PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor De Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Costa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Synphony of Destruction by Megadeth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cowell
vs
De Costa

225 cm
26
300 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

200 cm
25
270 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Cowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razor De Costa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowell shoots in but De Costa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cowell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Costa swivels and escapes.
Cowell throws the kick towards the body but De Costa avoids it.
De Costa cracks Cowell with an open hand slap.

It looks like Anderson Cowell has been cut.
De Costa is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cowell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Cowell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cowell looks for a takedown but De Costa sprawls well.
De Costa throws a jab when Cowell was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from De Costa. No joy for Cowell on that attempt.
De Costa looks to throw a body kick

and Cowell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Costa's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cowell tries to free his leg and advance position but De Costa is retaining full guard.
De Costa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cowell.
Cowell wants to control from the top but De Costa keeps moving.
De Costa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cowell manages to get himself to full guard.
De Costa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cowell 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell trying to control the position.
De Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Costa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Costa cracks Cowell with a solid left hand.
Cowell controls De Costa momentarily but De Costa frees himself.
De Costa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cowell looking for a sweep. Not yet Cowell, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Costa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Costa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Costa is working Cowell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Cowell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Costa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Costa is looking to stand up but Cowell won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Costa landing some decent shots from guard.
De Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Cowell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Costa defends it easily.
Cowell is breathing heavily.
De Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cowell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Costa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Costa works over Cowell with some ground and pound from guard.
De Costa scoring with some ground and pound.
De Costa stands up over Cowell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.

Cowell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Costa distracts Cowell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cowell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Costa won't allow Cowell to sweep him here.

Cowell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Costa lands a couple of elbows.
De Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cowell is keeping the position for now.

De Costa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Cowell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cowell wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Costa is in close to Cowell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cowell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cowell wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Costa works over Cowell with some ground and pound from guard.
De Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Costa landing some decent shots from guard.
De Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Cowell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Costa thows a big elbow that misses.

Cowell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Costa distracts Cowell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor De Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Cowell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Costa lands a left and a right that send Cowell crashing to the mat, dazed. De Costa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A combination from De Costa does no damage.
De Costa misses with a combination

and Cowell counters with a takedown into side control.
Razor De Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Cowell looking to control but instead De Costa has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Cowell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Costa taking some punishment here, with Cowell in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Costa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cowell is working away from the top position though.

Cowell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Costa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cowell.

Cowell seems to be working for a kimura but De Costa defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Costa is looking to control Cowell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Costa avoid being mounted?
Cowell trying to control the action but De Costa is working from the bottom.
Cowell stops De Costa from getting back to his feet.
Cowell wants to advance to full mount but De Costa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cowell fails with a takedown attempt.
Cowell shoots in and drives through. De Costa sprawls well.
Razor De Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cowell circles away quickly and effectively.
Cowell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Costa's waist but De Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cowell off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Cowell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Costa throws a series of punches but Cowell avoids them all with ease.
Cowell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Costa swivels and escapes.
De Costa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Costa lands with a big left! Cowell is wobbled badly! De Costa comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Cowell to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Razor De Costa!