PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos The Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

The Ghost
vs
Sol

185 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos The Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milan Sol!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Ghost tries to avoid it but Sol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Ghost to the ground. The Ghost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sol or perhaps it was just good defense by The Ghost, which made it look bad.
Sol shoots in looking for a takedown but The Ghost manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sol's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Ghost went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos The Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Sol.
Sol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Ghost as he avoids it easily.
The Ghost went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sol shoots in and drives through. The Ghost sprawls well.
The Ghost feinted with a counter takedown.
Sol has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Ghost is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sol goes for a double leg but The Ghost avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Ghost continues to drive forward.

The Ghost bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Ghost wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sol tries to buck The Ghost off but The Ghost is having none of it.
Sol is trying to control The Ghost's posture but The Ghost avoids it.
Sol throws a few strikes from the bottom but The Ghost takes advantage and mounts!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol wants to hold on but The Ghost pushes him away.
Sol is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Ghost avoids the attempt from Sol to control.
The Ghost wants to take Sol's back but he can't do it this time.
The Ghost controlling his opponent.
Sol is squirming around, avoiding The Ghost's attempts to control the action.
Sol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Ghost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol is looking to improve his position but The Ghost isn't that keen on the idea.
Sol tries to hold on but The Ghost postures up.
Sol is trying desperately to improve position.
Sol manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Sol looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sol actively working from the bottom here.
The Ghost trying to control the pace.
The Ghost prevents Sol from improving his position.

Sol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sol throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sol actively working from the bottom here.
The Ghost wants to pass the guard but Sol is defending well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Still in half guard, The Ghost seems content to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sol.
The Ghost changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Ghost's waist but The Ghost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sol off to one side.
Sol shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Ghost defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos The Ghost dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Ghost as he avoids it easily.
Sol dives in for a single leg takedown but The Ghost sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sol is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Ghost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Ghost seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carlos The Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Sol.
Sol shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Ghost but The Ghost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sol shoots for a double leg takedown but The Ghost sprawls well. He's pushed Sol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Ghost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sol changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sol shoots for a double leg takedown but The Ghost sprawls well. He's pushed Sol's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol fails to land the takedown.
Sol is breathing heavily.
Sol dives in and grabs The Ghost's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Ghost pushes down on Sol's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Ghost is looking for a counter combo.

The Ghost closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sol is looking to improve his position.

Sol is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Ghost pulls his head out easily.
The Ghost keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sol is looking for a sweep. The Ghost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Ghost moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Sol but he's now mounted!
The Ghost controlling the pace for now.
The Ghost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sol can do to turn this around?
Sol wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sol is trying to break free.
Sol is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get The Ghost off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol trying to control the position but The Ghost manages to sink in the hooks.
Sol can't escape the position.
The Ghost has good solid back control here.
Carlos The Ghost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sol tries to escape but The Ghost has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The Ghost keeps control of the position easily here as Sol tries to buck him off.
Sol is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - The Ghost's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sol wants to get back to his feet.
Sol trying to control but not successfully.
The Ghost has the hooks in. Sol is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sol rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos The Ghost dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Ghost avoids it really well and circles away.

Sol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

The Ghost is defending against the submission attempts here by Sol.
Sol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sol is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Ghost has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ghost keeping hold of Sol's head, controlling as best he can.

Sol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Ghost is holding on to half guard well.

Sol looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Sol is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Sol is looking for a kimura but The Ghost is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sol to get the leverage.
Sol tries to pass to full mount but The Ghost defends it.

Sol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost is trying to maintain the position but Sol is very close to passing his half guard.
Sol is keen to just control but The Ghost is a slippery customer.

Sol is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Sol is looking for a kimura here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from The Ghost. No joy for Sol on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Ghost stuffs the takedown.
It looked like The Ghost was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sol.
Carlos The Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Sol.
Sol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Ghost shoots in looking for a takedown. Sol tries to sprawl out of it but The Ghost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sol looks for a takedown but The Ghost sprawls well.
It looked like The Ghost was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Milan Sol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sol fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Sol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Ghost 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos The Ghost!