PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macon Ghosthood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armin Van Hellsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hellsing has chosen Pendulum - Tarantula as his entrance music. Armin Van Hellsing is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ghosthood
vs
Van Hellsing

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Macon Ghosthood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armin Van Hellsing!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hellsing stuffs the takedown attempt from Ghosthood. Ghosthood gets slowly back to his feet.

Van Hellsing gets tackled into the cage by Ghosthood. Ghosthood maintains the clinch.

Ghosthood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van Hellsing uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ghosthood is pulling down on Van Hellsing's head to control his posture.
Ghosthood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Hellsing manages to get himself to full guard.
Ghosthood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Van Hellsing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ghosthood landing with the ground and pound.
Ghosthood controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghosthood won't allow Van Hellsing to get back to his feet.
Van Hellsing can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghosthood controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Macon Ghosthood wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ghosthood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Hellsings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Van Hellsing gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ghosthood to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ghosthood pushing down on Van Hellsing's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ghosthood stands up out of the half guard.
Van Hellsing blocks a jab.
Ghosthood shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Hellsing tries to sprawl out of it but Ghosthood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Hellsing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ghosthood shoots for a takedown but Van Hellsing saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macon Ghosthood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghosthood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macon Ghosthood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghosthood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Hellsing is fending him off so far but Ghosthood persists. Nope, Van Hellsing circles away and we're back to standing.
Ghosthood keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Hellsing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hellsing moves to clinch but Ghosthood breaks away

and Ghosthood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Hellsing!
Ghosthood is breathing heavily.
Van Hellsing wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ghosthood landing punches.
Ghosthood controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Van Hellsing that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghosthood cracks Van Hellsing with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ghosthood controlling the pace for now.
Ghosthood's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghosthood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Hellsing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ghosthood.
Van Hellsing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ghosthood.
Van Hellsing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghosthood circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Hellsing moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Hellsing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Ghosthood shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Hellsing's guard.
Ghosthood stops Van Hellsing from standing up.
Van Hellsing is breathing heavily.

Ghosthood drops back looking for a leg! Van Hellsing is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Hellsing manages to kick Ghosthood off! Ghosthood jumps back into Van Hellsing's guard.

Ghosthood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hellsing throws a nice looking combination but Ghosthood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ghosthood has closed the distance and engaged Van Hellsing in a clinch.

Ghosthood tightens his grip and picks Van Hellsing up, before dumping him to the ground. Van Hellsing manages to land in guard.
Ghosthood is stalling in the full guard.
Ghosthood passes Van Hellsing's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ghosthood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Van Hellsing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ghosthood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ghosthood looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Ghosthood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Hellsing has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Ghosthood connects with a nice short shot to Van Hellsing's temple.
Ghosthood controlling the action here.
Van Hellsing has hold of Ghosthood's hands but Ghosthood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hellsing wants to get back to his feet.
Ghosthood perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Macon Ghosthood wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Hellsing wants to clinch but Ghosthood slips to the side

and Ghosthood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghosthood controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ghosthood scores with a takedown into Van Hellsing's guard.
Ghosthood is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Hellsing has wrist control.
Van Hellsing can't keep his opponent in guard - Ghosthood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Ghosthood 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ghosthood stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Van Hellsing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hellsing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ghosthood as he jumps to the side.
Van Hellsing throws a series of punches but Ghosthood avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ghosthood closes the distance and pushes Van Hellsing back into the cage.

Ghosthood has Van Hellsing pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ghosthood pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Van Hellsing tumbling to the mat - Ghosthood dives into Van Hellsing's guard.
Macon Ghosthood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghosthood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Van Hellsing is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ghosthood is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hellsing working a defensive guard but Ghosthood manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Van Hellsing's face as Ghosthood controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ghosthood landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hellsing is being controlled here.
Ghosthood lands some shots froms side control.
Ghosthood lands a nice forearm strike.
Ghosthood working the head with strikes.
Ghosthood takes a little break here. Van Hellsing wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ghosthood stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macon Ghosthood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghosthood 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macon Ghosthood!