PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentijn Sammens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Stanhope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammens comes to the cage accompanied by PRIDE FC - Opening. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanhope's choice of entrance music: Bloggin on Acid. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sammens
vs
Stanhope

188 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
24
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentijn Sammens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Stanhope!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammens slips under a jab from Stanhope.
Sammens slips a jab and a cross from Stanhope.
Sammens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanhope throws out the jab.
Sammens lands with a nice combination. Stanhope backs away looking to recover.
Stanhope throws a jab but it's blocked by Sammens.
A head kick misses from Sammens.
Sammens walks into a jab.

Stanhope forces Sammens back against the cage and clinches.
Sammens looking to throw knees to the head but Stanhope is blocking nicely.
Stanhope lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stanhope.
Stanhope scores with a shot to the side of Sammens's head.

It looks like Valentijn Sammens has been cut.
Stanhope blocking some punches.
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!
Sammens trying to land knees to the body.
Sammens trying to land knees to the body.

Stanhope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stanhope moves into range and clinches up with Sammens.
Stanhope lands a shoulder strike.
Sammens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sammens throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stanhope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanhope is looking to break free of the clinch but Sammens has double underhooks.
Sammens looking to throw knees to the head but Stanhope is blocking nicely.
Stanhope stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Sammens.
A bit of stalling here from Stanhope.
A short right from Stanhope.

Sammens is rocked!
A short right from Stanhope.
Oh Sammens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanhope works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stanhope lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stanhope lands an uppercut.
Stanhope blocks a body shot from Sammens.

Stanhope breaks from the clinch.
Stanhope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sammens lands a leg kick that knocks Stanhope off balance momentarily.
Stanhope fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Sammens square on the jaw! Damn, Sammens is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doug Stanhope!
Doug Stanhope looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Excess in moderation: don't drink a few beers every day after work, wait 'till the end of the month and drink all the beers at once.'.