PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rose (ranked 27 p4p, 87 weight class) and Douglas Sampson (ranked 3 p4p, 16 weight class). Rose comes into the arena with Raining Blood blaring out of the sound system. Sampson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rose
vs
Sampson

180 cm
30
271
16 - 6 - 0

190 cm
31
260
27 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sampson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Sampson finds it's way through Rose's defenses.

It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Sampson.
Sampson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Sampson throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Sampson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sampson doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sampson. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rose misses the target.
Sampson with a nice calf kick.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Rose counters with a quick kick to the body but Sampson blocks it.
Sampson is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
It looked like Rose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sampson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sampson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sampson throws out a powerful jab.
Sampson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Sampson misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rose closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rose blocks a body shot from Sampson.
Rose blocks a body shot from Sampson.

Rose breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sampson is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
Rose wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rose tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sampson.
Rose stuns Sampson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sampson misses with a body punch
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Douglas Sampson has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Sampson.
As Sampson tries to get set, Rose tries to push him back and clinch up but Sampson manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Sampson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rose misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Sampson misses its intended target.
As Sampson backs away, Rose returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Rose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sampson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rose is able to avoid easily.
Sampson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampson throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Sampson down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sampson gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Sampson misses with a body punch.
Sampson lands with a right to the head.
Sampson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Sampson.
Sampson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Rose blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Sampson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Sampson is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sampson.
Our sources have told us that Rose has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sampson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Sampson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sampson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sampson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sampson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sampson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sampson.
Sampson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.

Thomas Rose's cut is getting worse.
Sampson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sampson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Sampson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sampson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sampson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Sampson scores with a shoulder strike.

Thomas Rose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sampson is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sampson tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Sampson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose blocks a body shot from Sampson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sampson working aggressively here.
Sampson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose prevents a body shot from Sampson.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.

Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sampson.
As Sampson tries to get set, Rose tries to push him back and clinch up but Sampson manages to avoid the attempt.
Sampson throws a head kick that Rose semi-blocks.
Rose stuns Sampson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jeez, Thomas Rose's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sampson misses the target.
Rose appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sampson throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampson misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Rose misses
letting Sampson counter with a right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Douglas Sampson!
Douglas Sampson is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Douglas Sampson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.