PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa has chosen Head Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanchez
vs
Costa

200 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Costa!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a push kick but Costa slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Costa has managed to clinch.

Costa has clasped his hands together around Sanchez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Costa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Costa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Costa has eaten all the pies!
Costa trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Costa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Costa landing a few strikes.
Costa throws an elbow but Sanchez slips to the side and avoids it well.

Costa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanchez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Costa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Costa wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Sanchez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Costa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Costa saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Kevin Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Costa clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Costa.
Costa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sanchez fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.

Costa jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Costa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Costa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is trying to keep Sanchez in close.

Costa is working an open guard so Sanchez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Costa darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Costa working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Costa goes for a takedown attempt but Sanchez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kevin Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Costa.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Costa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Costa.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Costa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanchez but Sanchez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Costa backs away looking to recover.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Costa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Costa showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.

Costa seems to be working for a kimura but Sanchez defends the submission attempt.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Costa is controlling him

Sanchez is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.

Sanchez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Costa clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Costa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costa misses with the combination.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Costa.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Costa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Costa.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Sanchez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kevin Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez works over Costa's head and body with a nice combination.

Costa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Costa cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Costa blocks an uppercut.

Costa breaks the clinch.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Costa shoots in.
Kevin Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses

and Costa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Costa controlling the action here.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Costa is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.

Sanchez kicks off Costa and gets to his feet.

Costa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Costa getting side control.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Costa is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to get back to is feet but Costa passes into side control.
Costa grinds an elbow into Sanchez's temple.
Eduardo Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez is trying to buck Costa off.
Costa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sanchez tries to escape but Costa is in control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Costa is having none of it.
Costa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Costa.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Costa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Costa.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.

Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Costa drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Costa wants a takedown.

Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.

Costa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanchez's half guard.
Sanchez is trying to escape back to his feet but Costa uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Costa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sanchez to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sanchez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costa stops Sanchez from standing up.
Sanchez is looking to stand back up but Costa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes Costa off looking to stand but Costa dives back in and keeps control.

Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez tries to kick Costa off but Costa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Costa. Costa gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costa.
Costa wants to clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Costa misses.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Costa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sanchez did well to prevent Costa getting side control.

Sanchez pushes Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Kevin Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Costa.
Costa dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Costa's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez leaves Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Costa stops Sanchez from standing up.
Costa distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Costa stops Sanchez from standing up.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sanchez kicks Costa off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Costa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a leg kick

and Costa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez tries to kick Costa off in order to stand up. Costa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Costa!