PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa comes to the cage accompanied by Stratovarius - Dreamweaver. Szymanski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Costa
vs
Szymanski

181 cm
25
183 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

179 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymanski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt - Szymanski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Costa staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Szymanski misses
and Costa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Szymanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Szymanski counters with an outside leg kick.
Szymanski throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szymanski. Szymanski obviously looking to wear him down.
Costa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Szymanski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costa moves to clinch but Szymanski breaks away
and Szymanski counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szymanski.
Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Szymanski misses
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szymanski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Costa swings widly with a right hand
and Szymanski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Szymanski.
Szymanski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costa. That did some damage!
Szymanski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Costa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Costa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with the body kick
and Szymanski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Szymanski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Szymanski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costa.
Costa is breathing heavily.
That kick from Szymanski tenderised Costa's leg. Costa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szymanski connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.

Costa is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Szymanski.
Szymanski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Szymanski lands a jab.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping body kick lands there for Szymanski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Szymanski.
Costa seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szymanski tries for a takedown but Costa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Szymanski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costa as he avoids it easily.
A head kick by Szymanski misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Costa misses with a takedown attempt

and Szymanski counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa is not content to let Szymanski control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Szymanski landing strikes.
Szymanski with the ground and pound but Costa regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Szymanski is just content to waste time from the top position. Costa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Szymanski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Szymanski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Szymanski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costa.
Costa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Szymanski scores with a decent looking hook.
Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Jose Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Szymanski lands with an uppercut that bounces Costa off the cage and back into rage.
Costa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Szymanski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szymanski misses with an uppercut.
Szymanski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Szymanski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lukasz Szymanski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szymanski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Costa fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy body kick from Costa
and Szymanski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Szymanski.
Szymanski takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Szymanski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Costa is looking to clinch but Szymanski is avoiding it.
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa fails with the takedown
and Szymanski counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szymanski thuds his right hand into Costa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Szymanski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Costa's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szymanski steps in with a hook that catches Costa right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Szymanski follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Costa looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Szymanski!