PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peralta has chosen Apaga, mas não bate as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Costello
vs
Peralta

185 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Costello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Peralta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costello misses with the combination.
Peralta avoids the head kick by Costello.
Costello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peralta.
Peralta shoots in looking for a takedown. Costello tries to sprawl out of it but Peralta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peralta shoots in looking for a takedown. Costello tries to sprawl out of it but Peralta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Costello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peralta circles away quickly and effectively.
Costello scores with a jab.

Peralta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Peralta lands in his opponent's guard.
Costello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peralta is trying to get back to full guard.

Peralta actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Costello seems content to control.
Costello tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peralta controls his leg.
Costello wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peralta keeps working.
Costello wants to stand but Peralta has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Costello wants to take a breather but Peralta is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peralta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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.
Peralta blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Costello misses.
Costello is breathing heavily.
Peralta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Costello tries to avoid it but Peralta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Costello to the ground. Costello escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John Costello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Peralta.
Costello misses with a two punch combination.
Peralta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Peralta with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Peralta or perhaps it was just good defense by Costello which made him look bad.
Costello looks to land a combination but Peralta avoids it well.
Costello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costello misses with a two punch combination.

Peralta gets a takedown into half guard.

Peralta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peralta looks to land a strike but Costello avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Peralta lands a couple of digs.

Peralta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Costello dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Peralta working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Costello has passed into half guard!

Peralta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costello is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peralta with the active half guard here but Costello passes nicely into side control.
Peralta is trying to get back to half guard.
Costello controlling from side mount.

Costello stands up and beckons Peralta to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Costello dominated that round.
That's time! Costello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Costello scores with a hook.
Costello lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peralta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peralta looks for a takedown but Costello sprawls well.
Peralta dodges the punch combination from Costello.
Peralta closes the distance and clinches up with Costello, looking for a takedown. Peralta pushes Costello against the cage but Costello circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Costello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Peralta.
Costello throws a series of punches but Peralta moves out of range.
Peralta shoots in and drives through. Costello sprawls well.
Costello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peralta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costello misses with a few strikes there.
Peralta shoots in for a double leg but Costello sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peralta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costello pinned against the cage. Costello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Costello throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Costello does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costello swinging wilding here.
Peralta fails with a takedown attempt.
Costello throws a series of punches but Peralta moves out of range.

Peralta looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Costello!
Costello wants to try and get back to his feet.
Peralta is landing with some decent strikes but Costello is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Peralta swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Costello is now in Peralta's guard. A big mistake from Peralta there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peralta working for a triangle but Costello defends it easily.
Peralta wants to improve his position but instead Costello has moved into half guard.
Peralta is looking for a sweep. Costello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peralta throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Costello wants to work for an arm triangle but Peralta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta moves into full guard.
Peralta wants to sweep here but Costello controlling him for the moment.
Peralta trying to control the position.
Peralta looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Costello puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Peralta is in trouble now - Costello has advanced to mount!

Costello stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costello misses with the combination.
Peralta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costello is fending him off so far but Peralta persists. Nope, Costello circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Costello.
Peralta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peralta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peralta fails to land the takedown.
Peralta shoots in but Costello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Costello throws a right and a left that Peralta avoids nicely.
Costello misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Costello dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Peralta feints and as Costello raises his hands in defense, Peralta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Costello scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Peralta shoots for a takedown but Costello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Costello misses with a two punch combination.
Costello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costello throws a right hand that Peralta ducks under and follows up with a left that Peralta also avoids with ease.
Costello throws a nice looking combination but Peralta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Costello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Costello. No joy for Peralta on that attempt.
Peralta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costello is fending him off so far but Peralta persists. Nope, Costello circles away and we're back to standing.
John Costello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Peralta.
Jab from Costello.

Peralta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peralta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costello wants to sweep here but Peralta controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta throwing strikes from guard but Costello blocks nicely.
Peralta trying to control the position from guard on top but Costello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costello wants to sweep but no luck.
Peralta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peralta wants to control from the top but Costello keeps moving.
Costello is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Peralta shoots in looking for a takedown. Costello tries to sprawl out of it but Peralta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Costello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Costello misses with a series of wild punches.
Peralta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costello's waist but Costello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peralta off to one side.
Costello throws a nice looking combination but Peralta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Peralta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Peralta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Costello is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Costello has escaped and now he's on top!
Peralta looking for a sweep. Not yet Peralta, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Costello passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peralta can't do much from the bottom here.

Costello has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Horrible takedown by Peralta or perhaps it was just good defense by Costello which made him look bad.
Costello tries to bum rush Peralta with a series of wild strikes but Peralta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Costello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Peralta shoots in and drives through. Costello sprawls well.
Costello throws a series of punches but Peralta avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peralta.

Peralta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Peralta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Peralta blocks the strikes from Costello.

Peralta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peralta trying to control from half guard but Costello is working away.
Carlos Peralta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costello is trying is best to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Peralta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costello 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Costello!