PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thindra Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hansson
vs
Sampson

180 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thindra Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Sampson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson catches Hansson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sampson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hansson pinned against the cage. Hansson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hansson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sampson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sampson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hansson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sampson stopping the sweep attempt from Hansson.
Hansson working a defensive guard here.
Sampson tries to stand but Hansson is controlling from the bottom.
Hansson pulls Sampson in close to prevent any damage.

Sampson stands and steps away. Hansson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hansson has managed to clinch.

Hansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson defending well as Hansson loads up on a big left hand.
Sampson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sampson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sampson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sampson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hansson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sampson's waist but Sampson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansson off to one side.
A head kick misses from Hansson.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sampson sprawls well. Sampson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hansson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thindra Hansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansson is breathing heavily.
Sampson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Greg Sampson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hansson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Sampson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sampson is trying to stand.
Sampson wants to control but Hansson is having none of it.
Sampson is trying desperately to improve position.

Hansson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson tries to control but Sampson wriggling away.
Hansson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sampson hang on?
Hansson wants to control the pace but Sampson is squirming around nicely.
Hansson avoids the attempt from Sampson to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sampson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sampson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sampson is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansson throwing strikes but Sampson recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sampson controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Sampson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hansson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sampson was covering up waiting for the punch and Hansson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sampson pulls Hansson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hansson from doing any damage or advancing position.

Sampson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sampson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sampson gets caught napping as Hansson dives in and scores a takedown. Sampson manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansson trying to control but Sampson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hansson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hansson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sampson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sampson has his foot on Hansson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hansson works his way back into a safe position though.
Thindra Hansson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sampson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sampson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hansson is controlling him.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Hansson trying to control but Sampson is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Thindra Hansson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A punch combination from Sampson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson has a takedown stuffed.

Sampson drives through with a takedown into Hansson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sampson content to stall in guard here.
Hansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sampson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sampson throws a series of punches but Hansson avoids them all with ease.
Hansson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sampson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sampson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sampson sprawls well. Sampson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hansson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thindra Hansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson stuffs the takedown attempt from Hansson. Hansson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sampson drives through with a takedown into Hansson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sampson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Sampson stands up and waves to Hansson to follow him.

Sampson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sampson is keen to just control but Hansson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Sampson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sampson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Sampson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hansson tries to reverse the position but Sampson maintains control.
Sampson controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Sampson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sampson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sampson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hansson is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hansson regains half guard.
Sampson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Greg Sampson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sampson scores with a leg kick.
Sampson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sampson throws a combination that misses
and Hansson counters with a body kick that stops Sampson in his tracks momentarily.
A punch combination from Sampson misses.

Hansson closes the distance and clinches.
Hansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sampson has double underhooks.

Hansson manages to break the clinch.
Sampson misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Sampson circles away easily

and Sampson counters with a nice double leg into 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!
Hansson is pulling down on Sampson's head to control his posture.
Sampson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Sampson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hansson, up you get!
Sampson throws a right hand that Hansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hansson also avoids with ease.

Hansson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sampson sprawls well initially but Hansson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sampson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hansson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is trying to control. Sampson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sampson is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hansson trying to mount his opponent but Sampson defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thindra Hansson.
Hansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sampson.

Hansson rushes Sampson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sampson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sampson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sampson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Sampson.
Sampson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hansson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Sampson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sampson throws a one two combo.
Hansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansson dives in and grabs Sampson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sampson pushes down on Hansson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thindra Hansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampson feints a jab promting Hansson to slip. Sampson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hansson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sampson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thindra Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greg Sampson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sampson misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Sampson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sampson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Sampson!