PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between R The ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kaare Strande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The ghost
vs
Kaare Strande

185 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, R The ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Kaare Strande!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strande keeps the fight on the outside.

The ghost moves into the clinch.
The ghost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strande is trying to force a seperation but The ghost has the dominant position.
The ghost misses with an elbow over the top.
Strande trying to control the position but instead, The ghost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strande into the cage.
Strande looking for a takedown.
The ghost pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Strande blocks an elbow strike.
Strande goes for a takedown in the clinch but The ghost prevents it.
Strande avoids a wild elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jan Kaare Strande has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from The ghost.
The ghost prevents a takedown attempt there.
R The ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Kaare Strande.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The ghost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strande's brow.
Strande looking to stall.
Strande will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The ghost up against the cage.
The ghost lands a damaging elbow.
The ghost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ghost lands an elbow inside.
The ghost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strande dodges an elbow strike from The ghost.
The ghost throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strande takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Jan Kaare Strande's cut even more.
The ghost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strande's efforts to push away.
Strande is trying to drag The ghost to the mat but The ghost just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strande is trying to force a seperation but The ghost has the dominant position.
Strande takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Jan Kaare Strande's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The ghost misses with an elbow over the top.
Strande takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The ghost.
Strande avoids a wild elbow strike from The ghost.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ghost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strande's defenses.

Jan Kaare Strande's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jan Kaare Strande's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). R The ghost!