|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mina Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Samson's choice of entrance music: Soliders logic. Sonnen has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mina Samson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
21
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
199 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mina Samson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen tries to sprawl but Samson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sonnen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Samson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Samson not doing much here.
Samson prevents Sonnen from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samson trying to control the pace.
Samson is trying to control. Sonnen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mina Samson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samson scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Samson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Samson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sonnen!
Samson lands a heavy elbow.
Samson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Samson unloads with some shots from mount but Sonnen bucks and avoids them well.
Sonnen is squirming around, avoiding Samson's attempts to control the action.
Samson wants to finish this one by submission but Sonnen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Samson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samson landing strikes from the mount.
Samson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Sonnen avoids the head kick by Samson.
Samson scores with a shot to the body.
Sonnen leaves Samson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sonnen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Samson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sonnen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sonnen tries to get out of the position.
Sonnen tries to reverse the position but Samson maintains control.
Samson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sonnen is squirming around, avoiding Samson's attempts to control the action.
Samson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Samson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonnen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samson on the ground.
Samson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sonnen is surviving well by controlling Samson's body position as best he can.
Samson wants to control the pace but Sonnen is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mina Samson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mina Samson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samson fails with the takedown.
Samson tries to sprawl but Sonnen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Samson is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Samson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sonnen is working away from the top position though.
Samson moves into full guard.
Samson trying to control the position.
Sonnen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samson controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws an elbow that misses. Samson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sonnen's guard. Nice move by Samson!
Samson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen wants to sweep here but Samson controlling him for the moment.
Samson drops back looking for a leg! Sonnen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sonnen manages to kick Samson off! Samson jumps back into Sonnen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mina Samson wasn't active enough on the ground.
No luck for Samson with that takedown attempt.
Chael Sonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mina Samson.
Sonnen tries to clinch up
letting Samson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sonnen's half guard.
Samson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sonnen wants to get back to full guard.
Samson stands up out of the half guard.
Samson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sonnen defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sonnen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Samson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Samson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samson is looking for a triangle but Sonnen pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mina Samson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Samson closes the distance and clinches.
Samson breaks the clinch.
Samson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samson tries to stall but Sonnen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sonnen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samson is working for takedown but Sonnen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Samson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sonnen is defending well.
Samson is trying to drag Sonnen to the mat but Sonnen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chael Sonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mina Samson.
Sonnen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants the takedown. Sonnen is fighting it off but Samson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sonnen's guard against the cage.
Samson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sonnen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samson.
Samson advances position into side control!
Samson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sonnen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson landing strikes from the mount.
Samson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sonnen is looking to escape.
Samson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sonnen is bucking up trying to escape but Samson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Samson controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working to try and regain half guard.
Samson looking to control but Sonnen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sonnen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Chael Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samson landing with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mina Samson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mina Samson!
Mina Samson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
