PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal has chosen Good King Wenceslas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Ghostal

165 cm
36
157 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

183 cm
33
145 lbs
31 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Ghostal.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ghostal throws a good cross that connects.
Ghostal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ghostal connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghostal scores with a decent looking hook.
Ghostal lands with an overhand left.
Ghostal circles away from the clinch attempt.

Allen clinches.
Ghostal lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ghostal.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ghostal has him pressed against the cage.
Ghostal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghostal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghostal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ghostal cracks the inside of Allen's front leg.
Ghostal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Allen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Ghostal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.
Allen tries for a takedown but Ghostal circles away easily
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen slips under a jab from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
Ghostal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allen misses with a hook. Ghostal ducked under it nicely.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghostal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ghostal slips under a jab.
Ghostal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Allen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ghostal defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Tad Ghostal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Ghostal there.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ghostal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
A lazy left from Ghostal finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Allen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghostal lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Ghostal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Allen trying to control but Ghostal is working from the bottom.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen is looking to pass into half guard but Ghostal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ghostal is in guard.
Ghostal wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghostal is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Ghostal from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tad Ghostal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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.
A big left from Ghostal misses.
Ghostal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Ghostal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ghostal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tad Ghostal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghostal tries to score with a low kick but Allen moves his leg out of the way.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ghostal counters with an outside leg kick.
Ghostal scores with a leg kick.
Ghostal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Allen defending well as Ghostal loads up on a big left hand.
Ghostal digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Ghostal lands an overhand right.
Ghostal misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen shoots in looking for a takedown but Ghostal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Allen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Ghostal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal thows a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ghostal counters with a head kick. That will keep Allen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ghostal scores with a punch to the head.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ghostals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allen tries to clinch there but Ghostal circles away.
Allen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Ghostal counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghostal throws a head kick that half lands.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ghostal lands a body shot.
Allen scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Ghostal pushes him off.
Ghostal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
Ghostal jabs at Allen's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ghostal misses the target.
Allen takes a swing at Ghostal's ribcage but misses.

Allen closes the distance and pushes Ghostal back into the cage.
Ghostal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghostal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Ghostal gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ghostal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghostal tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghostal working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Ghostal back against the cage.
Ghostal misses with some punches.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ghostal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ghostal.
A short uppercut from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ghostal lands a body shot.
Ghostal working aggressively here.
Allen letting Ghostal take a breather here.
Ghostal misses with a punch to the body.
Ghostal blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ghostal counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateus Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghostal connects with the punch.
Ghostal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ghostal - that will leave a mark!
Ghostal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghostal lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ghostal.
Nice uppercut lands for Ghostal. That snapped Allen's head back.
Ghostal connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Ghostal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ghostal scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Allen.
Ghostal looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.

Allen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Allen lands in his opponent's guard.
Allen trying to control but Ghostal is working from the bottom.
Ghostal is pulling down on Allen's head to control his posture.
Ghostal is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.

Ghostal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ghostal pulls Allen in to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Ghostal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ghostal postures up and lands a big shot to Allen's brow.
Ghostal wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Ghostal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mateus Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen working a defensive guard here.

Allen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ghostal defends it easily.
Allen working a defensive guard but Ghostal passes into half guard.
Allen wants to control the action here but instead Ghostal manages to pass to full mount!
Allen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Allen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghostal trying to control but Allen is having none of it.
Ghostal thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control but Ghostal is having none of it.
Allen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ghostal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ghostal connects with a nice short shot to Allen's temple.
Tad Ghostal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghostal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ghostal lands a nice short elbow.
Allen wants to control but Ghostal is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is refusing to be controlled, as Ghostal sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghostal drops an elbow to the side of Allen's head.
Ghostal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ghostal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Ghostal's attempts to control the action.
Allen taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghostal 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
Tad Ghostal very nearly forgot to thank Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.