PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Ganja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ganja
vs
Gonzalez

225 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Ganja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leandro Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ganja takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Leandro Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Ganja slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Ganja connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ganja.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Ganja with a series of wild strikes but Ganja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez scores with a jab.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Ganja avoids it well.
Ganja has a takedown stuffed.
Ganja tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ganja moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Ganja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ganja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ganja is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Ganja.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ganja avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
A nice combination there by Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ganja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ganja's head backwards.
Ganja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ganja momentarily.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzalez scores with a four punch combination!
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ganja.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ganja.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Ganja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ganja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tests Ganja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ganja needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Ganja slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ganja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ganja avoids nicely.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Ganja off the cage and back into rage.
Ganja dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ganja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leandro Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ganja looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ganja backs up against the cage.
Ganja lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Ganja blocks it.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Ganja had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ganja tries to clinch up.
Ganja moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Ganja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Gonzalez blocks the low kick.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ganja closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
Leandro Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Ganja off the cage and back into rage.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
Ganja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Ganja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ganja walks into a jab.
Ganja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Ganja staying out of range there.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Ganja avoids it well.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ganja. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ganja defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Ganja was well out of range.
Gonzalez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Ganja counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganja swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Ganja ducks under and follows up with a left that Ganja also avoids with ease.
Ganja tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Ganja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Gonzalez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ganja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Ganja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez throws a combination. Ganja tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ganja takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ganja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice combination there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
A left and a right from Gonzalez both land. Nice combination.
Ganja takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ganja might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Ganja moved out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Ganja counters with a nice uppercut.
Ganja tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ganja moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ganja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leandro Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ganja avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ganja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ganja.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzalez scores with a four punch combination!
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Ganja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Ganja avoids nicely.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Ganja avoids it easily.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ganja tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ganja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ganja.
No joy there for Ganja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez throws out a powerful jab.
Ganja is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ganja misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ganja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganja moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination. Ganja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ganja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Ganja ducked under it nicely.
Ganja lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Ganja does no damage.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ganja.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Ganja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ganja.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ganja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Ganja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Ganja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Ganja ducks under and follows up with a left that Ganja also avoids with ease.
Ganja throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ganja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ganja lunges at Gonzalez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzalez's hand.
Ganja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Ganja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ganja wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ganja counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ganja circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leandro Gonzalez's cut.
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!

Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Ganja moves out of range.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Ganja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ganja scores with a jab.
Ganja ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ganja misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Ganja misses its intended target.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ganja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ganja counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Ganja counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
A combination from Ganja does no damage.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Ganja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ganja is looking to clinch.
Ganja slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Ganja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ganja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sam Ganja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gonzalez!
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Ganja avoids it well.
Ganja throws a combination. Gonzalez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ganja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ganja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ganja tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Ganja or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzalez which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Ganja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ganja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ganja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Ganja cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ganja at a distance.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Ganja moved out of range.
Ganja looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Ganja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ganja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ganja tries to land a leg kick but Gonzalez saw it coming and moves away.
Ganja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Ganja misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ganja shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Ganja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Ganja counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ganja tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ganja.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Ganja takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ganja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ganja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ganja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ganja throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Ganja slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ganja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ganja throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ganja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ganja's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a combination. Ganja tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Ganja counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Ganja to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leandro Gonzalez.
Well Gonzalez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Gonzalez!