PBP Commentary

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

Dekkers
vs
Costa

180 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Allan Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Costa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Allan Dekkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dekkers in his tracks.
Dekkers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Dekkers.
Costa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dekkers is looking to land body kicks.
Costa slips under a jab from Dekkers.
Dekkers blocks a head kick by Costa.
Costa avoids the head kick by Dekkers.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Costa misses with a wild combination.
Costa checks the leg kick.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses
and Costa counters with a big head kick but Dekkers shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Costa throws a front kick aimed at Dekkers's knee but Dekkers avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dekkers tries to land a front kick but Costa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dekkers scores with a nice strike.
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa swinging wildly here.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Costa lands with a hook. Dekkers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dekkers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Costa moves away from the strike by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Dekkers misses
and Costa counters with a solid body kick.
Costa avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa throws a nice looking combination but Dekkers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
Dekkers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dekkers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Dekkers.
Dekkers thows a body shot but no joy.
Costa fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Costa.
A head kick misses from Costa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa checks a leg kick.
A head kick from Dekkers lands but Costa takes it in his stride.
Costa avoids a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dekkers!
Costa looks gassed!
Costa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dekkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dekkers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dekkers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Pedro Costa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dekkers throws a leg kick which misses Costa's front leg but catches the back leg as Costa tries to avoid it.
Costa misses with a double jab.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Costa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with the body kick
and Costa counters with a leg kick.
Costa walks into a jab.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Dekkers misses with a body kick.
Costa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Costa is rocked!
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Dekkers finish him?
Dekkers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Dekkers! Costa is out on his feet! Dekkers rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Costa is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Costa is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allan Dekkers!