PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mashburn
vs
Costa

173 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Mashburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Costa!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mashburn manages to avoid it.
Costa punishes Mashburn's body with a nice straight punch.
Costa punishes Mashburn's body with a nice straight punch.
Mashburn is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Costa.
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!
Mashburn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mashburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa's corner calls for a 1-2. Costa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Costa throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Mashburn stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Costa follows into mount!

Mashburn is rocked!

It looks like Tommy Mashburn has been cut.
Mashburn blocking the ground and pound.
Costa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mashburn because Costa loaded up on that one.
Mashburn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Costa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Costa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mashburn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa looking to control but Mashburn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Costa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Costa throws some wild stikes that Mashburn manages to avoid easily.
Costa thowing shots but they're missing.
Mashburn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Costa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa unloads with some shots from mount but Mashburn bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Costa there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mashburn is trying to escape the mount.
Mashburn tries to hold on but Costa postures up.
Mashburn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mashburn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Costa.
Mashburn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mashburn tries to get out of the position.
Mashburn tries to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
Mashburn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Costa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mashburn blocking the ground and pound.
Costa unloads with some shots from mount but Mashburn bucks and avoids them well.
Costa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Costa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mashburn is desperately trying to improve his position but Costa has a good base and remains in mount.
Costa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mashburn can't escape the position.
Costa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Costa unloads with some shots from mount but Mashburn bucks and avoids them well.

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 thowing shots but they're missing.
Costa prevents Mashburn from getting the reversal.
Mashburn is working hard here to advance position.
Costa punching from mount but Mashburn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mashburn wants to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
Costa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mashburn because Costa loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mashburn wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Costa prevents Mashburn from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mashburn'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.

Costa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice sprawl there from Costa as Mashburn shoots in.
Costa throws a solid leg kick but Mashburn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Costa.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mashburn shoots in and drives through. Costa sprawls well.
Mashburn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Mashburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mashburn.
Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Mashburn should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mashburn gets the takedown into side control.
Costa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Costa is looking to escape.
Mashburn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Mashburn trying to control from half guard but Costa is working away.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Costa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mashburn.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mashburn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn shoots in for a double leg but Costa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Costa throws a leg kick but Mashburn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mashburn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mashburn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mashburn is trying to control. Costa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mashburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Mashburn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn wants to pass the guard but Costa is defending well.
Mashburn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mashburn trying to pass the guard but Costa defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Mashburn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mashburn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mashburn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Costa sprawls well. Costa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mashburn gets slowly back to his feet.
Costa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mashburn shoots for a double leg takedown but Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Mashburn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mashburn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Mashburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mashburn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Costa lands a jab-cross combination.
Mashburn tries for a takedown but Costa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Mashburn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa wants to get back to his feet but Mashburn drags him back down.
Costa regains half guard.
Mashburn is pressing down on Costa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costa is holding on for now.
Costa manages to get to full guard.
Mashburn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.

Mashburn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Costa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mashburn has managed to get both his arms back between Costa's legs - danger averted.
Mashburn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mashburn trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mashburn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Mashburn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Costa's guard.

That's four 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 escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mashburn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Mashburn from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mashburn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Mashburn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29

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