PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Man (ranked 2241 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Ganador (ranked 17611 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganador has chosen We Will Rock You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Man
vs
Ganador

198 cm
44
245 lbs
38 - 13 - 1

200 cm
33
247 lbs
4 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Condemned

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 38 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Ganador!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ganador tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ganador tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Ganador tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man cracks Ganador with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Ganador looks winded!
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ganador or not.
Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Man tries to work over Ganador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man presses Ganador against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man is leaning against Ganador and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man digs a right hand underneath Ganador's ribcage. Ganador let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ganador.

Man gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Man slips a nice elbow through Ganador's hands, connecting with Ganador's forehead.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Man thows a huge punch but Ganador dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the action here.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Man connects with a nice short shot to Ganador's temple.
Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man working Ganador over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganador won't allow Man to pass to mount.
Man is thwarting Ganador's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling the pace.
Man is thwarting Ganador's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man slips a nice elbow through Ganador's hands, connecting with Ganador's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Man in particular looking to stall.
Man trying to pass the guard but Ganador defending well.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Man working over Ganador with some ground and pound. Ganador looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ganador shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Ganador keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganador misses the shot to the body.
Man feinted with a counter takedown.
Ganador misses with a few strikes there.
Man with a hook.

Man closes the distance and pushes Ganador back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Man.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Man.
Ganador is breathing heavily.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Super Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ganador prevents a body shot from Man.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man cracks Ganador with a nice body shot.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ganador can do to turn this around?
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man pushes Ganador back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man lands a body shot.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Ganador controls the action.
Good body shot from Man.
A right hand to the body from Man.
A hook to the body from Man.
A short right from Man on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.

Man has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ganador clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man keeps control of the position easily here as Ganador tries to buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ganador. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Man lands strikes to the head.
Man throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ganador could be in trouble here!
Man controlling the position well here. Ganador rolled but Man kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Man is working the ground and pound. Can Ganador escape?
Man has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganador is trying to break free.
Man has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ganador's body.
Man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Man lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ganador's head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Man controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is working the ground and pound. Can Ganador escape?
I would not like to be Ganador right now.
Man lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ganador.
Ganador is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ganador is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Man off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ganador for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Man dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Man moves into range and clinches up with Ganador.
Ganador jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man walks away with a smile on his face. Ganador gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ganador swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ganador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man advances to half guard.
Man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Man.
Well, if Man is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Super Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Ganador has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Man winds up and cracks Ganador with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man controlling the pace.
Ganador trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves into full mount! Ganador won't be happy about that!
Super Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Ganador is in trouble!
Man controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis Ganador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ganador is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Man controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Super Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Man!
During a confident post fight interview, Super Man thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.