PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poirier has chosen INTRO - DMX as his entrance music. Peter Poirier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sampson
vs
Poirier

185 cm
27
234 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
33
209 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregg Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Poirier!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Poirier lands.
Poirier throws a shot from downtown. Sampson moves away and avoids it.

Sampson rushes Poirier and presses him up against the cage.
Poirier working hard to break the clinch.
Sampson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sampson gets through Poirier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Poirier breaks the clinch.
Poirier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Gregg Sampson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poirier.
Poirier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sampson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poirier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poirier duly obliges.
Poirier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sampson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sampson scores with a hook to the body. Poirier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Poirier misses.
Poirier throws a combination that misses
and Sampson counters with a crisp right that sends Poirier to the canvas! Sampson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregg Sampson!
A relieved looking Gregg Sampson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.