PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Red Eagle (ranked 1406 p4p, 856 weight class) and Bartolomeu Ganz (ranked 179 p4p, 112 weight class). Ganz has chosen Adam and Eve as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Red Eagle
vs
Ganz

188 cm
45
269
38 - 21 - 0

193 cm
31
259
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
30th Century Beer Store

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 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartolomeu Ganz!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Eagle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ganz thuds a left hand into Red Eagle's body.
Chief Red Eagle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red Eagle swinging wildly here.
Red Eagle dips to his left and cracks Ganz with an uppercut!
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ganz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ganz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Red Eagle throws a sloppy body shot
and Ganz counters with a big head kick but Red Eagle shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Red Eagle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Ganz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Red Eagle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ganz counters with a straight right hand.
Red Eagle darts in trying to clinch
and Ganz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Eagle throws a body punch but Ganz moves out of range.
Red Eagle darts in trying to clinch
and Ganz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Red Eagle's knee momentarily.
Red Eagle closes the distance but Ganz moves to the side
and Ganz counters with a nice body shot.
Red Eagle tries to clinch
and Ganz counters with a stiff right hand.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ganz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Chief Red Eagle has been cut.
Nice cross by Ganz.

Red Eagle is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ganz.

Red Eagle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ganz blocks an uppercut.
Red Eagle letting Ganz take a breather here.
Red Eagle dodges an elbow strike from Ganz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganz lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganz scores with a shot to the side of Red Eagle's head.
A head punch on the inside from Red Eagle fails to land.
Ganz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red Eagle backwards.
Oh Red Eagle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ganz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red Eagle tries to throw a body punch but Ganz avoids it by throwing Red Eagle back against the cage.
Ganz pushes Red Eagle against the cage. Ganz is working some dirty boxing. Ganz pushes off with a quick right hook! Red Eagle goes down! Red Eagle tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ganz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartolomeu Ganz!
After the fight, Bartolomeu Ganz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.