PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquiel Igwe (ranked 4028 p4p, 4035 weight class) and Eden Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eden Sampson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Igwe
vs
Sampson

215 cm
25
300
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
278
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 Sydney, Shaquiel Igwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eden Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Igwe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sampson tries to clinch up
and Igwe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Eden Sampson has been cut.
Igwe thuds his right hand into Sampson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sampson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Igwe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Igwe throws a pinpoint strike between Sampson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Sampson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Igwe scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaquiel Igwe!