PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Note Sparxx (ranked 2144 p4p, 231 weight class) and Nathan Ghost (ranked 2173 p4p, 235 weight class). Sparxx comes to the cage accompanied by We don't need another hero: Tina Turner. Ghost is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead - Fuck The World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sparxx
vs
Ghost

194 cm
25
258 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Sweet Leaf Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Note Sparxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparxx definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ghost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparxx misses with a hook
and Ghost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sparxx scores with a shot to the body.
Sparxx drops his hands momentarily and Ghost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the body from Ghost misses

and Sparxx counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparxx.
Ghost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sparxx landing some decent shots from guard.
Sparxx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparxx landing with the ground and pound.
Sparxx landing with the ground and pound.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ghost manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparxx lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparxx misses with a knee to the head.
Ghost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ghost lands with a right to the head.
Sparxx lands an uppercut.
Ghost digs a right hand into Sparxx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sparxx's gas tank.

Ghost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparxx takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
Sparxx shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ghost counters with a stiff right hand.
Sparxx takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sparxx gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ghost counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Note Sparxx. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sparxx gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ghost breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparxx. Ghost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
Ghost with a jab.
Sparxx lands a nice shot that snaps Ghost's head back.
Sparxx throws an overhand right that lands on Ghost's shoulder, as Ghost tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ghost! But no joy.
Nathan Ghost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sparxx slips under a jab from Ghost.
Ghost misses with a lunging right hand
and Sparxx counters with a stiff right hand.

Sparxx shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sparxx was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ghost is trying to improve his position.
Ghost avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sparxx.
Ghost is not content to let Sparxx control the position.
Ghost is looking to regain half guard here but Sparxx keeps moving and retains side control.
Ghost is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghost is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sparxx decides to stand back up. Sparxx steps back and let's Ghost get back to his feet.
Sparxx swings for the body but Ghost moves out of range.
Ghost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ghost scores with a hook.
Ghost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparxx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Ghost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sparxx throws a hook but Ghost avoids it easily.
Ghost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sparxx avoids the body shot from Ghost.
Sparxx gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ghost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sparxx thinking.
Sparxx swings widly with a right hand
and Ghost counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Ghost dominated that round.
That's time! Sparxx's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ghost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparxx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Note Sparxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparxx has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ghost finds it's way round the side to connect with Sparxx's head.
Sparxx takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghost lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ghost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sparxx stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparxx lands a knee to the body.
Sparxx tries to land knees in the clinch but Ghost avoids the damage to the body.
Sparxx with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparxx has a couple of punches blocked by Ghost.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparxx.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ghost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ghost connects with the punch.
Ghost scores with a body shot.
Ghost lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Ghost does it's job there.
Sparxx closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ghost circles away.
It seemed like Ghost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ghost throws a body punch but Sparxx moves out of range.
Ghost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Sparxx clinches up against the cage.
Sparxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sparxx obliges.
Ghost is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx is trying to drag Ghost to the mat but Ghost just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sparxx lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparxx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparxx putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ghost in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparxx scores with a knee to the head.
Ghost tries to work over Sparxx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparxx crunches a lovely knee into Ghost's ribcage.
Sparxx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghost stops a takedown attempt from Sparxx.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Note Sparxx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparxx lands an uppercut.
Ghost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sparxx throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ghosts head.
Sparxx misses with some punches.

Ghost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparxx shoots and misses
and Ghost counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx misses with a hook
and Ghost counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghost cracks Sparxx with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ghost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ghost throws a big shot that misses.
Sparxx half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ghost stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparxx. Sparxx gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ghost! But no joy.
Sparxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ghost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparxx tries to counter with a takedown but Ghost is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparxx pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghost thuds a left hand into Sparxx's body.
Jab, jab by Ghost - just one landing.
Sparxx slips a jab from Ghost.
Sparxx tries to clinch up but Ghost circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparxx walks into a straight right hand from Ghost.
A jab from Ghost finds it's way through Sparxx's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghost misses with a wild body shot.
Ghost misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Sparxx tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Ghost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ghost throws a hook but Sparxx avoids it easily.
Ghost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sparxx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghost.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghost.
Sparxx shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ghost as he avoids it easily.
Sparxx misses with an uppercut
letting Ghost counter with a right hand.
Sparxx takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Sparxx is rocked!
Ghost throws an uppercut from hell that sends Sparxx clean off his feet! He's out cold! Ghost stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Ghost!
Our winner, Nathan Ghost, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.