PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsu Mazono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsu Mazono looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mazono
vs
Costa

160 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Mazono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rai Costa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mazono goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mazono misses with the combination.
Mazono fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mazono as he jumps to the side.
Costa slips under a jab.
Mazono is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazono misses the target.
Mazono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Mazono misses its intended target.
Mitsu Mazono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mazono pinned against the cage. Mazono gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mitsu Mazono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rai Costa.
Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mazono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt - Mazono sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mazono just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazono circles away.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mazono as he jumps to the side.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Mazono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mazono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Mazono does no damage.
Mazono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costa slips a jab and a cross from Mazono.
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Costa slips a jab from Mazono.
Mazono misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Mazono swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Mitsu Mazono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazono misses with a looping right.
Mazono misses with a straight left.
Mazono is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mazono's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No luck for Costa with that takedown attempt.
Mazono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mazono misses with a looping right.
Mazono misses with a wild combination.
Mazono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazono misses with a hook.
Mazono misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Mazono swinging wilding here.
Mazono throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mazono as he jumps to the side.
Mazono lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Costa slips a straight right by Mazono.
A big right from Mazono misses.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mazono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mazono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mazono is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Costa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mazono throws the left hand but Costa avoids the punch easily.
Costa slips a jab and a cross from Mazono.
Mazono misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
Mazono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Mazono misses with a two punch combination.
Mazono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mazono pinned against the cage. Mazono gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsu Mazono dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mazono throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Costa fails with the takedown.
Mazono misses with a straight right.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mazono.
Costa tries for a takedown but Mazono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mazono looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Mazono shows good takedown defense.
Mitsu Mazono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rai Costa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mazono throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Nice shot by Mazono.
A big left from Mazono misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Mazono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazono looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Mazono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costa defending well as Mazono loads up on a big left hand.
Mazono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa shoots in but Mazono avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mazono throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Mazono stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mazono.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mazono throws a nice looking combination but Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mazono waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Costa.
Costa staying out of range there.
Costa slips under a jab.
Costa looks for a takedown but Mazono sprawls well.
Mazono misses with a looping right.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazono circles away.
Rai Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazono circles away.
Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mazono tries to avoid it but Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mazono to the ground. Mazono escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazono looks to throw the jab but Costa is out of range.
Costa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up with Mazono, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes Mazono against the cage but Mazono circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mazono missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Mazono gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costa stays in close to Mazono's body and controls the position.
Mazono avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to control from the top but Mazono keeps moving.
Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mazono keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Mazono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mazono will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazono throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costa shoots in and drives through. Mazono sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rai Costa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mazono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Mazono as Costa shoots in.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costa avoids the body shot from Mazono.
Mazono looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazono.
Costa moves away from the strike by Mazono.
Mazono throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mitsu Mazono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rai Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazono looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Mazono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Mazono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mazono swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mazono throws a jab when Costa was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa slips a jab and a cross from Mazono.
Mazono misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mazono looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
A jab from Mazono misses.
Costa closes the distance and clinches up with Mazono, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes Mazono against the cage but Mazono circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mazono missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mazono fails to land with a series of punches.
Mazono connects with the punch.
Mazono misses with the combination.
Costa fails with the takedown.
Mazono throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mazono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Costa tries for a takedown but Mazono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Costa slips a straight right by Mazono.
Mazono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mazono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.
Mazono throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Mazono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mazono misses with a straight right.
Costa slips a jab from Mazono.
Mazono lands the left hand.
Mazono throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mazono misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazono looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mazono.
Mazono throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Costa blocks a jab.
Mazono misses with a body shot.
Costa walks into a jab.
Mazono throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
No joy there for Mazono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mazono looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa fails with the takedown.
A combination from Mazono does no damage.
Mazono throws a right hand that Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Costa also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mazono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mazono throws a hook to the side of Costa's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazono looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mazono swivels and escapes.
Mazono pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazono lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mazono.
Mazono swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mazono misses with a wild body shot.
Mazono missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mazono throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Costa tries for a takedown but Mazono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsu Mazono showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mazono has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsu Mazono!