PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

England
vs
Samoth

199 cm
30
291 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

192 cm
37
278 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Samoth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
England defending well as Samoth loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for England.
England has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samoth.
Samoth doesn't manage to clinch there - England circles away.
England throws a leg kick which misses Samoth's front leg but catches the back leg as Samoth tries to avoid it.
Samoth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Samoth.
Samoth jabs England to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samoth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as England throws out the jab.
England smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Samoth throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth fails to land with a series of punches.

Samoth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches England napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Samoth working the head and body with strikes.
England is not content to let Samoth control the position.
England is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Samoth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but England is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth taking a breather here.
Samoth wants to control but England is keeping him busy.
Samoth working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but England keeps working.
Samoth controlling from side mount.
Samoth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but England is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries to score with some ground and pound. England controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Samoth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but England sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
England wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Samoth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samoth is trying to ground and pound but England uses the momentary lack of control by Samoth to regain half guard.
Samoth is trying to control. England wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth stops England from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samoth trying to control from half guard but England is working away.
England pushes Samoth off looking to stand but Samoth dives back in and keeps control.
Samoth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Samoth in particular looking to stall.
England pushes Samoth off looking to stand but Samoth dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samoth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Samoth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Samoth lands a nice looking kick to the body. England takes a step back to recover.
Samoth lands with a shot to the body.
Samoth wants to clinch up but England keeps it at a distance.
Samoth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Mikael Samoth has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
England takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
England throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
England feints and then cracks Samoth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samoth down.
We've been told by England's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Samoth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. England doesn't seem bothered though.
Samoth checks a low kick from England.

That's one minute gone in the round.
England missing with a left hand there. Samoth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Samoth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching England on his heels. He'll look to pass England's guard now, I'm sure.
Samoth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samoth is stalling in the full guard.
Samoth trying to control but England is working from the bottom.
Samoth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
England utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samoth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Samoth distracts England with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
England avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samoth with a flurry of punches that miss.

England wriggles free and stands up.
England throws a sloppy head kick and Samoth moves out of range easily.
England checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samoth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but England swivels and escapes.
Samoth shoots in for a takedown but England shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
England buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samoth is breathing heavily.
Samoth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
England uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samoth.
England feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samoth's calf.
Samoth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Samoth shoots in and gets a takedown into England's guard.
England wants to stand up but Samoth is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth throws a big elbow that misses.
England wants to get back to his feet but Samoth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth throws a big right hand that misses.
Samoth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John England will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Samoth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Samoth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from England.
England takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mikael Samoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samoth works England's body with a nice hook.

England lands a head kick that stumbles Samoth and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
England throws a big right hand that misses.
England is fighting to break Samoth's control of his arms but Samoth is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Samoth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
England stopping the sweep attempt from Samoth.
England missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
England makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
England throws a strike but Samoth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samoth won't allow England to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samoth landing with the ground and pound.
Samoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
England keeping moving, preventing Samoth from controlling successfully.
Samoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
England keeping moving, preventing Samoth from controlling successfully.
Samoth stands and throws England's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Samoth trying to control the action but England is working from the bottom.
Samoth cracks England with a big right hand but England just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Samoth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Samoth trying to control the position but England is working away.
England is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Samoth is controlling him well.
England takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
England is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Samoth is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Samoth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. England knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samoth lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samoth misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
England being controlled for a moment.
Samoth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but England is avoiding damage well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikael Samoth.
I think Samoth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!