PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan comes into the arena with French National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Ghostal has chosen Good King Wenceslas as his entrance music. Marcel Cerdan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tad Ghostal's chin.

Cerdan
vs
Ghostal

173 cm
31
155 lbs
28 - 16 - 2

183 cm
33
145 lbs
32 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerdan cracks Ghostal with a good 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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cerdan throws a hook to the side of Ghostal's head but Ghostal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Cerdan misses its intended target.
Cerdan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghostal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerdan. Ghostal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerdan scores with a hook.
Cerdan avoids the body shot from Ghostal.
An inside leg kick from Ghostal misses.
Cerdan throws a hook but Ghostal blocks it.
Cerdan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marcel Cerdan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal swings for the body but Cerdan moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Cerdan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghostal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
Ghostal moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cerdan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ghostal moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan misses with a left hand
and Ghostal counters with a good low kick that Cerdan was not able to check.
Ghostal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Cerdan.
Ghostal misses with a low kick.
Cerdan lunges at Ghostal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ghostal's hand.
Ghostal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cerdan misses with a wild body shot.
Ghostal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
A jab from Ghostal misses.
Cerdan throws an overhand right that lands on Ghostal's shoulder, as Ghostal tries to avoid the shot.
Ghostal moves out of range as Cerdan strikes.
Cerdan throws a sloppy head kick
and Ghostal counters with a series of strikes. Cerdan will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerdan lands a jab to Ghostal's midsection.
Cerdan scores with a sloppy right hand. Ghostal should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan misses with a hook
and Ghostal counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghostal throws a wild body kick that Cerdan sees coming a mile off.
Cerdan swings for the body but Ghostal moves out of range.
Cerdan misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghostal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cerdan throws a sloppy body shot
and Ghostal counters with a thumping low kick.
Ghostal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghostal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cerdan throws a nice looking combination but Ghostal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cerdan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerdan misses with a hook to the body
and Ghostal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ghostal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghostal throws a leg kick but Cerdan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cerdan blocks a jab.
Cerdan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghostal to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan misses with a wild body shot.
Cerdan misses with a straight right.
Cerdan misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Cerdan.
Cerdan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ghostal on the side of the head.
Cerdan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ghostal. That one must have hurt.
Ghostal takes a swing at Cerdan's ribcage but misses.
Cerdan lands a nice shot to the body.
Cerdan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ghostal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerdan.
A punch combination from Cerdan misses.
Cerdan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ghostal moves out of range as Cerdan strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ghostal.
Ghostal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerdan's corner calls for a 1-2. Cerdan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghostal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerdan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghostal.
Ghostal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cerdan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ghostal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerdan throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Cerdan throws a right hand that misses
and Ghostal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cerdan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghostal.
Cerdan thows a body shot but no joy.
Cerdan thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerdan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cerdan blocks a head kick by Ghostal.
Cerdan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Cerdan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and Ghostal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

It looks like Tad Ghostal has been cut.
Cerdan throws a shot to the body.
Cerdan thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Cerdan.
Cerdan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Ghostal is rocked!
Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and Ghostal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ghostal is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerdan finish him?
Cerdan throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ghostal to counter with a crisp jab.
Ghostal seems to have recovered his senses.
Ghostal digs a good body shot into Cerdan's ribs.
Cerdan throws a shot from downtown. Ghostal moves away and avoids it.
Ghostal lands with an overhand left.
A jab lands there for Cerdan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerdan drops Ghostal with a big left hand! Ghostal is injured, injured bad! Cerdan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Cerdan!
Marcel Cerdan gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).