PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Sabacajan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Samuel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pray For Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Samuel
vs
Sabacajan

180 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

171 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Sabacajan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Sabacajan.
Sabacajan throws a lazy head kick

and Samuel counters by moving into the clinch.
Sabacajan takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Kris Sabacajan has been cut.
Sabacajan is trying to break free.
Sabacajan is trying to break the clinch but Samuel has him pressed against the cage.
Sabacajan is trying to break the clinch but Samuel is controlling him.
Sabacajan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabacajan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samuel obliges.
Samuel looking to throw knees to the head but Sabacajan is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Samuel.
Sabacajan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samuel misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Sabacajan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samuel misses with a knee to the head.
Samuel trying to land knees to the body.
Sabacajan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabacajan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabacajan is trying to break the clinch but Samuel is controlling him.

Sabacajan breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samuel moves in looking to clinch but Sabacajan pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabacajan throws a solid leg kick but Samuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sabacajan.
A head kick by Sabacajan misses

and Samuel moves into the clinch.
Sabacajan can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Samuel.
Samuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
Sabacajan has had enough of the clinch but Samuel keeps him there for the moment.
Samuel prevents Sabacajan from breaking the clinch.
Samuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Samuel pushes Sabacajan up against the cage in a clinch.

Sabacajan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabacajan lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabacajan throws a sloppy head kick

and Samuel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samuel.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samuel obliges.

Sabacajan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samuel tries to clinch but Sabacajan moves out of range.
Sabacajan throws a lazy head kick

and Samuel moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samuel obliges.
Samuel trying to land knees to the body.
Samuel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sabacajan wants to break free but Samuel has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabacajan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samuel trying to land knees to the body.
Sabacajan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samuel with a knee to the head.
Sabacajan managing to block the knees to the body from Samuel.
Samuel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Samuel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabacajan is trying to push Samuel away but Samuel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sabacajan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabacajan's efforts to push away.
Sabacajan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samuel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sabacajan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samuel lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabacajan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabacajan tries to break the clinch but Samuel is controlling the position.
Sabacajan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samuel has him pressed against the cage.
Sabacajan tries to break the clinch but Samuel is controlling the position.
Samuel landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabacajan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sabacajan working hard to break the clinch.
Sabacajan tries to break free but Samuel pushes him back against the cage.
Samuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sabacajan's efforts to push away.
Sabacajan is trying to force a seperation but Samuel has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samuel misses with a knee to the head.
Samuel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sabacajan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sabacajan working hard to break the clinch.
Samuel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Samuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kris Sabacajan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Samuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabacajan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabacajan throws a lazy head kick

and Samuel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samuel scores with a knee to the head.
Sabacajan is trying to force a seperation but Samuel has the dominant position.
Sabacajan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabacajan's face.

Sabacajan breaks from the clinch.
Samuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabacajan throws a lazy head kick

and Samuel moves into the clinch.
Sabacajan is trying to break the clinch but Samuel has him pressed against the cage.
Samuel lands a nice knee to the body.
Samuel landing knees to the head.
Jorge Samuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sabacajan is trying to force a seperation but Samuel has the dominant position.
Samuel has Sabacajan pressed against the cage, preventing Sabacajan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samuel obliges.
Sabacajan is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabacajan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samuel scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel working Sabacajan over with knees to the body.
Sabacajan tries to break the clinch but Samuel is controlling the position.
Samuel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sabacajan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sabacajan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Samuel.

That has opened up Kris Sabacajan's cut even more.
Samuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabacajan's face.
Samuel working Sabacajan over with knees to the body.
Samuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabacajan's face.
Samuel with a knee to the head.
Samuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Samuel looking to throw knees to the head but Sabacajan is blocking nicely.
Samuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sabacajan is trying to break free.

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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Samuel.
Samuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Samuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sabacajan is looking to break free of the clinch but Samuel has double underhooks.
Samuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabacajan's face.
Samuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Sabacajan won't want to take too many of those.
Samuel lands a knee to the body.
Samuel with a knee to the head.
Samuel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabacajan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Samuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabacajan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samuel landing knees to the body.
Samuel scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Kris Sabacajan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samuel obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Samuel obliges.
Samuel lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
Sabacajan is trying to push Samuel away but Samuel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sabacajan tries to circle away but Samuel has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
Sabacajan wants to get back to striking at distance but Samuel won't allow it.
Samuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabacajan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabacajan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Samuel.
Samuel lands a knee to the head.

Kris Sabacajan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Samuel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabacajan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sabacajan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samuel has him pressed against the cage.
Sabacajan is looking to break free of the clinch but Samuel has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samuel scores with a knee to the head.
Sabacajan tries to break the clinch but Samuel is controlling the position.
Sabacajan is trying to break the clinch but Samuel has him pressed against the cage.
Samuel with a knee to the head.
Samuel scores a nice knee to the body.
Samuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sabacajan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samuel with a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jorge Samuel!
A victorious Jorge Samuel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.