PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Pollack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard The Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pollack
vs
The Ghost

182 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
209 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Pollack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard The Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Pollack or perhaps it was just good defense by The Ghost which made him look bad.
The Ghost lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Ghost tries to clinch there but Pollack circles away.
The Ghost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pollack.

Pollack tries to keep at a distance but The Ghost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from The Ghost - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from The Ghost.
Pollack is looking to break free of the clinch but The Ghost has double underhooks.
Pollack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pollack misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Ghost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pollack wants to stall.
The Ghost stalls.
Pollack can't find room to land a body shot as The Ghost controls the action.
A short left from The Ghost.
The Ghost lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from The Ghost.
A nice left hand lands by Pollack.
A short body shot lands from The Ghost as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollack misses with a punch on the inside.
Pollack looking for a takedown.
The Ghost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pollack can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Ghost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Ghost receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The Ghost prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Pollack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ghost leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for The Ghost.
The Ghost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Ghost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pollack backwards.
Pollack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Ghost backwards.
Pollack is working for takedown but The Ghost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pollack misses with a punch on the inside.
The Ghost cracks Pollack with a nice body shot.
The Ghost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Ghost pushes Pollack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pollack is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from The Ghost as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Ghost lands a body shot.
The Ghost controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Ghost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollack or not.
The Ghost is pushing Pollack up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on The Ghost's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for The Ghost.
Pollack throws a punch but it's blocked by The Ghost.
Nice body punch from The Ghost - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Ghost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from The Ghost as the two fighters clinch.
The Ghost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pollack up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pollack lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Ghost lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollack throws a punch but it's blocked by The Ghost.
Pollack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pollack goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Ghost prevents it.
Pollack tries a body shot but The Ghost blocks it.
Pollack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pollack misses with some punches.
The Ghost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollack or not.
The Ghost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pollack trying to stall but The Ghost improves his position.
The Ghost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pollack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Ghost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Ghost effectively controlling the action here.
The Ghost lands with a left to the head.
The Ghost lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pollack letting The Ghost take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gerard The Ghost.
The Ghost tries to clinch up but Pollack circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost tries to clinch up but Pollack circles away and keeps his distance.
The Ghost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pollack.
The Ghost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Ghost wants it to stay on the feet.

The Ghost clinches up with Pollack and pushes him back against the cage.
The Ghost stalling in the clinch.
Pollack has a couple of punches blocked by The Ghost.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Ghost.
The Ghost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Ghost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Ghost stalling in the clinch but Pollack improves position.
The Ghost lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pollack is leaning against The Ghost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pollack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from The Ghost.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Ghost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ghost looking to stall.
Pollack wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pollack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard The Ghost dominated that round.
That's time! Pollack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pollack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pollack misses with a hook. The Ghost ducked under it nicely.
The Ghost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pollack circles away from the clinch attempt.

The Ghost pushes Pollack up against the cage in a clinch.
Pollack misses with some punches.
The Ghost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pollack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Ghost has Pollack pressed against the cage, preventing Pollack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Ghost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Ghost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pollack has a couple of punches blocked by The Ghost.
The Ghost lands a shot to the body.
Pollack tries to work over The Ghost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Ghost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pollack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Ghost lands a shot to the body.
Pollack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pollack is trying to break the clinch but The Ghost has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from The Ghost as the two fighters clinch.
Pollack is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollack has a couple of punches blocked by The Ghost.
The Ghost stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from The Ghost.
Pollack throws a head punch that misses.
The Ghost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pollack lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Ghost stalling the fight.
Pollack misses with the head strike.
The Ghost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Ghost is pressed up against the cage. Pollack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Ghost down to the mat. The Ghost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Ghost scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Ghost, right into the meat.
Pollack circles away from the clinch attempt.

The Ghost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Ghost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pollack is looking to break free of the clinch but The Ghost has double underhooks.
Pollack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Ghost gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Ghost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pollack up against the cage.
The Ghost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollack or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollack misses with a body punch.
The Ghost effectively controlling the action here.
The Ghost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Ghost cracks Pollack with a nice body shot.
The Ghost lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Pollack.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Ghost trying to control the position but instead, Pollack has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Ghost into the cage.
The Ghost stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gerard The Ghost.
The Ghost is looking to clinch.

