PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corbin Sambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sambers has chosen Monster- Skillet as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vasilev
vs
Sambers

181 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladislav Vasilev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corbin Sambers!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilev keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasilev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Sambers tries to keep at a distance but Vasilev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasilev is looking to break free of the clinch but Sambers has double underhooks.
Vasilev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Vasilev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasilev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilev misses with a straight left.

Vasilev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sambers is trying to drag Vasilev to the mat but Vasilev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vasilev lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Vasilev manages to break the clinch.
Sambers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasilev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vasilev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev lands a body shot.
Sambers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sambers closes the distance and clinches.
Vasilev cracks Sambers with a nice body shot.
Sambers jumps guard but Vasilev stands there with Sambers around his waist. Sambers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sambers taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Vasilev.
Vasilev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vasilev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sambers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vasilev digs a right hand underneath Sambers's ribcage. Sambers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasilev lands a body punch.
Vasilev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambers jumps guard but Vasilev stands there with Sambers around his waist. Sambers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vladislav Vasilev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corbin Sambers.
Vasilev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Vasilev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Vasilev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasilev scores with a one two! Sambers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Corbin Sambers has been cut.
Vasilev connects with a leg kick. Sambers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sambers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vasilev tries to clinch but Sambers moves out of range.
Vasilev rushes Sambers with punches - Sambers moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Sambers goes down! Vasilev follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladislav Vasilev!