samuelsen lands a big uppercut and Cristophe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cristophe looks OK. Samuelsen waves Cristophe back to his feet!

Cristophe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cristophe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Samuelsen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cristophe is still in real trouble! Can Samuelsen finish him?
Samuelsen slows the pace down in half guard.
Cristophe seems to have recovered his senses.

Samuelsen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cristophe slips a jab and a cross from Samuelsen.
Cristophe with a lazy takedown attempt

and Samuelsen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cristophe is breathing heavily.
Samuelsen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelsen lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Samuelsen stands up from Cristophe's guard - Samuelsen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Samuelsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Samuelsen throws a lazy right hand but Cristophe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cristophe blocks a jab.
Samuelsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Samuelsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Samuelsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cristophe can do to turn this around?
Samuelsen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Samuelsen duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristophe tries for a takedown but Samuelsen circles away easily

and Samuelsen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samuelsen.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Cristophe.
Samuelsen chips away with some ground and pound.
Samuelsen is pushing down on Cristophe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cristophe is fighting to maintain full guard but Samuelsen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Samuelsen wants to stand up but Cristophe is controlling the position.

Samuelsen stands up and beckons Cristophe to join him on the feet.
Samuelsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristophe was well out of range. Poor timing from Samuelsen.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cristophe misses with a takedown

and Samuelsen counters with a single leg into guard. Cristophe didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cristophe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Samuelsen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Samuelsen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cristophe is looking to get back to is feet but Samuelsen passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Cristophe struggling a bit here.

Samuelsen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuelsen misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Samuelsen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Samuelsen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Samuelsen has hold of Cristophe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cristophe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cristophe can't escape the position.
Samuelsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cristophe working to try and regain half guard.
Cristophe tries to hold on but Samuelsen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Ronny Samuelsen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Samuelsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cristophe.
Samuelsen throws a series of punches but Cristophe moves out of range.
Samuelsen misses with a body shot.

Cristophe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Samuelsen looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cristophe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samuelsen trying to control but Cristophe is working from the bottom.
Samuelsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cristophe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cristophe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cristophe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Samuelsen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cristophe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Samuelsen's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cristophe is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Samuelsen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Samuelsen for a finish.
Samuelsen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Samuelsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Cristophe.
Samuelsen is looking to escape.
The fighters are battling for position here. Samuelsen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cristophe prevents Samuelsen from getting back to his feet.

That's two 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.
Cristophe tries to free his leg and advance position but Samuelsen is retaining full guard.
Cristophe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Samuelsen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cristophe tries to pull guard but Samuelsen holds him up against the cage and eventually Cristophe drops back down to his feet.
Cristophe tries to break the clinch but Samuelsen is controlling the position.
Cristophe prevents Samuelsen from breaking the clinch.
Samuelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cristophe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samuelsen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cristophe prevents Samuelsen from breaking the clinch.
Cristophe prevents Samuelsen from breaking the clinch.
Cristophe tries for a takedown but Samuelsen manages to get underhooks.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Cristophe.
Cristophe jumps guard but Samuelsen stands there with Cristophe around his waist. Cristophe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Samuelsen is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen has a couple of punches blocked by Cristophe.
Cristophe tries to pull guard but Samuelsen won't allow it.

Cristophe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samuelsen lands with a nice body punch.
Samuelsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristophe.
Samuelsen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cristophe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Samuelsen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cristophe.

Samuelsen feints and as Cristophe raises his hands in defense, Samuelsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Samuelsen gets to his feet - Cristophe follows without any prompting.
Cristophe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Samuelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samuelsen tries to bum rush Cristophe with a series of wild strikes but Cristophe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samuelsen connects with a right hand. Cristophe shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen misses with a series of wild punches.

Samuelsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cristophe is looking for a sweep.
Samuelsen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cristophe is looking to regain half guard here but Samuelsen keeps moving and retains side control.
Cristophe seems a little lost for a moment, as Samuelsen dominates the positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Ronny Samuelsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Samuelsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Ronny Samuelsen!