PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Made you look. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Random
vs
Costa

184 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joaquim Costa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Random forces Costa back against the cage and clinches.
Random with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Joaquim Costa has been cut.
Random lands an elbow that stopped Costa in his tracks for a moment.
Random lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Random lands an elbow inside that Costa shrugs off.
Random throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costas head.
A knee to the head by Random.

Costa is rocked!
Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Random is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Random finish him?
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.

Random lands an uppercut that drops Costa! Random follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Random in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Random stands up.
Random misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Random as he jumps to the side.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
Random looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Random rushes Costa and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Random.
Costa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Random prevents it.
Rock Random has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Costa.
Costa looks gassed!
Random connects with a nasty looking knee right to Costa's face.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Costa's defenses.
Random lands an elbow just above Costa 's eye.
Random lands a nice elbow.
Random landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Joaquim Costa's cut even more.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Random connects with a knee to the head.

Costa is rocked!
Random lands an elbow just above Costa 's eye.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Random finish him?
Random landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Random lands a nice knee to the body.

Random breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Random goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Random lands with a straight right. Costa didn't see that one coming.

Random rushes Costa and presses him up against the cage.
Costa takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Random manages to break the clinch.
Random connects with a high kick.

Random darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
Random landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Random landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Random is pressed up against the cage. Costa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Random down to the mat. Random avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Random closes the distance and pushes Costa back into the cage.

Random breaks from the clinch.
Random goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Random instigates a clinch.
Random lands an elbow inside that Costa shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Random.
Random connects with a nasty looking knee right to Costa's face.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Costa's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Random pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Random scores with a head kick.
Random throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Random darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Random closes the distance and clinches.
Random presses Costa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Random landing knees to the body.
Costa jumps guard but Random stands there with Costa around his waist. Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Random.
Costa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Random with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Random lands an elbow inside that Costa shrugs off.
Random lands a nice elbow.
Random lands an elbow inside.
Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Random walks away with a smile on his face. Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rock Random is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Random closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Random scores with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Random scores with a four punch combination!
Costa avoids the head kick by Random.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Random tries to avoid it but Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Random to the ground. Random escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Random darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Random dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaquim Costa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Random clinches.
Random scores with a knee to the head.
Costa tries to pull guard but Random holds him up against the cage and eventually Costa drops back down to his feet.
Random lands an elbow that stopped Costa in his tracks for a moment.
Random lands a knee to the head.
Random lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Random lands an elbow just above Costa 's eye.

Random pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Random lands with a nice combination. Costa backs away looking to recover.
Random connects with a high kick.
A head kick lands from Random that sends Costa to the canvas. Costa tries to scramble back to his feet but Random brings him back down into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Random wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costa keeps working.
Random creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Costa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Random stands up and beckons Costa to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Random fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Random tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.

Costa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Random working a defensive guard here.
Random manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Random throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Costa because Random loaded up on that one.
Costa is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Random can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costa is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Random lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Random jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Costa manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Costa tries to keep at a distance but Random has taken the fight into the clinch.

Random's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Random rushes Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Random gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Random landing knees to the body.
Costa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Random working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Random breaks the clinch.
Random cracks Costa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Random lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Random.

Random drives through and clinches with Costa against the cage.
Random lands a knee to the body.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Random scores with a knee to the head.
Costa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Random smiles and moves away.
Rock Random has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Costa.
Random throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Random gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Random landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Random.
Random scores with a knee to the head.
Costa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Random scores a nice knee to the body.

Random breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Random throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Random as Costa shoots in.
Rock Random is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Random tries to clinch up but Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Random dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joaquim Costa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Random has managed to clinch.
Random lands a nice elbow.
Costa looking for a takedown.
Random lands a knee to the body.
Random lands a hook to the side of the head.
Random lands with a right to the head.
Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Random.
Random gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Random breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Random connects with a high kick.
Random is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Random moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Random, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Random.
Rock Random seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Random.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Random gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Random lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Random walks away with a smile on his face. Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Random lands a high kick!
Random is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Random scores with a jab to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rock Random has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Random pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rock Random has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Costa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random lands an elbow just above Costa 's eye.
Random gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Costa wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Random.

Random breaks from the clinch.
Random lands with a kick to the temple. Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Costa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Random looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Random goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Random displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Random throws a head kick that Costa semi-blocks.

Random moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Random gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Random breaks the clinch.
Random with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Random throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Costa.
Costa tries for a takedown but Random sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Random lands with a kick to the temple. Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Random has managed to clinch.
Random lands an elbow that stopped Costa in his tracks for a moment.
Random scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Random.
Nice elbow from Random.

Random pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Random has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Random.
Random lands an elbow inside.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Costa's defenses.
Random lands an elbow inside.
Random crunches a lovely knee into Costa's ribcage.
Costa jumps guard but Random stands there with Costa around his waist. Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Random lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Random.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Costa's defenses.
Costa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Random lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Random manages to break the clinch.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joaquim Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock Random is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Random moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Random showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Random 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Random!