PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcides Mendes (ranked 7039 p4p, 3233 weight class) and Dominique Ganjaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganjaman has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mendes
vs
Ganjaman

194 cm
25
244
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
270
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alcides Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominique Ganjaman!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ganjaman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mendes is trying to escape back to his feet but Ganjaman uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mendes is looking for a sweep.
Ganjaman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mendes wants to get back to his feet.
Ganjaman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Ganjaman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes is trying to buck Ganjaman off.
Mendes is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganjaman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mendes struggling a bit here.
Ganjaman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ganjaman working the ground and pound.

Mendes is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd goes nuts as Ganjaman knocks Mendes out cold with a massive hammerfist! Ganjaman Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominique Ganjaman!