PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard The Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington comes to the cage accompanied by Stan Bush - The Touch . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Worthington
vs
The Ghost

188 cm
21
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
209 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard The Ghost!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington misses with a hook. The Ghost ducked under it nicely.
The Ghost checks the leg kick.
The Ghost lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Ghost moves out of range as Worthington strikes.
The crowd cheers as Worthington lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Ghost doesn't seem phased though.
Worthington swats away the attempt to clinch by The Ghost.
The Ghost slips a jab from Worthington.
The Ghost punishes Worthington's body with a nice straight punch.
The Ghost swings for the body but Worthington moves out of range.
Worthington scores with a jab to the jaw.

The Ghost has Worthington up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Worthington is looking to break free of the clinch but The Ghost has double underhooks.
Worthington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Ghost is stalling here.
The Ghost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Ghost lands a shot to the body.
The Ghost avoiding damage.
The Ghost continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Worthington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Worthington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington swings wildly with an uppercut but The Ghost uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Ghost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Worthington.

Worthington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Ghost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worthington.
The Ghost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Ghost takes one to the chin there.
Worthington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Ghost.

The Ghost pushes Worthington up against the cage in a clinch.
Worthington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worthington misses with a body punch.
Worthington lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Worthington.

Worthington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worthington scoring well with a low kick there.
The Ghost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

The Ghost has Worthington up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Worthington.
Worthington throws an elbow that misses.
The Ghost prevents a body shot from Worthington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost tries to stall but Worthington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Ghost blocks a body shot from Worthington.
The Ghost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Worthington missing with knees to the body.
The Ghost blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Ghost creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthington swings wildly with an uppercut but The Ghost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthington misses with the head strike.
The Ghost lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Worthington.
The Ghost misses with the head strike.
Worthington lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Worthington.
Worthington throws a punch but it's blocked by The Ghost.
Worthington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Worthington lands with a right to the head.
Worthington lands with a left to the head.
Worthington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Ghost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worthington cracks The Ghost with a nice body shot.
Worthington throws a punch but it's blocked by The Ghost.
The Ghost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Ghost can't find room to land a body shot as Worthington controls the action.
The Ghost cracks Worthington with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost blocks an uppercut.
The Ghost wants to stall.
Worthington throws a head punch that misses.
Worthington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Ghost backwards.
Worthington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Worthington fails to land.
Worthington misses with some punches.
Worthington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Worthington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Ghost can't find room to land a body shot as Worthington controls the action.
Worthington scores with a nice hook to the head.
Worthington has a couple of punches blocked by The Ghost.

Worthington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worthington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.

The Ghost darts in and clinches Worthington up against the cage.
Worthington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worthington working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from The Ghost.
The Ghost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Worthington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Ghost is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Ghost.
The Ghost avoids a wild elbow strike from Worthington.
Worthington scores with a shot to the side of The Ghost's head.
Worthington scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Ghost.
Worthington pushes The Ghost back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Worthington just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Ghost's brow.
Worthington tries to break free but The Ghost pushes him back against the cage.
Worthington misses with a punch to the body.
Worthington lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Worthington manages to break the clinch.
Worthington catches The Ghost with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Worthington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Worthington swings and misses with a shot to the body

and The Ghost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Worthington throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from The Ghost.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthington blocks a body shot from The Ghost.

Worthington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Ghost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Worthington, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Worthington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Worthington.
Worthington can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Worthington dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circle momentarily. Worthington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Ghost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worthington moves away.
The Ghost tries to clinch there but Worthington circles away.
Worthington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Worthington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Worthington swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Ghost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worthington misses with a looping right.
Worthington lands a slapping body shot.
Worthington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worthington throws a leg kick that is checked

and The Ghost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Ghost misses with a punch to the body.

Worthington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worthington misses with a hook.
The Ghost slips a straight right by Worthington.
The Ghost tries to clinch but Worthington is having none of it.
Worthington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Ghost needs to keep his hands up - Worthington had a free shot at his head there.
Worthington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Worthington. That's going to slow The Ghost down.
Jack Worthington is winning the standup battle so far.
Worthington tests The Ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Ghost is breathing heavily.
Worthington digs a good body shot into The Ghost's ribs.
The Ghost takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Worthington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worthington lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worthington throws a big shot that misses.
Worthington lands with a shot to the body.
The Ghost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Worthington finds it's target.
The Ghost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Ghost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthington.
The Ghost connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Worthington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Ghost. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost misses with a shot to the body
and Worthington counters with a three punch combo that has The Ghost backing up. The Ghost nods at Worthington to acknowledge the strikes.
Worthington scores with a decent looking hook.
Worthington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Worthington throws a jab when The Ghost was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of The Ghost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Worthington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Ghost doesn't seem bothered though.
The Ghost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worthington.
Worthington throws a head kick that misses

and The Ghost moves into the clinch.

