PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ariston Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ariston Costa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Costa
vs
Dragon

191 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ariston Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Dragon tries to clinch but Costa moves out of range.
Dragon tries to clinch but Costa is having none of it.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Miguelito Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragon tries to clinch up.

Costa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Costa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Costa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Costa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Costa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragon sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Dragon is defending well.

Costa is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dragon to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

Costa has gone for a leg lock! Dragon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costa's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dragon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Costa's guard.
Costa wants to sweep but no luck.
Dragon is looking to stand up but Costa won't let him.

Costa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dragon has picked Costa up and slammed him! Costa can't keep hold of the triangle and Dragon manages to pass to side control!
Costa gets back to half guard.
Dragon wants to stand but Costa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Costa tries to roll over but Dragon keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Costa looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dragon passes into side control!
Costa is breathing heavily.
Dragon wants to stand but Costa has his arm trapped.
Costa is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragon tries to stand but Costa is controlling his head.
Costa gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Costa is looking to improve his position.

Costa actively working from the bottom here.

Costa looking for submissions off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Miguelito Dragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariston Costa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Costa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Costa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dragon has escaped the position, nice work there.

Costa is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.

Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dragon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dragon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Costa swings around for an armbar but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Costa's guard.

Costa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dragon escapes and throws Costa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dragon tries to stand but Costa is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Costa is looking to regain half guard here but Dragon keeps moving and retains side control.
Costa is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dragon tries to stand but Costa is controlling his head.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
Dragon wants to stand but Costa is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch but Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Dragon tries to clinch but Costa is having none of it.
Dragon tries to clinch up.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Dragon tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ariston Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragon tries to clinch up.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Dragon tries to clinch but Costa moves out of range.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Costa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Costa is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.

Costa tries for a kimura but Dragon is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ariston Costa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dragon wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragon is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Dragon tries to clinch up.
Dragon tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Dragon wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Costa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Costa stops Dragon from getting back to his feet.

Costa is looking for a kimura but Dragon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.

Costa is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Costa is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to kick Costa off but Costa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Costa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Costa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragon defends it well.
Miguelito Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragon looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four 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.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragon wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.
Costa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.

Costa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dragon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Costa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Costa seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Dragon has recovered full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ariston Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

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