PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Kosovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caloy Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kosovich
vs
Labayen

192 cm
19
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosovich scores with a nice head shot.
Labayen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kosovich misses with a wild combination.
Kosovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Labayen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Labayen misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Kosovich. No joy for Labayen on that attempt.
Kosovich stuffs the takedown.

Kosovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Labayen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Labayen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Labayen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Labayen fails to pull guard.
Clint Kosovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caloy Labayen.

Kosovich breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Kosovich there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosovich dives in and grabs Labayen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Labayen pushes down on Kosovich's head and hops out.

Kosovich closes the distance and clinches.

Kosovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labayen has his takedown stuffed

and Kosovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kosovich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kosovich working a defensive guard here.
Kosovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Kosovich, not yet.
Kosovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kosovich tries to get out of the position.
Labayen wants to control from the top but Kosovich keeps moving.
Labayen throwing strikes but missing.
Labayen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labayen wants to control from the top but Kosovich keeps moving.
Labayen wants to stand but Kosovich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kosovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Labayen defends it nicely.

Kosovich moves into the clinch successfully.

Kosovich manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosovich dives in and grabs Labayen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Labayen pushes down on Kosovich's head and hops out.
Labayen darts in trying to clinch

and Kosovich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kosovich is breathing heavily.
Labayen looking to control.
Kosovich preventing the sweep.
Labayen is trying to keep Kosovich in close.
Kosovich throws a strike but Labayen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kosovich 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kosovich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kosovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Labayen on the ground.
Labayen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kosovich has Labayen pulled in close to control his posture.
Labayen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Labayen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Kosovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kosovich shoots in for a takedown but Labayen shows good takedown defense.
Labayen looks to throw a body kick

and Kosovich counters by moving into the clinch.
Labayen working hard to break the clinch.
Labayen wants a takedown.
Kosovich wants a takedown but no success here.
Labayen is struggling to control the position.
Labayen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kosovich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Labayen fails with the takedown

and Kosovich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clint Kosovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caloy Labayen.
Labayen can't keep his opponent in guard - Kosovich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Labayen gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Labayen keeping moving, preventing Kosovich from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Labayen 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.
Kosovich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labayen keeping moving, preventing Kosovich from controlling successfully.
Kosovich postures up.

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.
Labayen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kosovich wants to control from the top but Labayen keeps moving.
Kosovich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Kosovich with that takedown attempt.
Labayen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kosovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kosovich decides to pull guard.
Kosovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kosovich wants to get back to his feet but Labayen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Labayen gets to his feet. Kosovich looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Labayen tries for a takedown but Kosovich circles away easily

and Kosovich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Labayen's guard.
Kosovich preventing the sweep.

Kosovich postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Labayen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kosovich, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kosovich pushes Labayen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Kosovich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kosovich looking to sit in guard and control but Labayen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosovich keeping moving, preventing Labayen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Kosovich dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kosovich throws a series of punches but Labayen avoids them all with ease.
Labayen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Labayen wants it to stay on the feet.
Labayen darts in trying to clinch

and Kosovich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Labayen's guard now.

Labayen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kosovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Labayen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kosovich prevents Labayen from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosovich looking to sit in guard and control but Labayen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Labayen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kosovich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Labayen stands and throws Kosovich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kosovich avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Labayen.

That's two 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.
Labayen is looking to take a break and control but Kosovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kosovich wants to get back to his feet but Labayen drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Labayen.
Kosovich is not content to let Labayen control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kosovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Labayen as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labayen looks for a takedown but Kosovich sprawls well.
Labayen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kosovich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kosovich shoots in looking for a takedown. Labayen tries to sprawl out of it but Kosovich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Labayen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Kosovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labayen closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kosovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Labayen misses with some punches.

Kosovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labayen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kosovich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Labayen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labayen wants to hold on but Kosovich pushes him away.
Kosovich content just to control the position here.
Labayen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Labayen wants to control but Kosovich is keeping busy.
Caloy Labayen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clint Kosovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kosovich wants to advance to full mount but Labayen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Kosovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kosovich 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Kosovich!