PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claud Van Staaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R The ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Staaden
vs
The ghost

200 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claud Van Staaden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, R The ghost!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Staaden lands a nice shot to the body.
The ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
The ghost looks gassed!
The ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
The ghost tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Staaden misses with a jab, cross combination.
The ghost tries to clinch up.
Van Staaden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Staaden swinging wildly here.
The ghost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.
The ghost takes one on the button.

It looks like R The ghost has been cut.
Van Staaden tests The ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Staaden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The ghost is looking to clinch but Van Staaden is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ghost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Staaden misses with the combination.
Van Staaden lands with a nice combination. The ghost backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Staaden.
Van Staaden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The ghost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Staaden throws a right hand that The ghost ducks under and follows up with a left that The ghost also avoids with ease.
Van Staaden misses with a wild combination.
Van Staaden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Staaden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Staaden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Staaden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Van Staaden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Staaden throws a shot to the body.
Van Staaden tries to bum rush The ghost with a series of wild strikes but The ghost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The ghost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Staaden scores with a punch to the head.
Van Staaden cracks The ghost with a good jab.
Van Staaden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Staaden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Staaden works the jab nicely.
The ghost is looking to clinch.
Van Staaden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The ghost.
Van Staaden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The ghost moves in looking to clinch but Van Staaden pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden lands a jab.
The ghost doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Staaden circles away.
Van Staaden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Staaden lands the left hand.
The ghost wants to clinch.
Van Staaden scores with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Staaden!
The fight stays on the outside here - The ghost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Van Staaden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Staaden. That snapped The ghost's head back.
Van Staaden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The ghost manages to avoid it.
The ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Staaden throws a nice looking combination but The ghost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Staaden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The ghost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Staaden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Staaden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Staaden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The ghost dodges the punch combination from Van Staaden.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Staaden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The ghost tries to clinch but Van Staaden is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claud Van Staaden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on R The ghost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The ghost slips a jab and a cross from Van Staaden.
R The ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The ghost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The ghost tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
The ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Staaden scores with a four punch combination!
Van Staaden takes a swing at The ghost's ribcage but misses.
The ghost takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Van Staaden.
Van Staaden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Staaden swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The ghost pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Staaden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Staaden tries to break free but The ghost pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Staaden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Van Staaden breaks the clinch.
Van Staaden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - The ghost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claud Van Staaden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Staaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Staaden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Staaden throws a combination. The ghost tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Staaden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The ghost.
Van Staaden keeps the fight on the outside.
The ghost wants to clinch up but Van Staaden keeps it at a distance.
The ghost tries to clinch but Van Staaden moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Staaden connects with a jab.
The ghost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Staaden connects with a jab.
The ghost tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
The ghost has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The ghost slips a jab and a cross from Van Staaden.
The ghost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Staaden with a nice cross.
Van Staaden is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Staaden misses with a two punch combination.
Van Staaden throws a combination. The ghost tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Staaden tries to bum rush The ghost with a series of wild strikes but The ghost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The ghost is looking to clinch but Van Staaden is avoiding it.
The ghost avoids a punch combination nicely.
The ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Staaden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The ghost can do to turn this around?
The ghost is looking to clinch but Van Staaden is avoiding it.
Van Staaden digs a good body shot into The ghost's ribs.
Van Staaden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Staaden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The ghost avoids a punch combination nicely.
The ghost tries to clinch but Van Staaden moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ghost tries to clinch up.
Van Staaden lands a slapping body shot.
A punch lands to the side of The ghost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The ghost slips a jab and a cross from Van Staaden.
The ghost is looking to clinch.
Van Staaden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The ghost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Staaden looks to land a combination but The ghost avoids it well.
A left and a right from Van Staaden both land. Nice combination.
Van Staaden looks to land a left hand but The ghost moved out of range nicely.
The ghost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The ghost needs to keep his hands up - Van Staaden had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claud Van Staaden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on R The ghost's cut.
That's time! Van Staaden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Van Staaden lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Staaden scores with a four punch combination!
Van Staaden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The ghost is looking to clinch but Van Staaden is avoiding it.
Van Staaden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Staaden throws a right hand that The ghost ducks under and follows up with a left that The ghost also avoids with ease.
Van Staaden keeps the fight on the outside.
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Staaden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Staaden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Staaden swats away the attempt to clinch by The ghost.
Van Staaden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The ghost circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ghost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Van Staaden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Staaden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The ghost circles away quickly and effectively.
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Staaden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Staaden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Staaden throws a series of strikes that have The ghost backpedaling.
The ghost moves in looking to clinch but Van Staaden pushes him off.
Van Staaden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The ghost circles away quickly and effectively.
The ghost doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Staaden circles away.
Van Staaden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Staaden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Staaden paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ghost slips a jab and a cross from Van Staaden.
The ghost tries to clinch but Van Staaden moves out of range.
Claud Van Staaden is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Van Staaden misses.
The ghost tries to clinch up.
Van Staaden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Staaden swinging wildly here.
The ghost doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Staaden circles away.
Van Staaden swats away the attempt to clinch by The ghost.
Van Staaden lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Staaden tries to bum rush The ghost with a series of wild strikes but The ghost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Staaden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Staaden lands a two punch combo.
The ghost tries to clinch but Van Staaden moves out of range.
Van Staaden looks to land a combination but The ghost avoids it well.
Van Staaden throws the left hand but The ghost avoids the punch easily.
Claud Van Staaden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Staaden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The ghost tries to clinch up but Van Staaden circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Staaden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The ghost wants to clinch up but Van Staaden keeps it at a distance.
Van Staaden misses with a two punch combination.
The ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Staaden scores with a three punch combo!
The ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Staaden swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Staaden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The ghost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Staaden lands with a shot to the body.
Van Staaden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Staaden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The ghost.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Staaden.
Van Staaden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Staaden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Staaden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Staaden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Staaden!
Van Staaden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
R The ghost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ghost has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claud Van Staaden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Staaden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claud Van Staaden!