PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica The four horsemen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiao
vs
Costa

169 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple 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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquiao!
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, Marcos Costa!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Costa sprawling to the canvas. Pacquiao follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Costa hang on?

Costa is rocked!
Costa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Costa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pacquiao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pacquiao's back!
A lull in the action here.
Pacquiao holding both Costa 's hands and preventing any damage.

Costa is working for a rear naked choke. Pacquiao is not defending it well and Costa has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Pacquiao refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Pacquiao's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcos Costa!