PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between henry five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Costinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costinha has chosen IRdEJS7tOs4 as his entrance music. five has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

five
vs
Costinha

150 cm
25
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, henry five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Costinha!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costinha doesn't manage to clinch there - five circles away.
five keeps the fight on the outside.
Costinha tries a head kick but it misses.
five circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costinha throws a head kick but five moves out of range.
Costinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costinha wants to clinch up but five keeps it at a distance.
Costinha wants to clinch up but five keeps it at a distance.
Costinha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Costinha avoids a punch combination nicely.
five takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Costinha shoots in for a double leg but five sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Costinha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costinha doesn't manage to clinch there - five circles away.
Costinha moves in looking to clinch but five pushes him off.
Costinha throws a head kick but five moves out of range.
Costinha throws a sloppy head kick and five moves out of range easily.
Costinha tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Costinha or perhaps it was just good defense by five which made him look bad.
Leo Costinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costinha looks gassed!
Costinha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Costinha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Costinha throws a head kick but five moves out of range.
five slaps away a takedown attempt from Costinha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
henry five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Costinha.
No luck for Costinha with that takedown attempt.

five fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Costinha sprawls well initially but five persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
five working Costinha over with strikes.
five winds up and cracks Costinha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Costinha is looking to improve his position.
five is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
five lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
five scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Costinha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with five. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
five keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Costinha tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
five content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
five working Costinha over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
five perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Costinha tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
five is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Costinha wants to get back to his feet.
five stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costinha taking some punishment here, with five in his half guard.
five scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Costinha tries to roll over but five keeps him under control.
five is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Costinha looks like he's trying to stand up.
five blocks the strikes from Costinha.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

five shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
five looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Costinha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Costinha tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Costinha looks like he's trying to stand up.
five blocks the strikes from Costinha.
five is controlling the pace.
Costinha trying to control here.

Costinha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry five dominated that round.
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.

Costinha misses with a takedown attempt

and five counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by five.
five keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costinha's head.
Costinha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as five controls the pace.
Costinha tries to strike from the bottom.
five might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Costinha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst five is controlling him.
Costinha trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Costinha throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
five is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
five throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Costinha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Costinha throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Costinha misses with a takedown attempt

and five counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by five.

Costinha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Costinha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and five defends well.
five advances to half guard.
Costinha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
five lands with a punch from half guard.
Costinha moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Costinha tries to strike from the bottom.
five with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Costinha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. five gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
five is stalling in the full guard.
Costinha tries to strike from the bottom.
Costinha tries to strike from the bottom.

Costinha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but five can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
five tries to land a leg kick but Costinha saw it coming and moves away.

five bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Costinha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
five prevents Costinha from escaping the position.
Costinha is looking to regain half guard here but five keeps moving and retains side control.
Costinha can't do much from the bottom here.
Costinha tries to improve position but can't.
five staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costinha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so five counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
henry five has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Costinha.
Costinha has momentary wrist control but five slips an elbow through the middle.
five works over Costinha with some ground and pound from guard.
Costinha throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
five sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
five wants to control from the top but Costinha keeps moving.
Costinha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
five slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry five dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Costinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but five swats him away and circles back towards the center.
five keeps the fight on the outside.
Costinha with a poor takedown

and five counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
five seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Costinha controls five momentarily but five frees himself.
five 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.
five preventing the sweep.
five is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Costinha keeping moving, preventing five from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costinha throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Costinha doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Costinha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. five defends it easily.

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

Costinha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows five to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Costinha is looking to stand up but five isn't so interested in that idea.
five is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Costinha throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Costinha looking for subs off his back but five has passed one foot through into half guard.
five lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
five scoring with strikes to the body and head.
five sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Costinha striking from half guard on the bottom.
Costinha punching from the bottom.
Costinha throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
henry five is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costinha pushes five off looking to stand but five dives back in and keeps control.
five content to control rather than advance.
Costinha is trying to stand up here but five is controlling him well.
five perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Costinha is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Costinha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

five changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Costinha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Costinha can't do much from the bottom here.
Costinha misses with an elbow from the bottom.
five takes a little break here. Costinha wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Costinha tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costinha tries to strike but it doesn't land.
five is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Costinha's shoulder. That is not cool.
five working away.
Costinha looking for a sweep but five has passed into full mount! Oh no!
five takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
five has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
henry five showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for five, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... henry five!