PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa has chosen His Own Highlight Video as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Forcover
vs
Costa

185 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

166 cm
33
141 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Costa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forcover lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Costa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Forcover finds it's way round the side to connect with Costa's head.
Forcover slips under a jab.
Costa throws a big shot that misses.
Costa throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Forcover counters by moving into the clinch.
Forcover prevents the takedown attempt.
Forcover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Costa.
Costa wants a takedown but no success here.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Costa.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Forcover.
Forcover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costa's efforts to push away.
Forcover prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses with some punches.
Forcover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Felipe Costa has been cut.
Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa wants to break free but Forcover has control.
Forcover stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Forcover gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Forcover avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa dodges an elbow strike from Forcover.
Forcover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forcover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costa's efforts to push away.
Costa misses with some punches.
Forcover leaning against his opponent.
Costa misses with the head strike.
Forcover lands an elbow that stopped Costa in his tracks for a moment.
Costa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Forcover unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Run Forcover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costa lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Forcover as he connects with a hook.
Costa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forcover's head.
Forcover takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Forcover moved out of range.
Costa throws a lazy head kick
and Forcover counters with a body kick that stops Costa in his tracks momentarily.

Costa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Forcover on his heels. He'll look to pass Forcover's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Forcover has control of Costa's left arm, preventing Costa from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa pushing down on Forcover's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Costa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Forcover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forcover has his hands clasped together around Costa's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Forcover is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Felipe Costa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felipe Costa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Forcover has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Forcover and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa is looking to chop away at Forcover's legs.
Forcover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Forcover checks a low kick from Costa.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Felipe Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Forcover drives through and clinches with Costa against the cage.
Costa can't break the clinch.
Forcover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forcover pushes off an throws an elbow but Costa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Forcover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Costa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Forcover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover displaying some good clinch control by pressing Costa up against the cage.
Forcover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Forcover working Costa over with knees to the body.
Costa is working for takedown but Forcover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Forcover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Costa is defending well for now.
Costa tries for a takedown but Forcover manages to get underhooks.
Costa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Forcover has him pressed against the cage.
Forcover blocks an elbow strike from Costa.
Costa tries to work over Forcover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Costa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Forcover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Forcover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Costa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Forcover fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Costa.
Costa lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forcover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Forcover scores with a nice body kick.
Forcover scoring well with a low kick there.
Costa throws a right hand that misses
and Forcover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forcover keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 tried to score with a low kick but Forcover checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Forcover but Forcover pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forcover leaves Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Run Forcover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felipe Costa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Costa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Costa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Forcover connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Costa takes a swing at Forcover's ribcage but misses.
Costa throws a poor cross that misses
and Forcover counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Forcover stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Forcover wants it to stay on the feet.
Forcover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Forcover lunges at Costa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Costa's hand.
Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Costa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Forcover scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Run Forcover is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costa.
A lazy left from Forcover finds it's target.
Costa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy body kick from Costa
and Forcover counters with a straight right hand.
Forcover is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Forcover checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Forcover takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costa throws a leg kick
and Forcover counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Costa is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Costa is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Costa is defended easily by Forcover.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Forcover finish him?
Costa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forcover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Forcover defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a straight right.
Costa throws a leg kick but Forcover moved away.
Forcover takes one on the button.
Costa throws a leg kick but Forcover sees it coming and moves out of range.
Costa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Forcover counters with a nice leg kick.
Forcover scores with a hook.

Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Forcover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forcover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is working Forcover over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Forcover will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Costa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Forcover manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Costa has Forcover in his guard.

Forcover stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Forcover is just out of range.
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forcover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Run Forcover.
I think Forcover has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Run Forcover!
An out of breath Run Forcover thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.