PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chingis Ganbaatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Groenveld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganbaatar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mountain Kharkhiraa. Chingis Ganbaatar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ganbaatar
vs
Groenveld

220 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

224 cm
17
293 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chingis Ganbaatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Groenveld!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Groenveld instigates a clinch.

Ganbaatar manages to break the clinch.
Ganbaatar misses with a double jab
letting Groenveld counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Ganbaatar misses the target.
Groenveld doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ganbaatar throws a combination that misses
and Groenveld counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Groenveld avoids the head kick by Ganbaatar.
Ganbaatar shoots in looking for a takedown. Groenveld tries to sprawl out of it but Ganbaatar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Groenveld manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganbaatar wants to land a leg kick but Groenveld is out of range.
Ganbaatar tries to land a body kick

and Groenveld moves into the clinch.

Groenveld manages to break the clinch.
Ganbaatar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Groenveld lands a body shot.

Groenveld gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganbaatar takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Chingis Ganbaatar has been cut.
Ganbaatar is breathing heavily.
Groenveld lands with a right to the head.
Ganbaatar tries to break the clinch but Groenveld is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Groenveld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganbaatar throws a left and a right that both miss

and Groenveld holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ganbaatar tries to pull guard but Groenveld forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Groenveld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganbaatar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stefan Groenveld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Groenveld lands with a nice body punch.
We've been told by Ganbaatar's head coaches at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Groenveld has managed to clinch.

Groenveld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganbaatar moves forwards but Groenveld connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Groenveld lands a jab to the nose.
Ganbaatar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Groenveld.
Groenveld lands a nice hook to Ganbaatar's body. Ganbaatar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Groenveld closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Groenveld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Groenveld breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Groenveld counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ganbaatar! He's just covering up as Groenveld starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Groenveld!