PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman has chosen Spiderman by the Ramones as his entrance music. Luis Costa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bumble Bman's chin.

Costa
vs
Bman

183 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa keeps the fight on the outside.

Bman has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Costa tries to break free but Bman pushes him back against the cage.
Bman just leaning against Costa, taking a breather.
Costa wants to break free but Bman has control.
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bman is defending well for now.
Bman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bman tries to land knees in the clinch but Costa avoids the damage to the body.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Luis Costa has been cut.
Costa wants to stall.
Bman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costa's efforts to push away.
Bman misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Costa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bman slows down the pace here.
Bman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to land knees in the clinch but Bman avoids the damage to the body.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
Bman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bman prevents Costa from breaking the clinch.
Bman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bman continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Costa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman tries a knee to the head but Costa blocks it.
Costa blocks an elbow strike.
Bman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Costa jumps guard but Bman stands there with Costa around his waist. Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Costa tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Bman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Costa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bman is looking to clinch.
Bman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch combination from Bman misses.

Bman clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Costa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bman is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman keeps control of Costa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bman has Costa pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Costa scores with a leg kick.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Costa moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Costa's brow.
Bman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costa avoids it.
Bman looking to throw knees to the head but Costa is blocking nicely.
Bman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bman just leaning against Costa, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bman wants to clinch up but Costa keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Costa tries a low kick but Bman avoids it.
Bman lands with a nice body punch.
Bman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bumble Bman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bman takes the fight into the clinch.
Bman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bman walks away with a smile on his face. Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bman tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bumble Bman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis Costa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bman.
Bman throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Bman throws a push kick but Costa slaps the foot to one side.
Bman doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bman has Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to pull guard but Bman won't allow it.
Bman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Costa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Costa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bman managing to block the knees to the body from Costa.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Costa is trying to push Bman away but Bman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bman landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman is struggling to control the position.
Bman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bman won't allow it.
Costa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to break free but Bman pushes him back against the cage.
Bman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Costa up against the cage.
Bman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Costa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costa blocks it with crossed arms.
Bman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Costa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.

Bman instigates a clinch.
Luis Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bumble Bman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bumble Bman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumble Bman!
A determined Bumble Bman didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!