PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost comes to the cage accompanied by Castle in the Mist. Godeaux has chosen Battle Ready as his entrance music. Gentleman Ghost had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ghost
vs
Godeaux

180 cm
25
195 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

174 cm
31
163 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gentleman Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ghost.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghost.
Ghost is trying hard to land a takedown here. Godeaux sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghost is looking to land body kicks.
Ghost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Godeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godeaux misses with a low kick.
Ghost misses with a low kick.
Ghost lands a head kick. Godeaux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ghost slips a jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux misses with a double jab
and Ghost counters with a nice low kick that buckles Godeaux's knee momentarily.
Godeaux misses with a left hand
and Ghost counters with a low kick, right behind Godeaux 's knee.
Godeaux misses with a hook.
Godeaux misses with a straight left.
Godeaux misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Ghost counters with a takedown into side control.
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 in side control, throwing shots but Godeaux defends.
Ghost sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Godeaux is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ghost.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Godeaux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Godeaux is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ghost is controlling him well.
Godeaux manages to get back to half guard.
Ghost landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ghost thows a huge punch but Godeaux dodges it nicely.
Ghost prevents Godeaux from standing back up.
Ghost not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ghost working Godeaux over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost throwing shots but Godeaux is blocking nicely.
Godeaux tries to roll over but Ghost keeps him under control.
Ghost not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godeaux holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ghost landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 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.
Ghost is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost throws a strike but Godeaux avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ghost lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Godeaux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Godeaux scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Godeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Godeaux jabs Ghost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Godeaux tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghost misses with a right hand
and Godeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghost explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ghost scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Godeaux is predictable there
and Ghost counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghost was well out of range. Poor timing from Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Ghost just misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux Godeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghost lands a head kick. Godeaux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Boudreaux Godeaux has been cut.
Godeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghost makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ghost looks for the body kick but Godeaux saw that one coming.
Godeaux throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ghost.
Ghost shoots in but Godeaux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good leg kick by Ghost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ghost bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godeaux's head backwards.
Godeaux throws the left hand but Ghost avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godeaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boudreaux Godeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghost tries to move into range but Godeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ghost lands with a good body shot.
Ghost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gentleman Ghost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boudreaux Godeaux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ghost tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godeaux swivels and escapes.
Gentleman Ghost is winning the standup battle so far.
Godeaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Godeaux cracks Ghost with a good jab.
Ghost throws a leg kick but Godeaux moved away.
Ghost wants to land a leg kick but Godeaux is out of range.
Godeaux tries to work over Ghost's front leg with a kick but Ghost checks it.
Ghost takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ghost misses with a body kick.
Godeaux loads up on a big right hand but Ghost slips the punch.
Godeaux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Godeaux wants it to stay on the feet.
Ghost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Godeaux works over Ghost's head and body with a nice combination.
Godeaux looks to throw the jab but Ghost is out of range.
Godeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Godeaux checks a low kick from Ghost.
Nice straight punches there by Godeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Godeaux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ghost throws a low kick but Godeaux avoids it.

Ghost gets a takedown into half guard.
Ghost passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Godeaux!
Ghost unloading with bombs!
Ghost thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ghost looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Godeaux is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghost postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Godeaux bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ghost and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gentleman Ghost!
Our winner, Gentleman 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.