PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort's entrance music is Burn It To The Ground. A fine choice. Ghost has chosen Castle in the Mist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gentleman Ghost has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Belfort
vs
Ghost

185 cm
28
187 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
199 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent - Pit Inc

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gentleman Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost punishes Belfort's body with a nice straight punch.
Ghost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belfort can pounce on him.
Belfort attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Ghost pushes Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
Belfort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghost has Belfort pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belfort manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Belfort breaks the clinch.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Ghost.
Ghost lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belfort tests Ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghost feints and then cracks Belfort's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belfort down.
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!
Ghost misses with a body kick.

Ghost changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Belfort looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ghost wants to control but Belfort is keeping him busy.
Belfort struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ghost is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ghost throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ghost lands a nice forearm strike.
Belfort can't do much from the bottom here.
Belfort stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Belfort is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Belfort's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Belfort on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ghost.
Belfort tries to buck Ghost off but Ghost is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort gets back to half guard.

Belfort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ghost trying to control the action but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Ghost missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belfort is pressing down on Ghost's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to sweep here but Ghost controlling him for the moment.
Ghost trying to control but Belfort is working from the bottom.
Ghost lands a couple of elbows.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Ghost from controlling successfully.
Belfort manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Belfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Belfort jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ghost manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gentleman Ghost will probably get the nod.
That's time! Belfort's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Belfort throws the left hand but Ghost avoids the punch easily.
Ghost cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Belfort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belfort scores with the left hand. Ghost knows he should have avoided that one.
Belfort checks a leg kick.
Crunch! Ghost slams his shin into Belfort's torso.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghost.
Belfort throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Ghost with that takedown attempt.
Ghost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belfort to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost with a poor takedown
enabling Belfort to counter with a crisp jab.

Ghost is rocked!
Ghost pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belfort is out of range and Ghost settles back down.
Ghost is still on wobbly legs! Can Belfort finish him?
Belfort throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghost seems to have recovered his senses.
Ghost lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belfort sprawls well. Belfort wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ghost gets slowly back to his feet.
Fedor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gentleman Ghost.
Ghost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ghost.
Ghost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belfort.
Belfort connects with a body shot that sends Ghost's belly button to the back.
Ghost is breathing heavily.
Belfort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ghost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belfort throws out a loose jab but Ghost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belfort lands with a nice body punch.
Ghost just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedor Belfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort misses with a hook. Ghost ducked under it nicely.
Belfort scores with a decent looking hook.
Ghost is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belfort rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scoring well with a low kick there.
Belfort slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belfort scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghost staying out of range there.
Belfort checks a leg kick.
Ghost slips under a jab.
Belfort dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ghost. That did some damage!
Belfort swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Belfort. That snapped Ghost's head back.
Belfort misses with a leg kick.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Belfort does no damage.
Ghost throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belfort checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ghost.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ghost shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Belfort looking for submissions off his back.
Ghost working over Belfort with some ground and pound. Belfort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belfort works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ghost is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Belfort is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ghost got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belfort has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ghost has managed to get both his arms back between Belfort's legs - danger averted.
Belfort trying to control the position.
Ghost wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Belfort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghost is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Ghost from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Belfort dominated that second round.
That's time! Belfort's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ghost throws a front kick that sends Belfort stumbling back into the cage.
Belfort looks to land a left hand but Ghost moved out of range nicely.
Belfort closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ghost circles away.
Ghost throws a shot to the body.
Ghost swings for the body but Belfort moves out of range.
Ghost jabs Belfort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghost tries a low kick but Belfort avoids it.
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Ghost slips the punch.
Ghost ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ghost.
Ghost throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ghost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belfort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belfort lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghost circles away quickly and effectively.
Ghost cracks the inside of Belfort's front leg.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghost throws a sloppy head kick and Belfort moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort throws a hook but Ghost avoids it easily.
Belfort scores with a nice strike.
Belfort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ghost lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort looks to land a left hand but Ghost moved out of range nicely.
Ghost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belfort tests Ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horrible takedown by Ghost or perhaps it was just good defense by Belfort which made him look bad.
Belfort checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghost moves away.
Ghost checks the leg kick.
Ghost gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belfort tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ghost. Beautiful body shot.
Belfort looks to land a right hand but Ghost moved out of range.
Ghost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort lands a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Ghost finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ghost tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghost throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort lands with a kick to the temple. Ghost shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Belfort throws a sloppy head kick and Ghost moves out of range easily.
Ghost scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Belfort tried to score with a low kick but Ghost checks it.
Belfort throws a leg kick but Ghost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ghost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Ghost avoids them all with ease.
Belfort doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ghost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghost dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Ghost lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghost.
Ghost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belfort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ghost cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Ghost.
Belfort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghost can pounce on him.
Ghost throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghost.
Ghost throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gentleman Ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with a low kick.
Ghost throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belfort ducks right into an uppercut from Ghost.
Belfort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ghost thows a body shot but no joy.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ghost.
Belfort misses with the combination.
Ghost tests Belfort's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ghost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
A left lands for Ghost.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghost tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belfort is able to avoid easily.
Ghost fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ghost throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belfort.
Ghost looks to land a body kick but Belfort moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gentleman Ghost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghost has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gentleman Ghost!
Gentleman Ghost seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.