PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Brunswick (ranked 1916 p4p, 6624 weight class) and Gancho Ganevski (ranked 254 p4p, 673 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Brunswick
vs
Ganevski

195 cm
19
200
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
183
1 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Savage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Brunswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gancho Ganevski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ganevski closes the distance and clinches.
Ganevski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunswick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brunswick cracks Ganevski with a nice body shot.
Ganevski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ganevski digs a right hand underneath Brunswick's ribcage. Brunswick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Brunswick on the inside.
Ganevski tries to pull guard but Brunswick won't allow it.
Brunswick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brunswick trying to land knees to the body.
Brunswick keeps control of Ganevski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brunswick lands a right hand.
Brunswick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from Ganevski.
A body shot lands from Brunswick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brunswick.
Brunswick tries a body shot but Ganevski blocks it.
Ganevski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganevski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganevski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunswick lands with a short shot to the head.
Brunswick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Gancho Ganevski has been cut.
Brunswick lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brunswick - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Brunswick.
Brunswick lands a hook that snaps the head of Ganevski backwards.

Ganevski is rocked!
Brunswick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ganevski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ganevski is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunswick finish him?
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganevski.
Brunswick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ganevski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunswick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ganevski.
Ganevski blocking some punches.
Brunswick working aggressively here.
Brunswick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ganevski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ganevski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick.
Brunswick misses with some punches.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Brunswick fails to land.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganevski.
Brunswick working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunswick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brunswick misses with some punches.
Brunswick misses with the head strike.
Brunswick working aggressively here.
Brunswick misses with some punches.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganevski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick.
Ganevski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ganevski wants to stall.
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ganevski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brunswick has a couple of punches blocked by Ganevski.
Ganevski blocks an uppercut.
Ganevski blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brunswick fails to land.
Ganevski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brunswick fails to land.
Ganevski blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ganevski blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick working aggressively here.
Brunswick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ganevski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ganevski blocks an uppercut.
Ganevski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick.
Brunswick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brunswick throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganevski.
Ganevski blocks an uppercut.
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brunswick has a couple of punches blocked by Ganevski.
Brunswick misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brunswick.
Brunswick has Ganevski pressed against the cage. He pushes Ganevski back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Brunswick throws a beautiful elbow that sends Ganevski crashing to the floor! Brunswick piles on the pressure with more strikes! Ganevski is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brennan Brunswick!
An out of breath Brennan Brunswick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.