PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Ganesha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganesha comes into the arena with Ganesha Pramana blaring out of the sound system. Lord Ganesha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ganesha
vs
Foreman

225 cm
26
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Tokyo United Fightwear
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Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lord Ganesha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganesha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ganesha misses with a straight right.
Foreman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foreman misses with a looping right.
Ganesha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Ganesha swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
Ganesha slips under a jab from Foreman.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
Foreman throws a combination that misses
and Ganesha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ganesha. Those never looked like landing.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foreman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ganesha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ganesha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Foreman doesn't seem bothered though.
Ganesha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman misses the body punch
and Ganesha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman works over Ganesha's head and body with a nice combination.
Foreman checks a leg kick.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Foreman misses its intended target.
Ganesha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman checks a low kick from Ganesha.
Foreman missing with a left hand there. Ganesha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganesha moves away from the strike by Foreman.
Foreman throws a hook to the side of Ganesha's head but Ganesha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Ganesha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foreman.
A telegraphed right hand from Ganesha misses the target.
Ganesha takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Foreman tries to bum rush Ganesha with a series of wild strikes but Ganesha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ganesha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ganesha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Ganesha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ganesha scores with a shot to the body.
Ganesha lands a really nice looking cross but Foreman seems unphased.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ganesha moves away.
Foreman misses with a jab to the body
letting Ganesha counter with a right hand.
Foreman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ganesha.
Foreman throws a jab when Ganesha was well out of range.
Ganesha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ganesha punishes Foreman's body with a nice straight punch.
Ganesha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ganesha scores with a punch to the head.
Ganesha thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ganesha, as that shot connected.
Ganesha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foreman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ganesha backs up against the cage.
Ganesha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ganesha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ganesha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Foreman on the side of the head.
Foreman misses with a straight left.
Foreman misses with a hook to the body
and Ganesha counters with a stiff right hand.
Ganesha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
Foreman digs a good body shot into Ganesha's ribs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foreman digs a good hook to Ganesha's body.
Foreman throws the left hand but Ganesha avoids the punch easily.
Ganesha avoids the body shot from Foreman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ganesha. Foreman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ganesha counter with a right hand.
Foreman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Foreman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ganesha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
George Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganesha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ganesha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ganesha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ganesha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Foreman throws a jab when Ganesha was well out of range.
Foreman misses with an uppercut
and Ganesha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ganesha throws a hook to the side of Foreman's head but Foreman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ganesha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foreman scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman misses with a body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Foreman misses the target.
Foreman throws a jab when Ganesha was well out of range.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Foreman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Foreman finds it's way through Ganesha's defenses.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman misses with an uppercut
and Ganesha counters with a left and a right that stings Foreman.

It looks like George Foreman has been cut.
Foreman throws a combination that misses
and Ganesha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Foreman.
Well Foreman 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for George Foreman!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for George Foreman!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for George Foreman!

George Foreman wins by unanimous decision!
George Foreman thanked the fans post fight for their support.