PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bugoy Torero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cosades's choice of entrance music: Reign of the Septims. Caius Cosades is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Torero
vs
Cosades

182 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 New York, Bugoy Torero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosades lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Torero misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Cosades on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cosades shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Torero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cosades.
Torero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosades.
Torero is looking to counter punch.
Torero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosades.
A big left from Cosades misses.
Caius Cosades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosades connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosades.
Torero defending well as Cosades loads up on a big left hand.
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torero blocks a jab.
Cosades cracks the inside of Torero's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosades.
Torero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torero. That did some damage!
Cosades will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torero throws a big counter combination but Cosades scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cosades throws a leg kick which misses Torero's front leg but catches the back leg as Torero tries to avoid it.
Torero slips a jab and a cross from Cosades.
Torero slips a jab from Cosades.
Nice defenses there by Torero.
Torero looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cosades has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Torero is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cosades tries to land a front kick but Torero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cosades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torero blocks a head kick by Cosades.
A jab from Cosades misses.
Cosades feints and then cracks Torero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torero down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cosades darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bugoy Torero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torero backing away here, and Cosades unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cosades checks a leg kick nicely.
Cosades misses with a leg kick.
Torero slips a straight right by Cosades.
Torero tried to counter with a leg kick but Cosades avoided it.
Torero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosades.
Cosades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cosades. That's going to slow Torero down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosades connects with a solid leg kick.
Torero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cosades.
Torero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Torero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cosades.
Torero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cosades dips to his left and cracks Torero with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torero throws the kick towards the body but Cosades avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cosades! But no joy.
Cosades lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cosades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Cosades tenderised Torero's leg. Torero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Cosades.
A big right from Cosades misses.
Cosades checks a leg kick nicely.
Cosades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cosades connects with a high kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cosades.
Cosades lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cosades.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades misses with a body kick.
Cosades connects with a right hand. Torero shakes it off.
Cosades lands a body shot.
Cosades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torero throws a sloppy head kick
and Cosades counters with a thumping low kick.
Cosades misses with a low kick.
Torero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cosades throws a right and a left that Torero avoids nicely.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick and Torero moves out of range easily.
Torero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cosades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torero's sensitive parts.
Torero throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Torero.
Torero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosades.
A low kick from Torero misses
and Cosades counters with an outside leg kick.
Cosades lands a glancing blow to the side of Torero's head.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades feints a jab promting Torero to slip. Cosades then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cosades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cosades has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torero throws a body kick that misses.
Torero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Torero. Those never looked like landing.
Cosades only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cosades's corner calls for a 1-2. Cosades obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Torero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cosades.
Torero swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torero.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cosades - the referee stops the clock and Torero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cosades. Torero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bugoy Torero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cosades scores with a nice head shot.
Cosades throws a leg kick which misses Torero's front leg but catches the back leg as Torero tries to avoid it.
That kick from Cosades tenderised Torero's leg. Torero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cosades backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torero slips under a jab from Cosades.
Cosades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torero.
Cosades with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Cosades.
Cosades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cosades, right into the meat.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
Cosades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torero's calf.
Torero looks to throw the jab but Cosades is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Torero.
Cosades feints and then cracks Torero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torero down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades tried to score with a low kick but Torero checks it.
Torero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cosades looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cosades connects with a single shot there.
Cosades cracks Torero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cosades jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cosades lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cosades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caius Cosades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cosades throws a low kick but Torero moves out of range easily.
Torero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Cosades catches Torero right on the button with a cross.
Cosades punishes Torero's body with a nice straight punch.
Cosades's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cosades duly obliges.
Cosades lands a jab to the nose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cosades. That's going to slow Torero down.
Cosades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cosades misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Torero throws a leg kick but Cosades checks it.
Torero backing away here, and Cosades unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Torero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cosades wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torero blocks a head kick by Cosades.
Torero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torero misses with a body kick.
Cosades throws a fast counter high kick but Torero manages to duck under it in time.
Cosades looks to score with a jab to the body but Torero is just out of range.
As Cosades backs away, Torero returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cosades lands an overhand right.
Torero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cosades lands a front kick.
Cosades tries a low kick but Torero avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cosades.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Torero blocks the leg kick.
Cosades bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torero's head.
Torero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cosades rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cosades throws a push kick but Torero slaps the foot to one side.
Cosades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torero is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Torero.
Torero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torero's calf.
Cosades throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cosades.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cosades. Those never looked like landing.
As Cosades backs away, Torero returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cosades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torero checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cosades - that will leave a mark!
Torero misses with a head kick.
Cosades swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torero throws a looping overhand right but Cosades ducks down to avoid it.
Cosades looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosades lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cosades throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torero looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Torero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick and Torero moves out of range easily.
Cosades throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut there from Cosades.
Torero throws a hook to the side of Cosades's head but Cosades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosades feints a jab promting Torero to slip. Cosades then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick and Torero moves out of range easily.
Torero throws a counter high kick but Cosades was just alert enough to avoid it.
Torero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cosades.
Caius Cosades is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cosades. Cosades obviously looking to wear him down.
Torero ducks under a wild hook from Cosades.
Cosades scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cosades connects with a right hand. Torero shakes it off.
A big right from Cosades misses.
Torero tried to counter with a leg kick but Cosades avoided it.
Bugoy Torero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cosades lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosades.
Cosades scores with a hook to the body. Torero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cosades.
Torero thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Cosades was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cosades scores with a jab.
Cosades lands with a cross.
Cosades connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Cosades comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cosades has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Cosades!
A relieved looking Caius Cosades thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.