Worthington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worthington jabs The Ghost right on the nose. The Ghost blinks but takes it well.
Worthington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Worthington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Worthington throws a head kick that misses.
Worthington cracks The Ghost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Worthington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Ghost.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Worthington.
Worthington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Worthington misses with a straight left.
Worthington looks to score with a jab to the body but The Ghost is just out of range.
The Ghost wants to clinch up but Worthington keeps it at a distance.
The Ghost takes one to the chin there.
Worthington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Worthington misses the shot to the body.
Worthington throws a body punch but The Ghost moves out of range.
The Ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worthington staying out of range there.
Worthington tries to land a front kick but The Ghost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Worthington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Ghost wants to clinch.
Worthington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Ghost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Ghost wants to clinch but Worthington slips to the side
and Worthington counters with a series of strikes. The Ghost will be more careful next time no doubt.
Worthington throws a leg kick which misses The Ghost's front leg but catches the back leg as The Ghost tries to avoid it.
Worthington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Ghost ducks under a wild hook from Worthington.
The fighters circling - Worthington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Ghost looks to clinch
and The Ghost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Worthington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Worthington misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worthington throws a big shot that misses.
Worthington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Ghost can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Ghost wants to clinch.
The Ghost tries to clinch but Worthington moves away
and Worthington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worthington wants to land a leg kick but The Ghost is out of range.
The Ghost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Ghost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Worthington dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Worthington scores with a nice strike.
Worthington pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Ghost is out of range and Worthington settles back down.
The Ghost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthington was well out of range. Poor timing from The Ghost.
The Ghost misses with a straight left.
A jab from Worthington misses.
Worthington misses with a head kick.
The Ghost tries to clinch up.
The Ghost thows a body shot but no joy.
Worthington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Ghost.
Worthington wants to slow The Ghost down by chopping away at his legs.
The Ghost tries to clinch but Worthington moves away
and Worthington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Worthington.
The Ghost is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Worthington rather than just go for the knockout.
Worthington scores with a nice right hand.
Worthington lands a jab to The Ghost's midsection.
Worthington misses with a body shot.
Worthington misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worthington swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling The Ghost to counter with a crisp jab.
The Ghost ducks under a wild hook from Worthington.
The Ghost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Ghost doesn't manage to clinch there - Worthington circles away.
Worthington misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worthington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Ghost wants to clinch.
Worthington misses with a body shot

and The Ghost counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Ghost.
The Ghost has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Worthington can't find room to land a body shot as The Ghost controls the action.
The Ghost is stalling here.
The Ghost can't find room to land a body shot as Worthington controls the action.
Worthington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worthington is trying to break the clinch but The Ghost has him pressed against the cage.
Worthington working aggressively here.
The Ghost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Ghost is leaning against Worthington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Worthington lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Ghost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Ghost prevents a body shot from Worthington.
Worthington scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Ghost.
Worthington throws an elbow that misses.
The Ghost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Worthington scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Ghost lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Worthington.
Worthington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Ghost backwards.
The Ghost lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from The Ghost.
Worthington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Worthington tries to circle away but The Ghost has him pinned against the cage.
The Ghost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worthington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost presses Worthington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Worthington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Ghost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from The Ghost.
The Ghost blocks an uppercut.
The Ghost digs a right hand into Worthington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Worthington's gas tank.
The Ghost is looking to control Worthington's arms but Worthington gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Ghost has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Ghost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Ghost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Worthington is keeping busy.
The Ghost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jack Worthington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gerard The Ghost.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Ghost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The Ghost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Worthington, pushing him back against the cage.
Worthington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Worthington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worthington presses The Ghost against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Ghost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack Worthington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost stalling in the clinch.
Worthington lands a nice uppercut.
The Ghost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthington's elbow.
Worthington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Ghost misses with a body punch.

Worthington breaks from the clinch.
Worthington circles away from the clinch attempt
and Worthington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Worthington. Beautiful body shot.
Worthington scores with a nice strike.
The Ghost takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Ghost takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ghost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Ghost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worthington.
Gerard The Ghost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Ghost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Worthington avoids the body shot from The Ghost.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Worthington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Worthington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Worthington!