PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Costa
vs
Macarenco

188 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macarenco throws a hook to the side of Costa's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macarenco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Macarenco tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Macarenco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Macarenco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macarenco tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Macarenco wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.

Costa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Costa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Costa.
Macarenco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Macarenco looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.

Costa clinches up against the cage.
Macarenco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa is working for takedown but Macarenco is calmly controlling the position for now.

Costa tightens his grip and picks Macarenco up, before dumping him to the ground. Macarenco manages to land in guard.
Costa pushes down on Macarenco's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Costa moves into full mount! Macarenco won't be happy about that!
Costa controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Costa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Macarenco?
Costa controlling the pace for now.
Costa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa controlling from the full mount.
Costa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Macarenco for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Costa 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.

Costa ducks under a wild hook from Macarenco.
Macarenco closes the distance but Costa moves to the side

so Costa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Costa.

Costa gets the takedown into side control.
Costa happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Costa.
Macarenco tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Costa counters with a shoot takedown. Macarenco fights it but they end up in guard.
Costa stays in close to Macarenco's body and controls the position.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macarenco is keeping the position for now.
William Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa content to stall in guard here.
Costa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Macarenco's head.
Macarenco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Costa controls the pace.
Costa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Costa is controlling him.
Costa pushing down on Macarenco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

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.
Macarenco has hold of Costa's hands but Costa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Costa works his way into full mount!
Costa looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Costa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Macarenco misses with a wild body shot.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Oliver Macarenco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Costa feints and as Macarenco raises his hands in defense, Costa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Costa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Costa passes Macarenco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Costa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Costa landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Macarenco really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Costa controlling his opponent.

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.
William Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. William Costa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Costa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Costa controlling the pace.
Costa works his way into full mount!
Costa content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a big elbow.
Costa looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macarenco is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
William 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

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