PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Philip Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costello's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LOOKING FOR TRUBLE. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Costello
vs
Pyle

154 cm
23
132 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

166 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Costello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costello throws a sloppy head kick and Pyle moves out of range easily.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown but Costello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Costello is looking for a counter combo.
Pyle tries to clinch but Costello is having none of it.
Costello half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Costello blocks a head kick by Pyle.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Costello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pyle is looking to land body kicks.
Pyle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCostello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown but Costello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Philip Costello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
Pyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costello pinned against the cage. Costello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Costello wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle moves out of range as Costello throws a body kick.
Pyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pyle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pyle misses with a takedown attempt - Costello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pyle slips under a jab.

Costello shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Costello was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Costello is breathing heavily.
Pyle is trying to work for a sweep but Costello has mounted him!
Costello controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle can't escape the position.
Costello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is trying to escape the mount.
Costello controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Costello seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pyle for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Costello dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Costello throws a head kick but Pyle moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Costello. No joy for Pyle on that attempt.
Pyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philip Costello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pyle is looking to clinch.
Pyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Costello counters with a head kick.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Philip Costello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costello blocks a head kick by Pyle.
Costello looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Costello gets a double leg takedown into Pyle's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costello is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Costello continues to stall.
Pyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Costello advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pyle is trying to control but can't.
Costello controlling the action here.
Pyle is trying to control but Costello manages to pass to mount!
Pyle tries to reverse the position but Costello maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costello tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pyle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Costello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pyle can do to turn this around?
Costello looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Costello dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Pyle.
Pyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pyle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Costello back to the cage. Pyle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Costello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Costello tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pyle manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costello looks for a takedown but Pyle sprawls well.
Pyle wants to clinch up but Costello keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Costello.
Pyle shoots in but Costello avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Costello seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pyle wants to clinch.
Pyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Costello pushes Pyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Costello is trying to drag Pyle to the mat but Pyle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Costello. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Costello is struggling to control the position.

Costello manages to break the clinch.
Pyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Costello circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pyle raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Costello pinned against the cage. Costello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Costello throws a push kick but Pyle slaps the foot to one side.
Pyle wants to counter with a clinch but Costello pushes him away.
Pyle tries to clinch there but Costello circles away.
Costello appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Costello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pyle slaps away a takedown attempt from Costello, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to clinch but Costello moves out of range.
Pyle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costello throws a head kick that misses.
Pyle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Costello avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pyle throws a leg kick that is checked

and Costello counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gomer Pyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philip Costello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pyle tries to land a knee to the head but Costello blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Costello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Costello!
Our winner, Philip Costello, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.