PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Ghosn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiki Ghosn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lakovic
vs
Ghosn

189 cm
32
181 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

182 cm
27
183 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Knockout power

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasha Lakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiki Ghosn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghosn throws a solid leg kick but Lakovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ghosn.
Lakovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Lakovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Lakovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ghosn tries a low kick but Lakovic avoids it.
Ghosn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lakovic.
Lakovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ghosn.
Ghosn moves out of range of the body kick from Lakovic.
Lakovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghosn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lakovic.
Ghosn is looking to slow Lakovic down with leg kicks.
Lakovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ghosn is looking to score with low kicks.
Ghosn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lakovic checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Ghosn misses
and Lakovic counters with a body kick.
Nice cross by Lakovic.
Ghosn throws out a leg kick but Lakovic moves out of range and Ghosn only half commits.
A low kick from Ghosn is predictable there
and Lakovic counters with a left to the body.
Lakovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ghosn swivels and escapes.
Ghosn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lakovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lakovic misses with a head kick.
Ghosn blocks the body kick.
Lakovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Lakovic throws a shot from downtown. Ghosn moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosn is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Lakovic as he checks the leg kick.
Lakovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ghosn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ghosn throws a body punch but Lakovic moves out of range.
Ghosn throws a leg kick but Lakovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ghosn feints and then cracks Lakovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lakovic down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ghosn looks to score with a jab to the body but Lakovic is just out of range.
Ghosn misses with an uppercut
and Lakovic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ghosn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lakovic misses with a body kick.
Lakovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ghosn looks to throw the jab but Lakovic is out of range.
A big left from Ghosn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghosn moves out of range as Lakovic throws a body kick.
Ghosn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lakovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ghosn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lakovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lakovic takes a swing at Ghosn's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghosn. Lakovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lakovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ghosn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lakovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lakovic.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ghosn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lakovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lakovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ghosn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lakovic throws the kick towards the body but Ghosn avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lakovic.
Lakovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Lakovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ghosn momentarily.
Ghosn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ghosn moves out of range of the body kick from Lakovic.
Ghosn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A shot to the liver by Ghosn. Beautiful body shot.
Lakovic checks a low kick from Ghosn.

Lakovic shoots in and bounces Ghosn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lakovic throwing strikes from guard but Ghosn blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sasha Lakovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lakovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Lakovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ghosn at a distance.
Ghosn moves out of range of the body kick from Lakovic.
Lakovic avoids the head kick by Ghosn.
Lakovic throws a hook but Ghosn avoids it easily.
Ghosn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lakovic is looking to land body kicks.
Lakovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ghosn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lakovic.
Jab from Ghosn.
Ghosn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lakovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lakovic lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosn throws a hook to the side of Lakovic's head but Lakovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghosn.
Lakovic misses with the combination.
Ghosn scores with a punch to the head.
Lakovic staying out of range there.
Lakovic shoots in for a double leg but Ghosn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ghosn ducks under a wild hook from Lakovic.
Sasha Lakovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghosn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ghosn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tiki Ghosn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghosn swings for the body but Lakovic moves out of range.
Lakovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ghosn.
Lakovic misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lakovic moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghosn. Lakovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lakovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lakovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lakovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lakovic, right into the meat.
Lakovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ghosn throws a lazy right hand but Lakovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lakovic looks to land a body kick but Ghosn moved away.
Ghosn blocks a head kick by Lakovic.
Lakovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghosn.
Ghosn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ghosn scores with a sloppy right hand. Lakovic should have avoided that one.
Ghosn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lakovic's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic slips a jab and a cross from Ghosn.
Lakovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ghosn is fending him off so far but Lakovic persists. Nope, Ghosn circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghosn. Lakovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ghosn misses with a looping right.
Ghosn misses with a kick to the body.
Ghosn throws a leg kick
and Lakovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ghosn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghosn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lakovic misses with an uppercut. Ghosn saw that one coming.
Lakovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lakovic moves away from the strike by Ghosn.
Ghosn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ghosn if he has to take too many more of those.
Ghosn scores with the left hand. Lakovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lakovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ghosn moves out of range easily.
Lakovic thuds his shin into the meat of Ghosn's side.
Lakovic throws a leg kick
and Ghosn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ghosn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lakovic moves away.
Nice defenses there by Lakovic.
Ghosn misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Lakovic with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Lakovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghosn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Ghosn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lakovic tries to land a leg kick but Ghosn saw it coming and moves away.
Ghosn avoids the head kick by Lakovic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ghosn.
Lakovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ghosn clobbers Lakovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lakovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ghosn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ghosn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lakovic - the referee stops the clock and Ghosn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lakovic. Ghosn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lakovic throws a wild body kick that Ghosn sees coming a mile off.
Lakovic blocks a leg kick.
Ghosn looks to land a left hand but Lakovic moved out of range nicely.
Ghosn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lakovic.
Ghosn misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosn misses with a low kick as Lakovic jumps back.
Ghosn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lakovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghosn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lakovic has time to react.

Lakovic scores a takedown into full mount!
Lakovic trying to control but Ghosn is having none of it.
Lakovic throws some wild stikes that Ghosn manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghosn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lakovic.
Lakovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lakovic 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.
Lakovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lakovic misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakovic won't let Ghosn get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Lakovic quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Lakovic but it's paid off an Ghosn is forced to tap! Nice work by Lakovic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sasha Lakovic!
Sasha Lakovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.