PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Ghostal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Good King Wenceslas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tad Ghostal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bisley
vs
Ghostal

170 cm
27
145 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

183 cm
27
145 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrett Bisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghostal lands with a kick to the temple. Bisley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bisley fails to land the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Ghostal as he connects with a hook.
Bisley misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ghostal to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghostal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bisley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ghostal misses with the combination.
Bisley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ghostal pinned against the cage. Ghostal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghostal fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Ghostal. No joy for Bisley on that attempt.
No joy there for Bisley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Ghostal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghostal. Ghostal obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Ghostal.
Ghostal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bisley misses with a left hand
and Ghostal counters with a right hand to the body.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bisley's head backwards.
Ghostal fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bisley is defended easily by Ghostal.
Ghostal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ghostal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal's corner calls for a 1-2. Ghostal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a low kick.
Ghostal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bisley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ghostal misses with a two punch combination.
A left lands for Bisley.
Bisley misses with a wild body shot.
Ghostal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bisley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bisley scores with a hook to the body. Ghostal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ghostal lands a high kick!
Ghostal lands a nice looking body kick.
Ghostal throws out a leg kick but Bisley moves out of range and Ghostal only half commits.
The crowd cheers as Ghostal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bisley doesn't seem phased though.
Ghostal slips under a jab from Bisley.
Ghostal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghostal cracks the inside of Bisley's front leg.
Bisley lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley slips under a jab.
Bisley dips to his left and cracks Ghostal with an uppercut!
Ghostal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bisley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ghostal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghostal thows a body kick. Bisley tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Bisley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ghostal sprawls well initially but Bisley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bisley with the ground and pound but Ghostal uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Ghostal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bisley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ghostal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bisley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ghostal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bisley defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghostal keeping moving, preventing Bisley from controlling successfully.
Bisley looking to pass the guard.
Ghostal working a defensive guard here.
Bisley chips away with some ground and pound.

Ghostal has his foot on Bisley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bisley works his way back into a safe position though.
Ghostal keeping full guard, as Bisley tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ghostal's head.
Bisley preventing the sweep.

Ghostal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bisley defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Ghostal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bisley.
Some wild striking there from Ghostal.
Bisley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Ghostal as Bisley shoots in.
Ghostal misses with a wild body shot.
Ghostal ducks under a wild hook from Bisley.
Ghostal misses with a wild body shot.
Ghostal tries to score with a low kick but Bisley moves his leg out of the way.
Ghostal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bisley tries for a takedown but Ghostal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bisley misses with a wild body shot.
Ghostal throws a low kick but Bisley avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley blocks a jab.
Ghostal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bisley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ghostal.
Ghostal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghostal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bisley slips under a jab.
Tad Ghostal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghostal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Bisley rushes Ghostal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bisley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ghostal walks away with a smile on his face. Bisley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown but Ghostal shows good takedown defense.

Ghostal tries to keep at a distance but Bisley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ghostal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bisley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bisley can't find room to land a body shot as Ghostal controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal digs a right hand into Bisley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bisley's gas tank.
Bisley trying to stall but Ghostal improves his position.
Ghostal tries to work over Bisley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghostal stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bisley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ghostal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ghostal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bisley fails to pull guard.
Ghostal misses with the head strike.
Ghostal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghostal lands a body punch.
Ghostal taking a breather.
Ghostal wants a takedown.
Ghostal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley misses with some punches.
Ghostal scores with a shoulder strike.
Bisley takes a shot to the head.
Ghostal scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghostal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bisley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghostal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bisley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bisley misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghostal.
A body shot lands from Bisley.
Ghostal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bisley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ghostal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bisley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bisley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bisley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bisley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tad Ghostal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ghostal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisley blocks an uppercut.
Bisley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bisley misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley pushes Ghostal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ghostal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ghostal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Ghostal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ghostal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisley misses with a body shot.
Ghostal tries to work over Bisley's front leg with a kick but Bisley checks it.
Bisley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ghostal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghostal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bisley misses with a combination
and Ghostal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ghostal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bisley misses with a hook. Ghostal ducked under it nicely.
Bisley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ghostal swivels and escapes.
Bisley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghostal.
Ghostal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bisley loads up on a big right hand but Ghostal slips the punch.
Ghostal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghostal. That's going to slow Bisley down.
Ghostal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bisley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Bisley or perhaps it was just good defense by Ghostal which made him look bad.
Ghostal thows a body shot but no joy.
Bisley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ghostal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisley.
Ghostal scores with a hook.
Ghostal scores with a leg kick.
Bisley cracks Ghostal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bisley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghostal. Ghostal obviously looking to wear him down.
Bisley tries to clinch but Ghostal is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Bisley or perhaps it was just good defense by Ghostal which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisley clobbers Ghostal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garrett Bisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ghostal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ghostal jabs Bisley to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Bisley clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghostal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bisley lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Ghostal.
A hook to the body from Bisley.
A head punch on the inside from Ghostal fails to land.
Ghostal can't get the takedown.
Ghostal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisley's elbow.

Bisley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghostal misses the shot to the body.
Ghostal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Bisley wants to clinch up but Ghostal keeps it at a distance.
Ghostal sizes up Bisley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghostal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bisley has time to react.
Bisley misses the body punch
and Ghostal counters with a right hand to the body.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisley missing with a left hand there. Ghostal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ghostal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ghostal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghostal. That's going to slow Bisley down.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Ghostal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghostal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ghostal with a nice cross.
Ghostal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bisley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.
Bisley misses with a body shot
and Ghostal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bisley thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghostal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Bisley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ghostal to the mat! Ghostal manages to get full guard.
Bisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Ghostal looking for subs off his back but Bisley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bisley winds up and cracks Ghostal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ghostal is defending against the submission attempts here by Bisley.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tad Ghostal.
I've got Ghostal 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
After the big win, Tad Ghostal made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.