PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Rui Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Maximillian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rui Costa
vs
Maximillian

182 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Rui Costa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Maximillian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Maximillian.
Maximillian connects with a jab.
Maximillian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rui Costa slips a straight right by Maximillian.
Maximillian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rui Costa thows a leg kick but Maximillian checks it
and Maximillian counters with a thumping low kick.
Rui Costa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Rui Costa is predictable there
and Maximillian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Maximillian there.
Rui Costa avoids a kick to the body.
Maximillian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rui Costa can pounce on him.
Rui Costa throws a chopping leg kick but Maximillian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maximillian checks a low kick from Rui Costa .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rui Costa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maximillian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rui Costa .
Rui Costa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rui Costa misses with a low kick.
Rui Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximillian.
Maximillian throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rui Costa throws a front kick aimed at Maximillian's knee but Maximillian avoids it well.
Benson Rui Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximillian thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Rui Costa is predictable there
and Maximillian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maximillian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rui Costa .
Rui Costa is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Maximillian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rui Costa .
Rui Costa tries a low kick but Maximillian avoids it.
Rui Costa lands a jab to the nose.
Maximillian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maximillian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximillian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Maximillian.
Maximillian misses with an uppercut.
Rui Costa lunges at Maximillian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maximillian's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rui Costa misses with a leg kick
and Rui Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rui Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximillian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximillian misses with a hook.
Rui Costa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maximillian manages to circle out of the way.
Maximillian misses with a straight right.
Maximillian scores with a hook.
Maximillian throws a jab when Rui Costa was well out of range.
Rui Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Maximillian misses the jab.
Maximillian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rui Costa lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Rui Costa is predictable there
and Maximillian counters with a straight right hand.
Rui Costa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maximillian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Rui Costa is rocked!
Maximillian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rui Costa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Rui Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rui Costa misses with a low kick.
Maximillian checks a leg kick.
Rui Costa seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rui Costa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maximillian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rui Costa tries to work over Maximillian's front leg with a kick but Maximillian checks it.
Rui Costa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maximillian looks to score with a jab to the body but Rui Costa is just out of range.
Rui Costa misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Maximillian misses.
Rui Costa misses with a hook. Maximillian ducked under it nicely.
Rui Costa slips under a jab.
Rui Costa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maximillian is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Maximillian.
Decent striking displayed by Maximillian there.
Maximillian lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximillian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maximillian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rui Costa throws a hook but Maximillian avoids it easily.

That's four 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!
Maximillian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maximillian misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Rui Costa is predictable there
and Maximillian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rui Costa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maximillian.
A cross from Rui Costa lands.
Rui Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rui Costa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maximillian cracks Rui Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rui Costa walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rui Costa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maximillian scores with a counter punch that sends Rui Costa to the canvas! Maximillian smells blood - he's punishing Rui Costa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rui Costa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Maximillian!