PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 615 p4p, 305 weight class) and Bartolomeu Ganz (ranked 80 p4p, 43 weight class). Ganz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Adam and Eve. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Romanow
vs
Ganz

175 cm
30
247
14 - 13 - 0

193 cm
30
259
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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NARCOS

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeu Ganz!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Ganz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romanow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ganz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romanow cracks Ganz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ganz just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ganz moves away.
Romanow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ganz digs a good body shot into Romanow's ribs.
Romanow misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganz jabs at Romanow's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ganz misses the target.
Ganz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Ganz counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganz swings for the body but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Ganz lands a nice hook to Romanow's body. Romanow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ganz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ganz slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ganz missing with a left hand there. Romanow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanow connects with a jab.
Romanow misses with a hook
and Ganz counters with a left to the body.
Ganz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romanow.
Ganz misses with a hook.
Marcel Romanow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanow.
Ganz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bartolomeu Ganz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ganz.
Ganz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ganz swings for the body but Romanow moves out of range.
Ganz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Ganz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ganz misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Ganz lands.
Ganz jabs at Romanow's body.
Ganz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanow moves away.
Romanow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Romanow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ganz counters with a right hand to the body.
Romanow moves forwards but Ganz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ganz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romanow throws a good cross that connects.
Romanow misses with a right hand
and Ganz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Romanow.
Romanow feinted with a counter takedown.
Ganz wants to land a leg kick but Romanow is out of range.
Romanow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ganz throws a low kick but Romanow moves out of range easily.
Ganz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
Romanow throws a jab when Ganz was well out of range.
Romanow jabs at Ganz's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ganz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romanow.
Romanow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ganz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ganz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Romanow misses with a hook
and Ganz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Ganz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanow just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanow misses the body punch
and Ganz counters with a low kick, right behind Romanow 's knee.
Ganz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ganz lands a really nice looking cross but Romanow seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartolomeu Ganz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's time! Romanow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Romanow throws an overhand right that lands on Ganz's shoulder, as Ganz tries to avoid the shot.
Ganz misses with a hook. Romanow ducked under it nicely.
Ganz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ganz blocks a jab.
A jab from Ganz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow misses with a body shot.
Romanow throws a body shot but no joy.
Ganz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Romanow swings for the body but Ganz moves out of range.
Ganz feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganz throws an overhand right that lands on Romanow's shoulder, as Romanow tries to avoid the shot.
Romanow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ganz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow ducks under a wild hook from Ganz.

Romanow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ganz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romanow is in Ganz's guard.
Romanow won't allow Ganz to sweep him here.
Romanow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Romanow pushing down on Ganz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanow lands strikes from half guard.
Romanow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ganz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Let's hope that Ganz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Ganz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ganz is looking for a sweep. Romanow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Romanow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ganz defending well though.
Romanow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Romanow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ganz wants to get back to full guard.
Ganz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romanow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Ganz is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ganz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing that Romanow has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Romanow throwing shots but Ganz is blocking nicely.
Ganz is looking to control Romanow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ganz avoid being mounted?
Ganz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ganz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Romanow there.
Nice strikes from Romanow there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Ganz is looking for a sweep. Romanow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ganz manages to get to full guard.
Ganz keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow is in close to Ganz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romanow chips away with some ground and pound.
Romanow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ganz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ganz pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
Romanow postures up and lands a big shot to Ganz's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Romanow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Romanow's cut.
That's time! Romanow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Romanow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romanow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ganz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanow.

Romanow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ganz sprawls well initially but Romanow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romanow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romanow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow throwing shots but Ganz is blocking nicely.
Romanow is nestled in close to Ganz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Romanow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ganz is looking to control Romanow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ganz avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ganz can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanow throwing shots but Ganz is blocking nicely.
Ganz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Romanow.
Ganz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romanow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romanow wants to control from the top but Ganz keeps moving.
Romanow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romanow lands a couple of elbows.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ganz working a defensive guard here.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow is looking to work some ground and pound but Ganz has wrist control.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romanow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanow throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ganz pulls Romanow in close to prevent any damage.
Ganz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ganz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Romanow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ganz is trying to get back to full guard.
Romanow lands strikes from half guard.
Marcel Romanow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romanow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Ganz's head.
Ganz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ganz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ganz looking to control but Romanow passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganz is not content to let Romanow control the position.
Romanow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ganz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ganz is looking to improve his position.
Ganz wants to get back to his feet.
Ganz controlling the position well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romanow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Romanow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romanow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Romanow!
A victorious Marcel Romanow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.