PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erol Ganush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ta Sau Sam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sau Sam's choice of entrance music: 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ganush
vs
Sau Sam

186 cm
30
196 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

183 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Erol Ganush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ta Sau Sam!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganush moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ganush throws a looping overhand right but Sau Sam ducks down to avoid it.
Ganush throws a jab when Sau Sam was well out of range.
Ganush on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ganush thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Ganush misses.
Sau Sam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sau Sam lands a jab.
Erol Ganush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sau Sam lands a lovely overhand right.
Ganush takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Sam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ganush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sau Sam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ganush takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Ganush - just one landing.
Sau Sam cracks Ganush with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ganush fails to land the takedown.
Sau Sam throws a body punch but Ganush moves out of range.
Jab from Sau Sam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganush thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Ganush both land. Nice combination.

Sau Sam rushes Ganush and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sau Sam lands with a right to the head.
Ganush is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sau Sam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sau Sam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ganush backwards.
Sau Sam misses with a body punch.
Ganush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ganush blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sau Sam is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganush avoids a wild elbow strike from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam scores with a shoulder strike.
Sau Sam lands a shoulder strike.
Ganush avoids a wild elbow strike from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam misses with a punch on the inside.
Sau Sam lands with a light punch inside.
Sau Sam scores with a shoulder strike.
Sau Sam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sau Sam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ganush or not.
Sau Sam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ganush tries to circle away but Sau Sam has him pinned against the cage.
Ganush is trying to maintain a safe position but Sau Sam gets an underhook and turns Ganush into the cage.
Sau Sam cracks Ganush with a nice body shot.
Ganush is breathing heavily.
Sau Sam scores with a shot to the side of Ganush's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sau Sam tries to work over Ganush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam pushes Ganush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ganush is trying to force a seperation but Sau Sam has the dominant position.
Sau Sam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ganush backwards.
Sau Sam gets through Ganush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ganush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Sam lands a body punch.
Sau Sam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sau Sam manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sau Sam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ganush backwards.
Sau Sam misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganush looking to stall.
Ganush wants to get back to striking at distance but Sau Sam won't allow it.
Ganush blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ta Sau Sam dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No joy there for Ganush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sau Sam throws a shot to the body.
Sau Sam with a jab.
Ganush misses with a hook.
Sau Sam throws a head kick that misses.
Ganush takes one to the side of the head.
Sau Sam thuds his right hand into Ganush's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sau Sam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ganush.
Sau Sam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ganush takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sau Sam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ganush doesn't seem bothered though.
Ganush misses with a right hand
and Sau Sam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sau Sam lands a jab to Ganush's midsection.
Ganush throws a jab but it's blocked by Sau Sam.

Sau Sam clinches up with Ganush and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sau Sam scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Sam.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Sam.
Sau Sam throws a punch but it's blocked by Ganush.
A left hand lands to the body for Sau Sam.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sau Sam has a couple of punches blocked by Ganush.
Ganush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sau Sam lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sau Sam fails to land.
Sau Sam lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam misses with some punches.
Sau Sam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ganush backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Sam.
Ganush takes a shot to the head.
Sau Sam lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam lands with a light punch inside.
Sau Sam scores with a shot to the side of Ganush's head.
Sau Sam works on Ganush's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Sau Sam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sau Sam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sau Sam scores with a shot to the side of Ganush's head.
Sau Sam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Sam presses Ganush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sau Sam lands a shoulder strike.
Ta Sau Sam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ganush takes an elbow to the temple.
Sau Sam working aggressively here.
Sau Sam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sau Sam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Ganush is rocked!
A body shot lands from Sau Sam.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sau Sam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Sam lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Ganush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam lands a nice shot to the body.
Sau Sam misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sau Sam.
Ganush blocks the elbow strike.
Sau Sam lands with a light punch inside.
Ganush blocks an uppercut.
Sau Sam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ganush backwards.
Sau Sam digs a right hand underneath Ganush's ribcage. Ganush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sau Sam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sau Sam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ganush backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sau Sam throws an elbow but misses.
Sau Sam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sau Sam lands with a light punch inside.
Sau Sam creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ganush with a big uppercut! Ganush tries to clinch up but Sau Sam pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ganush to the mat! Ganush covers up and Sau Sam unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ta Sau Sam!
As Ta Sau Sam got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: "I will always love you, Liling."'.