PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 663 p4p, 776 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 85 p4p, 103 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Costeau
vs
Misawa

181 cm
30
175
20 - 15 - 1

182 cm
27
174
10 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Costeau. Misawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Misawa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Costeau lands with an uppercut that bounces Misawa off the cage and back into range.
Misawa tries to clinch there but Costeau circles away.
Costeau connects with a body shot.
Costeau is looking to slow Misawa down with leg kicks.
Costeau with a nice cross.
Misawa slips a straight right by Costeau.
Misawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Misawa. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Costeau's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misawa moves in looking to clinch but Costeau pushes him off.
It looked like Costeau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Misawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Costeau circles away.
Misawa throws a right hand that Costeau ducks under and follows up with a left that Costeau also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Misawa.
Misawa darts in trying to clinch
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costeau scores with a kick to the body.

Misawa gets a clinch.
Costeau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Misawa.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Costeau.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Costeau breaks from the clinch.
Misawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costeau.
Misawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Misawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costeau connects with a leg kick.
Costeau scores with a shot to the body.
Misawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Misawa.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that Costeau shrugs off.

Costeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costeau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misawa tries to clinch up.
Misawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Misawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Misawa tries to clinch there but Costeau circles away.
Misawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Misawa tries to clinch but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Costeau circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Misawa moves into range and clinches up with Costeau.
Misawa tries to work over Costeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Costeau.

Costeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costeau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Misawa will feel that in the morning.
Costeau misses with a body shot.

Misawa clinches up with Costeau and pushes him back against the cage.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Costeau 's eye.
Costeau lands with a left to the head.
Misawa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Misawa tries to throw a body punch but Costeau avoids it by throwing Misawa back against the cage.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Costeau blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costeau pushes Misawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Costeau on the inside.
Costeau letting Misawa take a breather here.
Costeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Misawa misses with the head strike.
Costeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Costeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costeau tries to throw a body punch but Misawa avoids it by throwing Costeau back against the cage.
Costeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Costeau dodges an elbow strike from Misawa.
Costeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Costeau is trying to break the clinch but Misawa is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Costeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costeau throws a big shot that misses.
Misawa closes the distance but Costeau moves to the side
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Misawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costeau throws a quick counter kick to the body but Misawa avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Costeau lands with a nice body punch.
Misawa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Misawa tries to clinch up
and Costeau counters with a head kick. That will keep Misawa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Misawa throws a good cross that connects.
Misawa is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Misawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau thumps Misawa with a low kick.
Costeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Misawa misses with a body punch
and Costeau counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Misawa misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Misawa lands a nice shot that snaps Costeau's head back.
Costeau connects with a solid leg kick.

Misawa darts in and clinches Costeau up against the cage.
Misawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Costeau controls his hands.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costeau.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Costeau 's eye.
Costeau lands with a short shot to the head.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costeau avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.

Costeau breaks from the clinch.
Misawa moves out of range as Costeau strikes.
Costeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costeau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misawa can do to turn this around?
Misawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Costeau.
Misawa walks into a stiff left hand from Costeau.
Misawa tries to clinch but Costeau moves out of range.

Misawa moves into the clinch.
Costeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misawa backwards.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misawa.
Misawa lands a right hand.
Mitsu Misawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costeau blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Costeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costeau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Misawa's sensitive parts.
Misawa looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Misawa tries to clinch but Costeau moves out of range.
Costeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Misawa tries to clinch
letting Costeau counter with a right hand.
Costeau connects with a body shot.
Costeau scores with a hook.
Misawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costeau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Costeau.
Costeau delivers a nice body kick.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Costeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costeau misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Misawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crunch! Costeau slams his shin into Misawa's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costeau is looking to counter punch.
Misawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Costeau.
Costeau throws a body kick that misses.
Misawa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Costeau throws a leg kick that misses.
Costeau thuds his right hand into Misawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Misawa sees coming a mile off.

Misawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Costeau manages to break the clinch.
Misawa moves out of range as Costeau strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Misawa misses.

Misawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costeau.

Costeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that second round.
That's time! Costeau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Misawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Misawa tries to clinch up.
A low kick lands for Costeau.
Costeau scores with a head kick. Misawa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Misawa.
Costeau avoids the body shot from Misawa.
Costeau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau throws an overhand right that lands on Misawa's shoulder, as Misawa tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Misawa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Costeau.
Misawa wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau connects with a solid leg kick.
Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Costeau circles away.

Misawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Misawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Costeau or not.
Costeau avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Misawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Misawa tries to work over Costeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Costeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Costeau manages to break the clinch.
Costeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Costeau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Misawa wants to clinch
and Costeau counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau misses with a kick to the body.
Misawa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Costeau counters with a big head kick but Misawa shrugs it off.
Misawa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Misawa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Costeau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Costeau scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau walks into a left hand.
Costeau lands a high kick!
Mitsu Misawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa darts in trying to clinch
and Costeau counters with a nice body kick.
Misawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Misawa wants to clinch but Costeau slips to the side
and Costeau counters with a thumping low kick.
Costeau tests Misawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Misawa wants to clinch up but Costeau keeps it at a distance.
Costeau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Misawa if he has to take too many more of those.
Misawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Misawa wants to clinch
enabling Costeau to counter with a crisp jab.

Misawa drives through and clinches with Costeau against the cage.

Costeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costeau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costeau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Misawa sees coming a mile off.
Misawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costeau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Misawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misawa lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costeau lands the left hand.
A shot to the liver by Costeau. Beautiful body shot.

Misawa rushes Costeau and presses him up against the cage.
Misawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Costeau seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misawa can turn it around.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Misawa.
A right hand to the body from Misawa.

Costeau breaks the clinch.
Costeau digs a good body shot into Misawa's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costeau, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
After winning the bout, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.