The Ghost closes the distance and pushes Pollack back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Ghost digs a right hand underneath Pollack's ribcage. Pollack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pollack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from The Ghost.
A short right from Pollack on the inside.
The Ghost lands with a light punch inside.
The Ghost has Pollack pressed against the cage, preventing Pollack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Ghost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pollack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pollack.
Pollack working hard to break the clinch.
The Ghost blocking some punches.
The Ghost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Ghost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pollack as The Ghost tries to tie him up.
Pollack pushes The Ghost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Ghost lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Ghost dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Ghost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pollacks head.
Pollack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Ghost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Pollack. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollack tries to throw a body punch but The Ghost avoids it by throwing Pollack back against the cage.
The Ghost slows down the pace here.

Pollack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Ghost tries to clinch but Pollack moves out of range.
Pollack shoots for a takedown but The Ghost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pollack throws an overhand right that lands on The Ghost's shoulder, as The Ghost tries to avoid the shot.
Pollack swats away the attempt to clinch by The Ghost.
Pollack throws a lazy right hand but The Ghost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from The Ghost as Pollack shoots in.
The Ghost tries to clinch but Pollack is having none of it.
Pollack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Ghost ducks under a wild hook from Pollack.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Ghost has Pollack up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from The Ghost - that landed with a thud.
Pollack working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard The Ghost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The Ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.

The Ghost instigates a clinch.
The Ghost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pollack is working for takedown but The Ghost is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from The Ghost as the two fighters clinch.
The Ghost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pollack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Ghost clinches up with Pollack and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for The Ghost.
The Ghost is working Pollack over against the cage.
The Ghost is stalling here.
The Ghost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Ghost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pollack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pollack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Ghost's elbow.
The Ghost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from The Ghost.
A short right from The Ghost on the inside.
The Ghost wants to stall.
The Ghost stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from The Ghost.
A right hook to the body lands for The Ghost.
Still in the clinch, Pollack scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Ghost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pollack.
The Ghost lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Ghost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pollack is trying to maintain a safe position but The Ghost gets an underhook and turns Pollack into the cage.
The Ghost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Ghost gets through Pollack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, The Ghost scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Ghost is struggling to control the position.
Pollack misses with a punch on the inside.
The Ghost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Ghost pushes Pollack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Ghost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Ghost prevents Pollack from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Ghost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pollack tries to stall but The Ghost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Pollack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollack throws a nice looking combination but The Ghost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pollack missing with a left hand there. The Ghost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The Ghost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pollack, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollack has a couple of punches blocked by The Ghost.
A left hand lands to the body for The Ghost.
The Ghost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pollack.
A head punch on the inside from Pollack fails to land.
Pollack misses with the head strike.
Pollack is trying to break the clinch but The Ghost is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for The Ghost.
The Ghost stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Ghost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollack or not.
Pollack being controlled against the cage.
The Ghost blocks a body shot from Pollack.
The Ghost lands a shot to the body.

Pollack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Ghost stuns Pollack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

The Ghost clinches up against the cage.
The Ghost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from The Ghost - that landed with a thud.
The Ghost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Ghost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pollack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from The Ghost.
The Ghost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Ghost's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Ghost makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pollack misses with some punches.
The Ghost lands a shot to the body.
The Ghost works on Pollack's body with a couple of short punches.
The Ghost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Ghost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pollack.
A body shot lands from The Ghost.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from The Ghost - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from The Ghost.
The Ghost stalling in the clinch.
Pollack is looking to break free of the clinch but The Ghost has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Ghost.
The Ghost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollack or not.
The Ghost scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost lands with a left to the head.
The Ghost stalls.
Gerard The Ghost seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Ghost lands with a light punch inside.
The Ghost prevents Pollack from breaking the clinch.
Pollack misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Ghost lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Ghost pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from The Ghost.
The Ghost presses Pollack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Ghost is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Ghost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Ghost slowing the pace effectively.
Pollack misses with some punches.
The Ghost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from The Ghost.
Jackson Pollack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Ghost scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard The Ghost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Ghost has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30

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