PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Camillo Samcjez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Stram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Stram told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Samcjez
vs
Stram

182 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Camillo Samcjez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Stram!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Samcjez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stram with a poor takedown
and Samcjez counters with a low kick, right behind Stram 's knee.
Stram misses with a takedown attempt

and Samcjez counters by clinching up.
Stram drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camillo Samcjez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Stram.

Samcjez breaks the clinch.
Stram needs to keep his hands up - Samcjez had a free shot at his head there.

Stram changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Samcjez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Samcjez pushes Stram away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stram gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Stram tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stram has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stram looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samcjez tries to escape but Stram is in control.

Stram swings around for an armbar but Samcjez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stram's guard.
Stram is trying to keep Samcjez in close.
Samcjez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stram is proving hard to escape from.

Stram working for a triangle but Samcjez defends it easily.
Samcjez postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stram is looking for a triangle but Samcjez pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Samcjez gets to his feet. Stram looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samcjez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stram's knee momentarily.

Stram closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stram lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stram distracts Samcjez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stram drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Samcjez dives on top into guard.

Stram is looking for a triangle but Samcjez pushes his legs off easily.
Stram looks gassed!
Samcjez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stram's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stram is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Samcjez defends well.
Stram is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samcjez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stram on the ground.
Stram throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Stram is looking for a kimura but Samcjez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stram to get the leverage.
Samcjez wants to get back to his feet.

Samcjez kicks Stram off and gets back to his feet.
Stram shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stram doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Samcjez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stram takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Samcjez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stram.
Stram fails with the takedown
and Samcjez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samcjez throws a sloppy head kick and Stram moves out of range easily.
Stram shoots for a takedown but Samcjez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stram tries for a takedown but Samcjez circles away easily
and Samcjez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samcjez lands a head kick. Stram smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Camillo Samcjez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samcjez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taylor Stram will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Samcjez wants to clinch up but Stram keeps it at a distance.
Stram fails with the takedown
and Samcjez counters with a low kick, right behind Stram 's knee.
Stram doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Samcjez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stram swats away the attempt to clinch by Samcjez.
Stram with a lazy takedown attempt
and Samcjez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camillo Samcjez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Stram.
Stram with a lazy takedown attempt
and Samcjez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stram changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samcjez tries to avoid it but Stram manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samcjez to the ground. Samcjez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stram misses with a takedown attempt
and Samcjez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stram is breathing heavily.

Samcjez moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Samcjez.

Samcjez manages to break the clinch.

Samcjez moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samcjez gets underhooks to prevent Stram's takedown attempt.

Samcjez breaks from the clinch.
Stram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samcjez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Stram shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stram was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stram is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Samcjez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Samcjez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stram lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Stram.

Stram is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Samcjez is surviving well by controlling Stram's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stram is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stram is landing with some decent strikes but Samcjez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Samcjez is controlling an arm, preventing Stram from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Stram lands a big elbow.

Stram jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Samcjez manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Stram is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samcjez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samcjez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stram is trying to get an arm triangle but Samcjez is defending well.
Stram has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Stram working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Samcjez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stram is controlling him well.

Stram is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samcjez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Stram tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stram is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samcjez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samcjez is pushing Stram's head away, looking to escape. Stram manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stram goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Samcjez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stram's guard! Nice work there by Samcjez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Stram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stram with a poor takedown
and Samcjez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Stram or perhaps it was just good defense by Samcjez which made him look bad.
Stram fails with the takedown
and Samcjez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Camillo Samcjez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Stram.
Samcjez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Samcjez gets a clinch.
Samcjez prevents the takedown attempt.

Samcjez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samcjez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stram fails with the takedown
and Samcjez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Taylor Stram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samcjez.
Stram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stram has his takedown stuffed
and Samcjez counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samcjez has closed the distance and engaged Stram in a clinch.

Samcjez breaks from the clinch.
Stram with a lazy takedown attempt
and Samcjez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stram takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Samcjez rushes Stram and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Samcjez manages to break the clinch.
Stram on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Samcjez.
Stram misses with a takedown
and Samcjez counters with an inside leg kick.
Stram doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Samcjez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samcjez.

Samcjez manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samcjez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samcjez throws a head kick that half lands.
Stram shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Samcjez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samcjez counters with a thumping low kick.

Stram gets tackled into the cage by Samcjez. Samcjez maintains the clinch.
Stram has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Samcjez after a bit of a struggle.

Samcjez breaks from the clinch.
Samcjez fakes the leg kick and cracks Stram in the body.
Taylor Stram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Samcjez as he avoids it easily.

Samcjez takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stram is trying to drag Samcjez to the mat but Samcjez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Samcjez breaks the clinch.

Samcjez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stram, pushing him back against the cage.
Stram wants a takedown.
Stram is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samcjez pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Samcjez breaks the clinch.
Samcjez throws a head kick that half lands.

Stram closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Samcjez is trying to get back to his feet.

Stram is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Samcjez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Samcjez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stram is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stram thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Stram goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Samcjez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stram but great work by Samcjez.
Taylor Stram has got the better of the ground game so far.

Samcjez decides to stand back up. Samcjez steps back and let's Stram get back to his feet.
Stram fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stram has his takedown stuffed
and Samcjez counters with a big head kick but Stram shrugs it off.
Camillo Samcjez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor Stram is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stram shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Samcjez defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Camillo Samcjez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stram has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Stram!