PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edivaldo Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa has chosen Metallica The four horsemen as his entrance music. Edivaldo Luiz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Luiz
vs
Costa

190 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edivaldo Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Costa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Luiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luiz scores with a spinning back kick!
Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Luiz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Costa, right into the meat.

Luiz pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Luiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
Luiz has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.
Costa pushes off an throws an elbow but Luiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Luiz manages to break the clinch.

Luiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Costa, pushing him back against the cage.
Luiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luiz is trying to break free.
Costa tries to pull guard but Luiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Costa drops back down to his feet.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luiz is trying to break free.
Luiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.

Luiz breaks the clinch.
Costa darts in trying to clinch
and Luiz counters with a left and a right that stings Costa.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Luiz.
Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luiz as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws a head kick that misses
and Luiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Luiz has closed the distance and engaged Costa in a clinch.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Edivaldo Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Costa.
Luiz is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.

Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luiz lands a head kick. Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Luiz moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Luiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luiz checks a leg kick nicely.
Costa avoids the head kick by Luiz.
Luiz throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Costa.
Costa avoids a kick to the body.
Luiz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Costa is predictable there

and Luiz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luiz stalks Costa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Costa's face. Costa staggers backwards, shaken.
Costa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luiz is out of range.

Luiz darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.

Luiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa misses the body punch

and Luiz moves into the clinch.
Luiz is trying to break free.
Costa can't get the takedown.
Costa looks gassed!
Luiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Costa has double underhooks.
Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Luiz lands but Costa takes it in his stride.
Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luiz tries to avoid it but Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luiz to the ground. Luiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luiz lands a body shot.
Edivaldo Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Luiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Costa, pushing him back against the cage.

Luiz breaks the clinch.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.

Luiz forces Costa back against the cage and clinches.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costa lands a glancing blow to the side of Luiz's head.
Luiz lands a jab to the nose.
Luiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luiz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Costa avoids the head kick by Luiz.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luiz moves in looking to clinch but Costa pushes him off.
Costa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Luiz counters by clinching up.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Luiz has Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Luiz darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
Costa jumps guard but Luiz stands there with Costa around his waist. Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Costa prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Luiz is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa fails to pull guard.
Costa prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Luiz gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Luiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luiz.
Luiz lands a head kick. Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa throws a head kick that misses
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Costa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Luiz lands with a straight right. Costa didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luiz lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edivaldo Luiz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Luiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Luiz breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luiz.
Luiz throws a nice looking combination but Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz scoring well with a low kick there.
Costa tries to clinch but Luiz moves away
and Luiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Luiz cracks a nice hook into Costa's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa blocks a head kick by Luiz.
Edivaldo Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Luiz closes the distance and clinches.
Luiz is trying to break the clinch but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Luiz wants to stall.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luiz looking to throw knees to the head but Costa is blocking nicely.
Luiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Costa goes for a takedown attempt but Luiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Costa darts in trying to clinch

and Luiz counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Edivaldo Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Costa.

Luiz breaks from the clinch.
Luiz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Luiz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Luiz rushes Costa and presses him up against the cage.
Luiz stalling in the clinch.
Costa prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Luiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Costa won't allow it.
Luiz is trying to break free.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luiz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luiz looking to throw knees to the head but Costa is blocking nicely.
Luiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Costa has him pressed against the cage.
Costa tries to score a body lock takedown but Luiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Luiz is trying to break free.

Luiz breaks the clinch.
Costa is looking to land body kicks.
Luiz throws a nice head kick!
Luiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Costa.
Luiz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Costa. That one must have hurt.
Luiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Costa.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costa avoids the head kick by Luiz.
Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Luiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Costa looks to clinch
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Costa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luiz checks a leg kick.
Costa tries to land a body kick
and Luiz counters with a body kick that stops Costa in his tracks momentarily.
Luiz throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Luiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costa.
Costa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Luiz counters with a series of strikes. Costa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luiz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Costa takes a step back to recover.
Luiz connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Luiz gets a clinch.
Luiz is trying to break free.
Luiz has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.
Costa can't get the takedown.
Luiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Luiz manages to break the clinch.
Luiz lands with a nice combination. Costa backs away looking to recover.

Luiz darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
Costa is working for takedown but Luiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Costa looking for a takedown.
Luiz can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luiz looking to throw knees to the head but Costa is blocking nicely.
Luiz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Costa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luiz can't break the clinch.

Costa decides to pull guard.
Luiz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Costa's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Luiz wants to stand and escape but instead Costa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Luiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edivaldo Luiz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Costa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Luiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luiz.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luiz.
Luiz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Luiz clinches up against the cage.
Costa looking for a takedown.
Costa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Edivaldo Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Costa.
Luiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Costa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luiz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luiz lands a head kick!
Costa throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luiz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luiz.

Luiz clinches up with Costa and pushes him back against the cage.

Luiz breaks the clinch.

Luiz clinches.
Costa tries to pull guard but Luiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Costa drops back down to his feet.

Luiz breaks from the clinch.
Luiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Luiz shows good takedown defense.
Luiz works over Costa's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheers as Luiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Costa doesn't seem phased though.
Costa clinches but Luiz breaks the clinch
and Luiz counters with a nice body kick.
Costa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Costa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luiz.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luiz.
Costa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa blocks a head kick by Luiz.
Luiz throws a combination. Costa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Luiz does no damage.
Luiz lands a head kick!
Costa throws a lazy head kick
and Luiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Costa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Costa blocks a head kick by Luiz.
A left and a right from Luiz both land. Nice combination.
Costa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luiz keeps Costa at a distance using the push kick.

Luiz clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Luiz.
Costa tries to pull guard but Luiz won't allow it.
Costa looking for a takedown.
Costa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Costa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luiz is looking to control Costa's arms but Costa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luiz has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz crunches a lovely knee into Costa's ribcage.
Luiz looking to throw knees to the head but Costa is blocking nicely.

Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa throws a head kick that misses
and Luiz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Costa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Costa misses
and Luiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Luiz pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.

Luiz breaks from the clinch.
Luiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luiz.
Costa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Luiz counters with a left to the body.
Luiz throws a right hand that Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Costa also avoids with ease.
Luiz checks the leg kick.
Luiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses.
Luiz throws a head kick but Costa moves out of range.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Luiz.
Luiz blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luiz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.
Edivaldo Luiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Luiz looks to land a combination. Costa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcos Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Luiz.
Luiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Costa throws a head kick that misses
and Luiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Luiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Luiz clinches with his opponent.
Luiz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Costa breaks from the clinch.
Costa blocks a head kick by Luiz.
Costa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Costa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Luiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edivaldo Luiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edivaldo Luiz!