PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Ganja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Ganja had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ganja
vs
Coleman

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

180 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Ganja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronny Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganja throws a solid leg kick but Coleman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ganja.
A combination from Ganja does no damage.
Ganja throws a series of strikes that have Coleman backpedaling.

It looks like Ronny Coleman has been cut.
Ganja tries to clinch up.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from Ganja.
Ganja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ganja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Coleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ganja is breathing heavily.
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!
Coleman 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.
Coleman content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Ganja's temple.
Coleman is nestled in close to Ganja, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coleman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ganja is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Coleman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ganja manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Coleman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ganja takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Coleman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman takes a little break here. Ganja wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Coleman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ganja is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Coleman staying calm.
Ganja on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Coleman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganja is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman connects with a decent elbow.
Coleman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ganja down.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ganja to see if he's OK.
Coleman staying calm.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
Coleman takes a little break here. Ganja wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Coleman cracks Ganja with a big right hand but Ganja just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Ganja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.
Coleman working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ganja will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Coleman cracks Ganja with a big elbow.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
Coleman working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Coleman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coleman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Coleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ganja taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Coleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Coleman works his way into side control.
Coleman scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Coleman is putting a hurting on Ganja here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ganja is trying to escape the position but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Coleman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ganja some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Ganja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coleman staying calm.
Coleman cracks Ganja with a big right hand but Ganja just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Ganja is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman connects with a decent elbow.
Coleman cracks Ganja with a big right hand but Ganja just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ganja trying to remain calm as Coleman controls from the top position.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coleman controls the position from side control.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coleman advances to mount.
Coleman lands with some strikes.
Coleman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coleman with a couple of short strikes.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ganja?
Coleman looking to finish Ganja with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ganja!
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Coleman landing shots from mount.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount.
Coleman cracks Ganja with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ganja taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganja takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Ganja is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ganja can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronny Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronny Coleman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ganja is being controlled here.
Let's hope that Coleman 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.
Ganja takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Coleman tries for a kimura but Ganja is defending well.
Ganja being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coleman working the body and head with strikes.
Ganja is letting Coleman control him for a moment.
Ganja is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Coleman scores with punches from side control.
Coleman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Ganja is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ganja keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount.
Coleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coleman lands with some strikes.
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Ganja but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ronny Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Coleman controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ronny Coleman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Coleman.
Coleman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coleman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Coleman!