PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Kamphius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Costa
vs
Kamphius

188 cm
20
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

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 4 - 1 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Kamphius!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses with a wild combination.

Costa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa works a leg free and moves into 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 controlling the pace.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kamphius is trying to control but can't.
Costa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Costa moves into full mount! Kamphius won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Costa.
Costa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
Costa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kamphius hang on?

Costa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kamphius to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kamphius shrugs it off.
Kamphius wants to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
Costa looking to finish with strikes here!

Costa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamphius tries to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa working the ground and pound effectively.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Costa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Costa controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamphius tries to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
Kamphius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Costa landing punches.
Costa controlling the pace for now.
Costa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Costa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Costa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Costa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Costa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kamphius's half guard.
Costa blocks the strikes from Kamphius.

Costa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kamphius is just riding it out for now. Costa eventually gives up the hold.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
Costa slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamphius trying to control but Costa postures up.
Kamphius is trying to stand up here but Costa is controlling him well.
Costa content to control rather than advance.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Costa is taking a breather. Kamphius says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kamphius punching from the bottom.
Costa stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William Costa.
Costa lands a slapping body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kamphius enables Costa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kamphius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
William Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Costa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because William Costa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Costa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kamphius manages to work his way to half guard, despite Costa's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa stalling.
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.
Kamphius is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Costa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kamphius is looking to control Costa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kamphius avoid being mounted?
Costa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamphius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Costa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Costa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kamphius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamphius is looking to improve his position.
Costa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Kamphius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kamphius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamphius wants to get back to his feet.
Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Costa controlling the action here.
Costa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Costa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kamphius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Costa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Costa content to control rather than advance.
Costa prevents Kamphius from standing back up.
William Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Costa wants to work for an arm triangle but Kamphius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Costa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Costa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Costa lands a nice short elbow.
Costa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Costa trying to pass the guard but Kamphius defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because William Costa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kamphius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a two punch combo.
Kamphius doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Costa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Costa 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.
Fabricio Kamphius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25

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