PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Fortier (ranked 2917 p4p, 321 weight class) and Rohan Wright (ranked 3505 p4p, 373 weight class). Rohan Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fortier
vs
Wright

205 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rohan Wright!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier misses with a kick to the body.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Fortier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortier slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Fortier misses with a hook to the body
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortier throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a body punch but Fortier moves out of range.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fortier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Rohan Wright has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Fortier misses.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Fortier thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fortier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fortier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rohan Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortier moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Wright.
Decent striking displayed by Fortier there.
Fortier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Fortier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range as Fortier throws a body kick.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortier in his tracks.
Fortier tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortier scores with a body shot.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fortier lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.

That has opened up Rohan Wright's cut even more.
Wright sizes up Fortier with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fortier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws a right hand that misses
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortier scores with a leg kick.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fortier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fortier scores with a leg kick.
Fortier is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Fortier throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Fortier counters with a body kick that stops Wright in his tracks momentarily.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fortier counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortier fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Wright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fortier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
An inside leg kick lands from Fortier.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortier thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fortier fails to land with a series of punches.
Fortier tries to land a leg kick but Wright saw it coming and moves away.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortier.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortier counters with a nice body kick.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Fortier moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Samson Fortier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rohan Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fortier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright slips a straight right by Fortier.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
Wright walks into a left hand.

The cut above Rohan Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fortier throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortier blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Fortier counters with an outside leg kick.
Samson Fortier is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright takes a swing at Fortier's ribcage but misses.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortier throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Fortier scores with a kick to the body.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Fortier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortier throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Fortier looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright throws out a counter right but Fortier avoids it with no problem.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortier scores with a nice body kick.
Wright tries to move into range but Fortier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fortier.
Fortier connects with a body shot.

Fortier feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wright sprawling to the canvas! Wright rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fortier finish him?!

Wright is rocked!

Rohan Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rohan Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samson Fortier!
Samson Fortier thanked the fans post fight for their support.