PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 423 p4p, 56 weight class) and Bas Dekkers (ranked 652 p4p, 80 weight class). Cosades comes to the cage accompanied by Reign of the Septims. Dekkers has chosen Shells - Get your roll on as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bas Dekkers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cosades
vs
Dekkers

175 cm
27
152 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

167 cm
35
155 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Cosades lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dekkers doesn't seem phased though.
Dekkers throws a solid leg kick but Cosades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dekkers.
Cosades checks the leg kick.
Cosades half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cosades throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cosades wants to land a leg kick but Dekkers is out of range.
Dekkers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dekkers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cosades takes a step back to recover.
Dekkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosades.
Cosades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dekkers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dekkers throws a body punch but Cosades moves out of range.
Dekkers misses with a low kick.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cosades checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Cosades avoids it.
A lazy left from Cosades finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dekkers.
Cosades changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades scores with a body shot.
Dekkers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dekkers!
A head kick misses from Cosades.
Dekkers throws the kick towards the body but Cosades avoids it.
Dekkers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dekkers connects with an inside leg kick.
Dekkers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cosades takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dekkers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Cosades there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cosades manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cosades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cosades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cosades chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dekkers can pounce on him.
Cosades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cosades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dekkers moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Dekkers is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cosades on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Cosades avoids it.
Cosades fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Cosades misses with a straight left.
Dekkers throws a leg kick that misses.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers throws a leg kick
and Cosades counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosades throws a front kick that sends Dekkers stumbling back into the cage.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
Dekkers throws a solid leg kick but Cosades takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dekkers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to land a leg kick but Cosades is out of range.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick and Dekkers moves out of range easily.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Cosades moves out of range easily.
Cosades was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cosades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dekkers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cosades has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cosades and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cosades misses the jab.
Cosades moves out of range of the leg kick from Dekkers.
Cosades cracks Dekkers with an open hand slap.

Dekkers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cosades accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cosades passes Dekkers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dekkers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades preventing the sweep.
Dekkers keeps trying to improve his position.
Cosades is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cosades looking to pass the guard.
Cosades scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cosades is looking to work some ground and pound but Dekkers has wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades stands up over Dekkers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cosades postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Cosades as he connects with a hook.
Cosades takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dekkers. That's going to slow Cosades down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cosades, right into the meat.
Cosades tries for a takedown but Dekkers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cosades throws a solid leg kick but Dekkers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cosades.
Cosades lands a jab to the nose.
Dekkers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dekkers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades misses with a hook. Dekkers ducked under it nicely.
Cosades backing away here, and Dekkers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cosades throws a lazy right hand but Dekkers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dekkers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dekkers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosades moves away.
Cosades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cosades avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
Cosades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dekkers counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Cosades moves out of range easily.
Dekkers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cosades lands a head shot.
Cosades looks to land a right hand but Dekkers moved out of range.
Bas Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosades changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dekkers tries to avoid it but Cosades manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dekkers to the ground. Dekkers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dekkers throws out a leg kick but Cosades moves out of range and Dekkers only half commits.
Cosades lands a jab to the head.
Dekkers slips a jab from Cosades.
Dekkers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cosades lands with a kick to the temple. Dekkers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cosades lands a jab to the nose.
Cosades is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dekkers loads up on a big right hand but Cosades slips the punch.
Cosades throws a shot to the body.
Cosades throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dekkers's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dekkers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dekkers tries to score with a low kick but Cosades moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Cosades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to score with a low kick but Cosades moves his leg out of the way.
Cosades looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cosades fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dekkers throws a sloppy head kick and Cosades moves out of range easily.
Dekkers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cosades thows a leg kick but Dekkers checks it
and Dekkers counters with an outside leg kick.
Dekkers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cosades finds it's way round the side to connect with Dekkers's head.
Dekkers motions for Cosades to come forward. Dekkers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers misses with a body shot
and Cosades counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dekkers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dekkers. That's going to slow Cosades down.
Dekkers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dekkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cosades closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cosades missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dekkers wants to control but Cosades is keeping busy.

Cosades is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dekkers is just riding it out for now. Cosades eventually gives up the hold.
Cosades controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cosades is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cosades misses with a head shot. Dekkers uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cosades trying to control the position from guard on top but Dekkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosades landing some decent shots from guard.
Cosades trying to control the position from guard on top but Dekkers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dekkers tries to land a body kick
and Cosades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dekkers is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
Cosades feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dekkers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dekkers needs to keep his hands up - Cosades had a free shot at his head there.
Cosades throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dekkers.
Cosades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dekkers can do to turn this around?
Dekkers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cosades fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dekkers on the side of the head.
Dekkers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cosades.
Cosades fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dekkers checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cosades tries to land a leg kick but Dekkers saw it coming and moves away.
Dekkers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick
and Dekkers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dekkers is out of range and Cosades settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers lands the left hand.
Dekkers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cosades on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dekkers. Dekkers obviously looking to wear him down.
Cosades moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Cosades looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dekkers!
Cosades throws an elbow but Dekkers slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cosades wants to control but Dekkers is keeping him busy.
Dekkers tries to buck Cosades off but Cosades is having none of it.
Cosades looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dekkers is avoiding damage well.
Cosades has control of an arm but Dekkers manages to advance to Cosades's back!
Caius Cosades overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades tries to escape but Dekkers has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Dekkers patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Dekkers looking for the choke from the back.
Bas Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cosades tries to escape the position.
Dekkers punches the canvas rather than the man.

Cosades showing good submission defense here.
Cosades trying to control the hands but Dekkers breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is trying to stick to Cosades's back but Cosades is turning into Dekkers. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dekkers's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cosades.
Dekkers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cosades.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cosades's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cosades scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cosades controls from within his opponent's guard.
Caius Cosades is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosades working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dekkers is pulling down on Cosades's head. It's preventing any offense from Cosades, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades controlling from the top position.
Cosades has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Cosades showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cosades 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Cosades!
During a confident post fight interview, Caius Cosades thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.