PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Costa (ranked 23257 p4p, 858 weight class) and Pascal Oaza (ranked 25636 p4p, 814 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Costa
vs
Oaza

187 cm
25
187 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pascal Oaza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oaza gets caught napping as Costa dives in and scores a takedown. Oaza manages to retain guard.
Oaza keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Costa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oaza pulls Costa in close to prevent any damage.
Costa preventing the sweep.
Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oaza trying to strike off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Oaza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Costa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oaza wants to get back to his feet but Costa drags him back down.
Costa wants to stand but Oaza is controlling his arm.

Costa is working to tighten his grip on Oaza's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Oaza has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Costa is really squeezing tight and eventually Oaza passes out! Costa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andre Costa!