PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Ganja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sam Ganja enters the cage!

Ray
vs
Ganja

225 cm
22
290 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Ganja!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ray moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ray.

It looks like Sam Ganja has been cut.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ray scores a nice knee to the body.
Ganja looks gassed!
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Ganja blocks it.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Ray.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Ganja blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Ray.
Ray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Ray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ganja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Ganja blocks it.
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Ray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Ray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Ganja is blocking nicely.
Ray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ganja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ganja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ganja is trying to maintain a safe position but Ray gets an underhook and turns Ganja into the cage.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Ganja blocks it.
Ganja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ganja can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
Ganja wants to stall.
Ganja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ray lands a nice knee to the body.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Ganja blocks it.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Ganja blocks it.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ganja tries to stall but Ray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

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.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ray connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ganja fails to land.
Ganja misses with the head strike.
Ray lands a knee to the head.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Ganja is blocking nicely.
Ganja wants to stall.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Ganja is blocking nicely.
Ray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ganja tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ganja trying to stall but Ray improves his position.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
Ganja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Ganja blocks with his arms.
Ganja misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Ray.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ganja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Ganja blocks with his arms.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ganja taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ray blocking some punches.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray trying to land knees to the body.
Ray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ganja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ganja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ganja misses with the head strike.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray landing knees to the head.

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.
Ray lands a knee to the head.
Ganja stalling in the clinch but Ray improves position.
Ray scores with a knee to the head.
Ray blocking some punches.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray lands a knee to the body.
Ganja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ray is keeping busy.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ganja misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ganja swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray lands a knee to the body.
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Ray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Ganja's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ganja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ray moves into the clinch.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Ganja blocks it.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Ganja blocks it.
Ganja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ray landing knees to the body.
Ganja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ray missing with knees to the body.
Ganja throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rays head.
Ganja lands a nice uppercut.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ganja.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ganja scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ganja lands a body shot.
Ganja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganja misses with a body punch.
Ganja misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ganja working aggressively here.
Ganja throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Ganja looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Ray.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ray blocks a body shot from Ganja.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ganja taking a breather.
Ganja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ganja misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ganja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ganja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ganja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ganja's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two 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.
Ray landing knees to the head.
Ganja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ray.
Ray landing knees to the head.
Ganja throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ganja misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray lands a knee to the head.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Ray.
Ganja can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
Ray scores a nice knee to the body.
Ray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ganja lands with a light punch inside.
Ray landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Ray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ray.
Ray lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ganja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ray crunches a lovely knee into Ganja's ribcage.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ganja throws a head punch that misses.
Ganja tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray crunches a lovely knee into Ganja's ribcage.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Ganja blocks with his arms.
Ray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Ganja is blocking nicely.
Ray connects with a knee to the head.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Ganja is blocking nicely.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ganja blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray scores with a knee to the head.

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 takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ray crunches a lovely knee into Ganja's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Ganja.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ray.
Ray blocks an uppercut.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Ray landing knees to the body.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Ganja is blocking nicely.
Ray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ganja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
Ray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
Ganja misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ray connects with a knee to the head.
Ray crunches a lovely knee into Ganja's ribcage.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
Ganja tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stevie Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Ganja's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ray fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ganja gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ray passes Ganja's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ray works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ray working the ground and pound effectively.
Ganja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ray looking to finish Ganja with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ganja!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja really wants to buck Ray off and get back to his feet.
Ray prevents Ganja from getting the reversal.
You get the feeling that Ganja really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ganja can't escape the position.
Ray lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ganja is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ray landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ganja is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ganja is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ray wants to control the pace but Ganja is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray prevents Ganja from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganja is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ray looking to control but Ganja is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stevie Ray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ganja is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ganja wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ray controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Ray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ray 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Ray!