PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Sowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa's entrance music is Club Can't Handle Me ft. David Guetta-Flo Rida. A fine choice. Sowinski has chosen Totentanz-Swiatlo Dnia as his entrance music. Ryan Costa had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Artur Sowinski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryan Costa's chin.

Costa
vs
Sowinski

182 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artur Sowinski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sowinski finds it's way through Costa's defenses.
Costa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sowinski cracks Costa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sowinski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Costa tries to move into range but Sowinski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sowinski lands a head shot.
Costa shoots in and drives through. Sowinski sprawls well.
Sowinski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Costa walks into a straight right hand from Sowinski.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sowinski jabs Costa right on the nose. Costa blinks but takes it well.

Costa is rocked!
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!
Donk. Sowinski catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sowinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sowinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.

Sowinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costa gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sowinski gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Sowinski!
A relieved looking Artur Sowinski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.