PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Soderberg
vs
Costa

189 cm
27
224 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Soderberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quentin Costa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Soderberg.
Costa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soderberg throws a head kick that half lands.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soderberg.
Costa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Soderberg.
Soderberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Costa gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soderberg is looking for a sweep.
Soderberg stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Costa lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Costa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Costa wants to control but Soderberg is keeping him busy.
Soderberg tries to improve position but can't.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows.
Soderberg is looking to regain half guard here but Costa keeps moving and retains side control.
Costa lands a nice forearm strike.
Costa lands a few punches from side control.
Costa is putting a hurting on Soderberg here, landing some big shots from side control.

Soderberg 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!
Costa cracks Soderberg with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Costa immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Soderberg is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Costa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quentin Costa!
Quentin Costa is the new light heavyweight champion!