PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Potty Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ghostal
vs
Potter

195 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Ghostal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Potty Potter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Ghostal.
Ghostal misses with a few strikes there.
Ghostal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Ghostal misses its intended target.
Ghostal slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter shoots in looking for a takedown but Ghostal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ghostal but Ghostal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chad Ghostal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Potty Potter.
Ghostal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ghostal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potter doesn't seem bothered though.
Potter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ghostal defends it nicely.
Ghostal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a jab-cross combination.
Ghostal lands a jab to the head.
Potter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Potter fails to land the takedown.
Potter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ghostal is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Potter.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ghostal lands a jab.
Ghostal lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ghostal counters with a left to the body.
Potter looks gassed!
Ghostal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Potter back to the cage. Ghostal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Ghostal. No joy for Potter on that attempt.
Ghostal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Potter tries to clinch but Ghostal moves away
and Ghostal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potter thinking.
Ghostal throws a jab when Potter was well out of range.
Ghostal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a big shot that misses.
Ghostal cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghostal cracks Potter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ghostal.
Ghostal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Potter takes one to the side of the head.
Ghostal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chad Ghostal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Potter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Ghostal connects with a crisp jab.
Potter shoots in looking for a takedown but Ghostal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ghostal throws a body punch but Potter moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghostal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice uppercut there from Ghostal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal digs a good body shot into Potter's ribs.
Ghostal lands a nice hook to Potter's body. Potter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ghostal lands a nice hook to Potter's body. Potter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ghostal lands with a shot to the body.
Potter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Potter walks into a stiff left hand from Ghostal.
Ghostal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ghostal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Potter's hands.
Jab, jab by Ghostal - just one landing.
Potter has a takedown stuffed.
Ghostal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throws a shot to the body.
Ghostal scores with a jab to the head.
Ghostal scores with a sloppy right hand. Potter should have avoided that one.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghostal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ghostal feints a jab promting Potter to slip. Ghostal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Potter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Potter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ghostal.
A cross from Ghostal lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghostal connects with a right hand. Potter shakes it off.
A right-left combo lands from Ghostal.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal catches Potter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ghostal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left lands for Ghostal.
Potter throws a right and a left that Ghostal avoids nicely.
Ghostal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter tries to clinch
and Potter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ghostal misses with the combination.
Ghostal throws a shot to the body.
Ghostal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Potter at a distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ghostal counters with a three punch combo that has Potter backing up. Potter nods at Ghostal to acknowledge the strikes.
Ghostal lands with a nice body punch.
Potter dives in and grabs Ghostal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ghostal pushes down on Potter's head and hops out.
Ghostal scores with a body shot.
Ghostal misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Ghostal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ghostal jabs Potter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghostal lands a two punch combo.
Potter looks for a takedown but Ghostal sprawls well.
Potter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ghostal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potter.
Ghostal lands a nice looking body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghostal thows a body shot but no joy.
Ghostal scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Ghostal finds it's target.
Ghostal lands an overhand right.
Potter moves to clinch but Ghostal breaks away
enabling Ghostal to counter with a crisp jab.
Potter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghostal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ghostal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Ghostal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Potter under the eye.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal works over Potter's head and body with a nice combination.
Potter wants to clinch up but Ghostal keeps it at a distance.
Ghostal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Potter wants to clinch up but Ghostal keeps it at a distance.
Ghostal punishes Potter's body with a nice straight punch.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Ghostal shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Potter or perhaps it was just good defense by Ghostal which made him look bad.
Ghostal lands with a straight right. Potter didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Potter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Potty Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Ghostal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghostal 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Chad Ghostal!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Chad Ghostal!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Chad Ghostal!

Chad Ghostal wins by unanimous decision!