PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal comes into the arena with Good King Wenceslas blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ghostal
vs
Robinson

183 cm
32
145 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

180 cm
35
158 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghostal counters with an outside leg kick.
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
Ghostal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghostal.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Ghostal is out of range.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Ghostal is out of range.
Ghostal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body kick from Ghostal.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Robinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson dips to his left and cracks Ghostal with an uppercut!
Ghostal scores with a leg kick.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghostal is just out of range.
Carlton Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Ghostal throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Ghostal lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Ghostal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robinson under the eye.
Ghostal thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
The crowd cheers as Robinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ghostal doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghostal counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Ghostal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghostal thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Ghostal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ghostal working some strikes from top position.
Ghostal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson controls Ghostal momentarily but Ghostal frees himself.
Ghostal wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Ghostal has Robinson pulled in close to control his posture.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Tad Ghostal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ghostal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an off balance right hand

and Ghostal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson looking to stall.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson is looking to control Ghostal's arms but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Ghostal swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghostal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Ghostal has the dominant position.
Ghostal lands an uppercut.
Ghostal prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Ghostal misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Ghostal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Robinson jabs Ghostal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghostal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghostal.
Ghostal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body

and Ghostal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ghostal.
Ghostal throws an elbow that misses. Robinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ghostal's guard. Nice move by Robinson!
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Ghostal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal is trying to keep Robinson in close.

Tad Ghostal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ghostal connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghostal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson tries to clinch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Ghostal connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson misses with a body shot
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghostal misses with a double jab.
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and Ghostal counters with an outside leg kick.
Ghostal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlton Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghostal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghostal counters with a leg kick.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ghostal.
Nice shot lands for Ghostal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson checks the leg kick.
Robinson checks a low kick from Ghostal.
Robinson throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Ghostal misses its intended target.
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ghostal off the cage and back into range.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghostal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Ghostal.
Ghostal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ghostal lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson throws a hook but Ghostal blocks it.
Ghostal slips a straight right by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Ghostal cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Ghostal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Ghostal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Ghostal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ghostal lands with a nice body punch.
Ghostal throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Ghostal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robinson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ghostal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghostal cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Ghostal's shoulder, as Ghostal tries to avoid the shot.
Ghostal staying out of range there.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghostal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Ghostal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to work over Ghostal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Robinson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ghostal is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Robinson to the mat. Robinson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ghostal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ghostal works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ghostal forces his way into half guard.
Tad Ghostal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghostal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.
Carlton Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to sweep but Ghostal has passed to side control!
Robinson keeps Ghostal under control for a moment.
Ghostal postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ghostal throws a strike aimed at the side of Robinson's head but Robinson avoids it well.
Ghostal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robinson some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Ghostal trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from Ghostal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Ghostal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal scores with punches from side control.
Robinson taking a bit of punishment here - Ghostal scoring with strikes.
Ghostal 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.
Ghostal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghostal trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Ghostal scoring with punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghostal 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
Tad Ghostal took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.