PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Costa
vs
Andre

169 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa cracks the inside of Andre's front leg.

Costa moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Costa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.

Andre gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Andre seems to be working for a kimura but Costa defends the submission attempt.
Costa gets full guard.

Andre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andre won't allow Costa to sweep him here.
Costa working a defensive guard here.
Andre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andre thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
Costa trying to hold on to Andre's head to control him but Andre postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luiz Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Andre misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Costa.
Costa wants to clinch.
Andre avoids the body shot from Costa.
Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Andre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Andre punishes Costa's body with a nice straight punch.
Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa tries to clinch there but Andre circles away.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Andre sizes up Costa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Costa misses with a kick to the body.
Andre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andre misses with the combination.
Andre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Costa moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Costa prevents a body shot from Andre.

Andre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Andre does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a series of punches but Andre moves out of range.
Costa walks into a left hand.
Costa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Andre misses with a double jab
and Costa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Andre really felt that one!
Andre looks gassed!
Jab, jab by Andre - just one landing.
Andre looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Andre misses with a straight right.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Andre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andre throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Costa.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a head kick but Andre moves out of range.

Andre tries to keep at a distance but Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andre has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andre blocking some punches.
Costa working aggressively here.
Andre stalling in the clinch but Costa improves position.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Andre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andre misses with the head strike.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Costa lands with a left to the head.
Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costa slowing the pace effectively.
Costa misses with some punches.
Costa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Andre up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andre's defenses.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andre blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Andre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Andre throws a combination. Costa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andre throws a combination that misses
and Costa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A thudding body kick lands there by Costa!
Andre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Costa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Andre will feel that in the morning.

Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andre, pushing him back against the cage.
Andre has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andre struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
Andre misses with a body punch.
Costa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Andre is breathing heavily.
Costa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Andre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Andre prevents a body shot from Costa.
Costa digs a right hand underneath Andre's ribcage. Andre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Costa.
Andre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andre blocking some punches.
Costa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andre can't break the clinch.
Costa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costa is working Andre over against the cage.
Andre can't break the clinch.
Andre has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a head punch that misses.
Costa slowing the pace effectively.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa is looking to control Andre's arms but Andre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Costa has his back to the cage.
Costa lands a left hand.
Andre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andre.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Costa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andre tries to break free but Costa pushes him back against the cage.
Andre lands with a light punch inside.
Andre misses with some punches.
Costa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andre misses with some punches.
Andre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Andre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Costa is working Andre over against the cage.
Costa lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andre tries to pull guard but Costa holds him up against the cage and eventually Andre drops back down to his feet.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Luiz Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Andre.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Costa lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Costa.
Costa lands a body shot.
Costa scores with a shot to the side of Andre's head.
Andre trying to control the position but instead, Costa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andre into the cage.
Costa misses with the head strike.
Andre is trying to maintain a safe position but Costa gets an underhook and turns Andre into the cage.
Andre lands a right hand.
Andre working aggressively here.
Costa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Andre is trying to break free.
Andre is looking to break free of the clinch but Costa has double underhooks.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Andre breaks from the clinch.
Costa slips a straight right by Andre.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa throws a nice outside leg kick.

Costa has closed the distance and engaged Andre in a clinch.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Andre.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Andre.
Costa lands a nice uppercut.
Costa keeps control of Andre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Costa has Andre pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andre working aggressively here.
Costa lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Costa.
A left hand lands to the body for Costa.
Good body shot from Costa.
Costa is working Andre over against the cage.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Costa.
Andre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Costa. Andre shrugs it off though.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Andre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Costa.
Costa is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costa.
Andre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa slips under a jab from Andre.
Andre jabs Costa right on the nose. Costa blinks but takes it well.
Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andre. That did some damage!
Luiz Costa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costa misses with a body kick.
Andre throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Andre misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Andre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costa.
Andre throws a jab when Costa was well out of range.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa throws a body kick that misses.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alex Andre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Costa is looking to wear down Andre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andre misses with a two punch combination.
Costa throws a head kick that Andre semi-blocks.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Costa moves into the clinch.
Andre is leaning against Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andre wants to break free but Costa has control.
Andre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Costa misses with some punches.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.
Costa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Costa wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andre is leaning against Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Costa as the two fighters clinch.
Andre digs a right hand underneath Costa's ribcage. Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Costa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Andre.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Andre breaks from the clinch.
Andre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Andre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Costa's head.
Costa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andre lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
Andre throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa effectively controlling the action here.
Andre digs a right hand underneath Costa's ribcage. Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Still in the clinch, Andre scores with a nice short uppercut.

Andre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa wants to clinch.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Costa 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

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