PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ghost might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Castle in the Mist. Ramsay has chosen Can't Be Stopped as his entrance music. 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.

Ghost
vs
Ramsay

180 cm
23
214 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
220 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gentleman Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsay throws a leg kick

and Ghost counters with a single leg into guard. Ramsay didn't expect that.
Ghost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramsay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramsay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ramsay has momentary wrist control but Ghost slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramsay keeping moving, preventing Ghost from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Badr Ramsay.
Ghost dives in and grabs Ramsay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramsay pushes down on Ghost's head and hops out.
A low kick from Ramsay is predictable there
and Ramsay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ghost throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramsay counters with a big head kick but Ghost shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay lands a head kick. Ghost smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ramsay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghost.
Ramsay tries a head kick but it misses.
Badr Ramsay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ghost drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ghost is pushing down on Ramsay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramsay is fighting to maintain full guard but Ghost has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramsay is refusing to be controlled, as Ghost sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay wants to get back to full guard but Ghost has passed into side control.
Ramsay tries to bench press Ghost off him but Ghost keeps the position.
Ramsay is not content to let Ghost control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ghost with the ground and pound but Ramsay regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ghost missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramsay is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramsay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gentleman Ghost dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramsay misses with an uppercut
and Ghost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramsay misses with a leg kick
and Ghost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramsay thinking.
Ramsay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ghost counter with a right hand.

Ghost looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ramsay is positioning himself well to prevent Ghost advancing to mount.
Ghost seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramsay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost misses with a head shot. Ramsay uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ramsay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ghost trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two 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.
Ghost missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramsay wants to get back to his feet but Ghost passes into half guard.
Ghost seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramsay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ghost missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramsay is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghost working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ghost scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ghost throwing shots but Ramsay is blocking nicely.
Ghost passes to full mount!
Ghost landing strikes from the mount and Ramsay is in trouble!

It looks like Badr Ramsay has been cut.
Ghost raining down shots from the mount!
Ramsay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ramsay is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is squirming around, avoiding Ghost's attempts to control the action.
Ghost misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ghost has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ramsay's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghost scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramsay?
Ramsay is still in real trouble! Can Ghost finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ramsay seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramsay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gentleman Ghost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Badr Ramsay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramsay throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ghost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramsay throws a leg kick
and Ghost counters with a left to the body.
Ramsay misses with a jab to the body

and Ghost counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ramsay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghost controls the pace.
Gentleman Ghost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghost thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost won't allow Ramsay to get back to his feet.
Ramsay is trying to control the position but Ghost postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ghost pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramsay is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Badr Ramsay.
Ghost with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramsay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown but Ramsay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramsay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ghost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramsay circles away.
Ghost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gentleman Ghost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramsay thows a leg kick but Ghost checks it
and Ghost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramsay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramsay throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ghost counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ramsay pushes Ghost off but Ghost dives into side control.
Ghost lands an elbow.
Ramsay wants to control but Ghost postures up.
Ghost looks up at the clock and then as Ramsay takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ghost smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

The cut above Badr Ramsay's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ghost throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ghost trying to control the action but Ramsay is working from the bottom.
Ghost taking a break here but Ramsay is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ghost missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gentleman Ghost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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