PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson comes to the cage accompanied by The Venture Brothers Opening Theme. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lou Reed - Perfect Day. Brock Samson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Levi King's chin.

Samson
vs
King

195 cm
31
300 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

216 cm
30
309 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi King!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson misses with a low kick.
Samson moves out of range of the body kick.
Samson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Samson avoids the head kick by King.
Samson jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King scores with a nice body kick.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samson.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Samson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

King clinches up with Samson and pushes him back against the cage.
Samson is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Samson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Samson misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King trying to land knees to the body.
Samson goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson lands with a kick to the ribs.

Samson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samson lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samson wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Samson throws a big elbow that misses.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson won't allow King to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Samson looking to pass the guard.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King keeping full guard, as Samson tries to pass.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samson is one step ahead there.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson throwing strikes but missing.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samson is one step ahead there.
King trying to control the position.
Samson trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson forces his way into half guard.
Samson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Samson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
King postures up in Samson's guard and throws a big left but Samson blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson is not content to let King control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brock Samson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

King connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Samson.
Samson thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Samson throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samson missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King swings for the body but Samson moves out of range.
Samson throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Brock Samson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samson lands a jab to the head.
Samson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Samson misses with a right hand
and King counters with a left to the body.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samson manages to avoid it.
Samson missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samson shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Samson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samson.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samson moves away.
Samson moves out of range as King strikes.
Samson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Samson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King throws a body punch but Samson moves out of range.
King misses with a leg kick.
Samson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samson misses with a straight right.
Samson throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Samson blocks a low kick nicely.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Samson rather than just go for the knockout.
King punishes Samson's body with a nice straight punch.
King lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Samson blocks a leg kick.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Samson.
Samson throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.

King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Samson did well to prevent King getting side control.
King working over Samson with some ground and pound. Samson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King is trying to control. Samson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samson is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King is looking for a kimura but Samson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King trying to control from half guard but Samson is working away.
King thows a huge punch but Samson dodges it nicely.
King works his way into side control.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
King lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samson gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samson wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

King seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Samson has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samson's calf.
King throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Samson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samson.
King connects with a single shot there.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by King.
King drops his hands momentarily and Samson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Samson slips under a jab.
Samson stuffs the takedown.
A head kick by Samson misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samson is out of range and King settles back down.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as King blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King misses the jab.
King misses the jab.
Samson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Samson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Samson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samson throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samson.
Samson throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samson on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King tries to clinch but Samson is having none of it.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samson misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
Samson blocks a head kick by King.
King slaps away a takedown attempt from Samson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Samson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samson.
Samson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Samson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson pushes King away with a front kick.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samson lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
Samson moves out of range of the strikes.
Samson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King walks into a left hand.
Samson shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot by King.
Samson lands a right hook to the body.
Samson connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Samson lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Samson keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
Samson is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Samson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samson keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Samson looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Samson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brock Samson!
After the big win, Brock Samson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.