PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunil Ganga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoger Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sunil Ganga's chin.

Ganga
vs
Gracie

187 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sunil Ganga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ganga has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ganga.
Ganga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ganga.
Ganga lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ganga.
Ganga lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ganga.
Gracie looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganga slows down the pace here.
Ganga is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ganga.
Ganga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ganga.
Ganga has Gracie pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ganga.
Ganga lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ganga as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ganga walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Ganga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga wants to clinch.

Ganga gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ganga.
A right handed body shot lands from Ganga.
Ganga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ganga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ganga leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ganga won't allow it.
Ganga scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ganga - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Ganga.
Ganga slowing the pace effectively.
Ganga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Ganga - that landed with a thud.
Ganga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ganga.
Ganga digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Ganga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ganga.
Ganga presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Ganga.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sunil Ganga.

Ganga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ganga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ganga stalling in the clinch.
Ganga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Ganga effectively controlling the action here.
Ganga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganga lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sunil Ganga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoger Gracie.
Ganga pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ganga presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ganga walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ganga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Ganga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ganga tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ganga lands an overhand right.
Sunil Ganga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ganga takes the fight into the clinch.
Ganga pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie jumps guard but Ganga stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ganga digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ganga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ganga.
Ganga taking a breather.
Ganga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ganga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

Ganga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ganga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Ganga.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ganga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganga tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunil Ganga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ganga missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Ganga gets a clinch.
Come on Ganga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ganga smiles and moves away.
Ganga is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.

Ganga clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ganga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganga digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ganga walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ganga takes the fight into the clinch.

Ganga manages to break the clinch.
Ganga tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ganga closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ganga smiles and moves away.
Sunil Ganga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoger Gracie.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Ganga.
Ganga doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ganga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ganga tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Ganga is looking to clinch.

Ganga gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ganga wants to stall.
Ganga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ganga scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.

Gracie manages to pull guard.
Ganga stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Ganga's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Ganga trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ganga defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ganga defends well.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Ganga trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ganga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ganga's guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ganga managing to control the position.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sunil Ganga will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ganga clinches with his opponent.
Sunil Ganga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ganga won't allow it.

Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ganga uses from the top position.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ganga!

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Ganga is having none of it.

Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ganga has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ganga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?

Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Ganga defends it well.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ganga's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Gracie working for a submission but Ganga is keeping him at bay.

Gracie has hold of Ganga's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ganga manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Ganga is having none of it.

Gracie has control of Ganga's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ganga regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ganga can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ganga turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ganga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ganga has managed to free his arm - good work.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ganga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoger Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ganga 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunil Ganga!