PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Shimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Costa
vs
Shimmy

175 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianluca Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Shimmy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimmy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Costa throws a shot to the body.
Shimmy scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gianluca Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Costa. Beautiful body shot.
Shimmy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Shimmy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Shimmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shimmy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Costa with a body shot.
Shimmy punishes Costa's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa works Shimmy's body with a nice hook.
Shimmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costa.
A countering left hand to the body from Shimmy misses.
Costa lands with a nice body punch.
Shimmy with a hook.
Shimmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costa counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimmy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
A nice side step and Shimmy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shimmy lands a jab to Costa's midsection.
Shimmy misses the shot to the body.
Shimmy swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Shimmy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
Shimmy misses with a straight right.
Shimmy scores with a jab to the body.
Shimmy misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
Costa misses with a body punch
and Shimmy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shimmy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shimmy looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Shimmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shimmy misses with a straight right.
Shimmy moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shimmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Shimmy moves out of range of the strikes.
Costa lands with an uppercut that bounces Shimmy off the cage and back into range.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Shimmy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shimmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Shimmy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shimmy tries to clinch but Costa is having none of it.
Costa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shimmy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Costa throws the left hand but Shimmy avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Shimmy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Costa.
Shimmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Shimmy with a jab.
Costa misses with a looping left.
Shimmy just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Shimmy.
Shimmy throws a series of strikes that have Costa backpedaling.
Shimmy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Costa.
Shimmy throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Costa sizes up Shimmy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Shimmy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shimmy misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimmy with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa lands a body shot.
Costa throws a series of punches but Shimmy moves out of range.
Shimmy lands the left hand.

Costa is rocked!
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Shimmy ducks down to avoid it.
Costa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shimmy scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shimmy connects with a body shot that sends Costa's belly button to the back.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shimmy avoids the body shot from Costa.
Shimmy ducks under a wild hook from Costa.
BAM! Shimmy delivers a spinning backfist that drops Costa like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Bob Shimmy!