PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casper Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alessandro St Pierre enters the cage!

Ghost
vs
St Pierre

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Casper Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessandro St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ghost shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ghost keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

Ghost gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A cross from St Pierre lands.
Ghost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Ghost shoots in and bounces St Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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 stands up from St Pierre's guard - Ghost perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
Ghost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ghost is breathing heavily.
Ghost walks into a straight right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown

and Ghost counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in St Pierre's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre is trying to keep Ghost in close.
Ghost passes St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Well, if Ghost is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ghost. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ghost pushing down on St Pierre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost prevents St Pierre from standing back up.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Ghost, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ghost working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on St Pierre's thigh. St Pierre counters though and makes it back to full guard.
St Pierre wants to stand up but Ghost is controlling him.
Ghost has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
Ghost trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St Pierre has Ghost pulled in close to control his posture.
Ghost wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Casper Ghost just wasn't active enough.
Ghost tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
Ghost stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
St Pierre throws out a powerful jab.

St Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ghost did well to prevent St Pierre getting side control.
Ghost blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Casper Ghost will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

St Pierre shoots in but Ghost avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
St Pierre lands with a right hand.
St Pierre scores with a nice head shot.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ghost is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ghost just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierre's brow.
Ghost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ghost is trying to trip St Pierre. He has hold of a leg but St Pierre is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ghost persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Ghost isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Ghost decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
Ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Ghost sprawls well.
St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ghost on the side of the head.
St Pierre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Ghost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Casper Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro St Pierre.
Nice jab there from St Pierre.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ghost.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ghost is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Ghost circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
Good exchange - St Pierre coming out on top.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from St Pierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre tests Ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alessandro St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from St Pierre lands.
Casper Ghost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Pierre is defended easily by Ghost.

Ghost shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghost is working away from the top position though.
Ghost working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ghost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ghost looking to finish St Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for St Pierre!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Casper Ghost will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ghost quickly recovers to half guard.

Ghost manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Ghost on that attempt.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses.
Ghost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Pierre lands with a right hand.
St Pierre throws a good cross that connects.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre clobbers Ghost with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ghost moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Ghost tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
Good shot there by St Pierre.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by St Pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for St Pierre.
Ghost ducks right into an uppercut from St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ghosts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ghost with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Pierre.
St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Ghost's body.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ghost sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
St Pierre connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre cracks Ghost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a glancing blow to the side of Ghost's head.
St Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
Ghost takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghost slaps away a takedown attempt from St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ghost clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.

Ghost is trying to trip St Pierre. He has hold of a leg but St Pierre is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ghost persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Ghost is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghost throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre managing to control the position.
Casper Ghost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ghost is controlling him.
Alessandro St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghost sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Ghost is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Ghost is very close to passing his half guard.
Casper Ghost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Ghost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ghost has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

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