PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volga Overstreet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francisco Costa's chin.

Overstreet
vs
Costa

176 cm
42
149 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

172 cm
25
158 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volga Overstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Costa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overstreet tests Costa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Overstreet thumps Costa with a low kick.
Costa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Overstreet gets a clinch.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Overstreet gets control of Costa's arms and successfully pulls guard. Overstreet will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Overstreet is retaining full guard.
Costa controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Overstreet is on top in guard.

Overstreet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Overstreet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Overstreet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Overstreet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Costa's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Overstreet in particular looking to stall.
Costa tries to get to full guard but Overstreet has control of the leg.
Overstreet trying to control the pace.
Overstreet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Costa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Overstreet is working away from the top position though.

Overstreet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Overstreet is nestled in close to Costa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Overstreet is keen to just control but Costa is a slippery customer.
Costa is looking for a sweep. Overstreet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Overstreet slows the pace down in half guard.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Costa is trying to maintain the position but Overstreet is very close to passing his half guard.
Overstreet is trying to control the action in half guard but Costa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Costa gets full guard.

Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Overstreet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Overstreet trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.
Overstreet wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Overstreet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Costa, not yet.
Costa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Overstreet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Costa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Overstreet has passed into half guard!
Overstreet is pressing down on Costa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costa is holding on for now.
Overstreet trying to control from half guard but Costa is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet stops Costa from getting back to his feet.
Costa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Overstreet content to stall in guard here.
Overstreet wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Overstreet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Overstreet from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Overstreet connects with a couple of short punches.

Overstreet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Costa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Overstreet has managed to get both his arms back between Costa's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Overstreet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Volga Overstreet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Overstreet throws a good cross that connects.
Costa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Overstreet swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
A jab from Overstreet misses.
Costa misses the jab.
Overstreet misses with a left hand
and Costa counters with a leg kick.
Overstreet connects with a leg kick. Costa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Overstreet looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Costa connects with a single shot there.
Overstreet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lands the left hand.
Francisco Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Overstreet connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.
Overstreet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costa throws out a counter right but Overstreet avoids it with no problem.
Overstreet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overstreet.
Overstreet half committed to a counter leg kick.
Costa looks to land a left hand but Overstreet moved out of range nicely.
Overstreet misses with a hook to the body
and Costa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Costa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Overstreet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Overstreet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Costa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overstreet moves away.
Overstreet cracks the inside of Costa's front leg.
Costa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overstreet throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Overstreet swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Overstreet will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Overstreet scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Overstreet is looking to chop away at Costa's legs.
Overstreet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Costa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Costa works his way into side control.
Overstreet wants to control but Costa postures up.

Costa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Costa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Costa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet tries to buck Costa off but Costa is having none of it.
Overstreet regains half guard.
Overstreet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Overstreet is working hard here to advance position.
Overstreet is looking to control Costa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Overstreet avoid being mounted?

Costa is looking for a kimura but Overstreet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.

Overstreet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa wants to pass to mount but Overstreet is defending the 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.

Costa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Costa is pressing down on Overstreet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Overstreet is holding on for now.

Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Overstreet keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Overstreet is trying to get back to full guard.
Overstreet makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Overstreet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Francisco Costa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Costa slips a straight right by Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a leg kick but Costa checks it.
Overstreet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Overstreet throws a low kick but Costa avoids it.
Overstreet is looking to wear down Costa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Costa avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overstreet.
An inside leg kick from Costa misses.
A jab from Overstreet finds it's way through Costa's defenses.
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overstreet lands the left hand.
Costa takes one to the chin there.
Overstreet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Costa staying out of range there.
Costa feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Overstreet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Overstreet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Costa moves out of range of the leg kick from Overstreet.
Costa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Overstreet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Overstreet lands with an overhand left.

Costa is rocked!
Overstreet's jab looks to have found its range, popping Costa under the eye.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Overstreet finish him?
A swing and a miss from Overstreet.
Overstreet is looking to score with low kicks.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Overstreet pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Overstreet thuds his right hand into Costa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Overstreet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Costa walks straight into a right hand from Overstreet - that's dropped him! Overstreet jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Costa from any more punishment! Costa complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Volga Overstreet!
An out of breath Volga Overstreet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.