PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lomax
vs
Costa

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
21
296 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Lomax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Costa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax shoots for a double leg takedown but Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Lomax's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Costa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lomax fails with a takedown attempt.
Lomax shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lomax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa stuffs the takedown attempt from Lomax. Lomax gets slowly back to his feet.

Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lomax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lomax regains half guard.
Lomax works his way to full guard. Good work.
Costa trying to control but Lomax is working from the bottom.
Lomax is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lomax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Costa manages to get himself to full guard.
Costa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax landing some decent shots from guard.
Costa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lomax cracks Costa with a solid left hand.
Lomax distracts Costa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lomax is in close to Costa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lomax throwing strikes from guard but Costa blocks nicely.
Lomax postures up.

Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lomax defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Costa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lomax with a poor takedown

and Costa counters with a takedown into side control.
Lomax gets back to half guard.
Costa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lomax punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lomax missing with punches from the bottom.
Lomax moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Costa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lomax keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Lomax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lomax is on top in guard.
Lomax keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costa's head.

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.
Lomax scoring with some ground and pound.
Costa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lomax.
Costa wants to stand and escape but Lomax is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomax pushing down on Costa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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. Lomax connects with a nice short shot to Costa's temple.
Lomax throws a strike but Costa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lomax keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costa's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lomax's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lomax is looking to work some ground and pound but Costa has wrist control.
Lomax working some strikes from top position.
Lomax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Costa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lomax off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lomax tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily

and Costa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Costa tries to stand but Lomax is controlling from the bottom.
Lomax lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Lomax looking for a sweep. Not yet Lomax, not yet.
Costa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lomax. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lomax trying to strike off his back.
Lomax manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Costa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lomax has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Costa tries to hold on but Lomax pushes him away.
Lomax lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lomax lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax working Costa over with strikes here.
Lomax lands a heavy elbow.
Lomax cracks Costa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lomax with good strikes from the mount here!
Lomax with the ground and pound from mount.
Lomax with shots to the head and body - Costa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lomax breaks from Costa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lomax scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lomax connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Costa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lomax lands with some strikes.
Lomax putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lomax working the ground and pound effectively.
Corey Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands a nice shot to the head.
Lomax landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lomax is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Costa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Costa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Costa taking shots to the head.
Lomax landing strikes from the mount and Costa is in trouble!
The referee warns Costa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Costa tries to lock up and control but Lomax gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lomax landing strikes from the mount.
Lomax postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Costa looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lomax cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax landing shots from mount.
Lomax scoring with strikes but Costa is staying in there.
Costa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Costa gets back to full guard.
Lomax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lomax loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lomax throwing strikes from guard but Costa blocks nicely.
Lomax cracks Costa with a solid left hand.
Lomax with a nice head shot there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Costa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lomax thows a big elbow that misses.
Costa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lomax fails with the takedown

and Costa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lomax!
Costa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lomax really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Costa trying to control but Lomax is having none of it.
Lomax slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lomax doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Costa won't allow Lomax to sweep him here.
Lomax throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Costa is in close to Lomax's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lomax throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lomax looking for a sweep. Not yet Lomax, not yet.
Lomax is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lomax drops an elbow to the side of Costa's head.
Lomax throwing shots but Costa is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax moves nicely into side control.
Lomax lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lomax working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Costa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lomax connects with a decent elbow.
Lomax scoring with punches and elbows.
Lomax throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lomax shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Costa counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Lomax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lomax.
Costa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lomax.

Costa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Costa is trying to control the position but Lomax postures up.
Lomax works over Costa with some ground and pound from guard.
Lomax works over Costa with some ground and pound from guard.
Lomax is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lomax thows a big elbow that misses.
Lomax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lomax throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to stand but Lomax is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lomax shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lomax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lomax loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lomax throwing strikes but missing.
Lomax preventing the sweep.
Lomax working some strikes from top position.
Lomax content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lomax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lomax's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lomax passes Costa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Costa tries to roll over but Lomax keeps him under control.
Lomax throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costa landing rabbit punches to the side of Lomax's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Nice strikes from Lomax there.
Lomax slips a nice elbow through Costa's hands, connecting with Costa's forehead.
Lomax has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Costa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lomax breaks from Costa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
George Lomax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corey Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Lomax.
Well Costa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

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