PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rabah Ghanem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Reuger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabah Ghanem has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ghanem
vs
Reuger

200 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
231 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rabah Ghanem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Reuger!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghanem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ghanem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reuger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot by Reuger.
Reuger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Ghanem both land. Nice combination.
Reuger scores with a sloppy right hand. Ghanem should have avoided that one.
Ghanem throws a series of punches but Reuger avoids them all with ease.
Ghanem misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghanem slips a jab from Reuger.
Ghanem slips under a jab from Reuger.
Ghanem tries to work over Reuger's front leg with a kick but Reuger checks it.
Reuger with a hook.
No joy there for Reuger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ghanem just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Reuger.
Ghanem tries to close the distance and clinch but Reuger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two 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.
A big right from Reuger misses.
A swing and a miss from Reuger.
Rabah Ghanem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reuger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ghanem throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reuger.
Bill Reuger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghanem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reuger.
Ghanem doesn't manage to clinch there - Reuger circles away.
A lazy left from Reuger finds it's target.
Ghanem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ghanem is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reuger.
Reuger misses with a wild body shot.
Ghanem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reuger counters with a left to the body.
Ghanem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reuger.
Ghanem tries to clinch but Reuger is having none of it.
Ghanem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reuger counters with a straight right hand.
Ghanem throws a combination that misses
and Reuger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghanem with a poor takedown
letting Reuger counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rabah Ghanem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghanem is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Reuger finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reuger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reuger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reuger looks to throw the jab but Ghanem is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Ghanem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reuger misses with a hook. Ghanem ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reuger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ghanem on the side of the head.
A combination from Reuger does no damage.
Ghanem throws a hook to the side of Reuger's head but Reuger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Reuger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ghanem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reuger counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghanem throws an overhand right that lands on Reuger's shoulder, as Reuger tries to avoid the shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reuger. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Reuger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ghanem is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Reuger.
Ghanem cracks a nice hook into Reuger's ribs.
Reuger scores with a jab to the head.
Ghanem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reuger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghanem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reuger moves away.
Reuger throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reuger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghanem.
Reuger misses with a few strikes there.
Ghanem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reuger counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghanem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reuger.
Reuger swinging wilding here.
Reuger scores with a nice strike.
Reuger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghanem.
Reuger lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghanem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reuger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reuger scores with a one two! Ghanem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reuger scores with a jab.
Oh Ghanem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! A monster head kick from Reuger and Ghanem falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Reuger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bill Reuger!