PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atauallah Ganteaume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganteaume has chosen Black Label Society - Stillborn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Luis
vs
Ganteaume

185 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
202 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Atauallah Ganteaume!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ganteaume.
It looked like Luis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ganteaume ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luis misses with a hook.
Luis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ganteaume misses with a hook.
Ganteaume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ganteaume throws a lazy right hand but Luis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luis throws a sloppy head kick
and Ganteaume counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luis thinking.
Luis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ganteaume. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Luis.
Luis moves away from the strike by Ganteaume.
Ganteaume throws a solid leg kick but Luis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ganteaume.
Atauallah Ganteaume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganteaume throws a big shot that misses.
Luis looks to throw the jab but Ganteaume is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Ganteaume lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luis doesn't seem phased though.
Luis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ganteaume misses the shot to the body.
Luis takes one to the chin there.
Luis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume looks to throw the jab but Luis is out of range.
Ganteaume throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Ganteaume backs away, Luis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Luis throws a head kick that half lands.
Ganteaume scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luis misses with a body kick.
Ganteaume scores with a nice right hand.
Luis works Ganteaume's body with a nice hook.
Luis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ganteaume.
Luis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ganteaume will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ganteaume just misses with a punch to the body.
Ganteaume throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ganteaume misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ganteaume misses the shot to the body.
Ganteaume fails to land with a series of punches.
Luis lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis lands a glancing blow to the side of Ganteaume's head.
Luis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganteaume takes one to the chin there.
Luis with a jab.
Luis tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Ganteaume misses.
Luis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luis tries to counter by clinching up but Ganteaume breaks away and moves out of range.
Luis misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ganteaume.
Ganteaume connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luis.
Ganteaume misses with the combination.
Ganteaume uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luis.
Ganteaume uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luis.
Ganteaume throws out a counter right but Luis avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis throws a jab but it's blocked by Ganteaume.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ganteaume!
Luis lands a nice shot to the body.
Ganteaume misses with the combination.
Ganteaume takes a swing at Luis's ribcage but misses.
Luis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ganteaume's corner calls for a 1-2. Ganteaume obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ganteaume missing with a left hand there. Luis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ganteaume tries to work over Luis's front leg with a kick but Luis checks it.
Ganteaume dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luis. That did some damage!
A big right from Ganteaume misses.
Ganteaume's corner calls for a 1-2. Ganteaume obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ganteaume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ganteaume lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Ganteaume misses.
Luis misses with a two punch combination.
Luis moves out of range as Ganteaume strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume throws a head kick but Luis moves out of range.
Luis misses with a looping left.
Ganteaume loads up on a big right hand but Luis slips the punch.
Luis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Luis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Luis thumps Ganteaume with a low kick.
Luis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ganteaume avoids the body shot from Luis.
Ganteaume lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ganteaume lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Luis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ganteaume misses with a low kick.
Luis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ganteaume manages to circle out of the way.
Luis just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Luis instigates a clinch.
Ganteaume lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luis backwards.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
Luis lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atauallah Ganteaume dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Luis misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Ganteaume's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ganteaume throws a hook but Luis avoids it easily.
Luis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume staying out of range there.
Ganteaume throws a low kick, looking for Luis's leg but Luis calmly moves out of range.
Luis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ganteaume can pounce on him.
Ganteaume throws a jab when Luis was well out of range.
Luis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Ganteaume.
Luis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ganteaume.
Luis tries to bum rush Ganteaume with a series of wild strikes but Ganteaume uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ganteaume lands a jab to the head.
Ganteaume misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luis lands with a shot to the body.
Luis tried to score with a low kick but Ganteaume checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Luis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ganteaume.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganteaume feints and then cracks Luis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luis down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganteaume connects with the punch.

Luis clinches.
Ganteaume throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luiss head.
Luis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ganteaume has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luis lands a knee to the body.
Ganteaume gets through Luis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luis.
Ganteaume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Luis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganteaume taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Luis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ganteaume tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ganteaume throws a head punch that misses.
Ganteaume throws a punch but it's blocked by Luis.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Ganteaume misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luis misses with a body punch.
Luis blocks an uppercut.
Luis throws an elbow but it misses.
Luis misses with a body punch.
Ganteaume has a couple of punches blocked by Luis.
Ganteaume working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ganteaume digs a right hand underneath Luis's ribcage. Luis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luis blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis takes a shot to the head.
Ganteaume lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luis backwards.
Luis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ganteaume stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ganteaume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ganteaume swings wildly with an uppercut but Luis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ganteaume lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luis or not.
Ganteaume misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ganteaume as the two fighters clinch.
Luis looking to throw knees to the head but Ganteaume is blocking nicely.
Ganteaume avoiding damage.
Luis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganteaume misses with some punches.
Ganteaume lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
Luis throws an elbow that misses.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
Ganteaume tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ganteaume lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luis backwards.
Luis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Ganteaume fails to land.
Ganteaume misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Luis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ganteaume's brow.
Ganteaume tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganteaume lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ganteaume lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luis lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atauallah Ganteaume showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circling - Ganteaume throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ganteaume lands with a shot to the body.
Ganteaume tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ganteaume.
Ganteaume lands a jab to the nose.
Luis throws a body punch but Ganteaume moves out of range.
Ganteaume is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ganteaume takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ganteaume scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ganteaume lands a glancing blow to the side of Luis's head.

Luis is rocked!
Luis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luis lands an overhand right.
Luis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ganteaume.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganteaume ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luis throws a sloppy head kick and Ganteaume moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ganteaume misses the target.
Ganteaume lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luis lands a leg kick that knocks Ganteaume off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis throws a head kick but Ganteaume moves out of range.
Ganteaume looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ganteaume tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luis is able to avoid easily.
Ganteaume throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Luis finds it's way through Ganteaume's defenses.
Luis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ganteaume. Ganteaume obviously looking to wear him down.
Luis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ganteaume.
Oh Luis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atauallah Ganteaume seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luis throws a head kick but Ganteaume moves out of range.
Ganteaume cracks Luis with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Luis is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Luis is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Luis could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Atauallah Ganteaume! Atauallah Ganteaume retains his middleweight title!
Atauallah Ganteaume gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).