PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guyug Qayan (ranked 5902 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borrachinha Costa (ranked 5283 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Qayan
vs
Costa

178 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guyug Qayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borrachinha Costa !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qayan moves out of range of the strikes.
Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qayan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Costa .
Qayan tries to clinch up

and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa .
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
Costa works over Qayan with some ground and pound from guard.
Costa throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Qayan is keeping the position for now.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
Qayan is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qayan is trying to hold Costa in close to prevent damage but Costa has managed to pass into half guard.
Costa thows a huge punch but Qayan dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Costa .
Costa winds up and cracks Qayan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Costa working Qayan over with strikes.
Costa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Qayan to regain full guard.

Costa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Qayan working a defensive guard here.
Costa looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is in close to Qayan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Costa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Qayan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Costa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Costa pushing down on Qayan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Qayan wants to control but Costa is keeping busy.
Costa thows a huge punch but Qayan dodges it nicely.
Qayan is trying to control but can't.
Costa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Qayan tries to roll over but Costa keeps him under control.
Costa is nestled in close to Qayan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Costa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Costa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Costa there.
Costa with the ground and pound but Qayan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Costa stands up over Qayan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Costa 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 postures up in Qayan's guard and throws a big left but Qayan blocks it.
Costa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Costa throws a big right hand that misses.
Qayan is trying to control the position but Costa postures up.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Costa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Costa postures up in Qayan's guard and throws a big left but Qayan blocks it.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a couple of digs.
Qayan is trying to keep Costa in close.
Qayan keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Costa lands a couple of elbows.
Costa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Costa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Costa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Qayan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Qayan has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borrachinha Costa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Qayan sprawls well. He's pushed Costa 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

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.
Qayan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costa postures up.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Qayan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costa throwing strikes from guard but Qayan blocks nicely.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Qayan can't keep his opponent in guard - Costa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Costa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Qayan is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lands strikes from half guard.
Costa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Costa lands with a punch from half guard.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Qayan trying to control but Costa postures up.
Costa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Costa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Qayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa .
Costa trying to mount his opponent but Qayan defends it.
Costa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Qayan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qayan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Qayan is concentrating on defense, preventing Costa from advancing position.
Costa thows a huge punch but Qayan dodges it nicely.
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Qayan is refusing to be controlled, as Costa sits in half guard.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Costa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Qayan is looking to control Costa 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Qayan avoid being mounted?
Qayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qayan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Costa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Costa lands strikes from half guard.
Costa throwing shots but Qayan is blocking nicely.
Costa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Qayan is refusing to be controlled, as Costa sits in half guard.
Qayan wants to improve his position but Costa is controlling well.
Qayan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Costa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Costa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Qayan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa .
Qayan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Costa .
Qayan is trying to maintain the position but Costa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa drops an elbow to the side of Qayan's head.
Costa working Qayan over with strikes.
Qayan is looking to control Costa 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Qayan avoid being mounted?

Costa is working for a submission of some sort.
Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa winds up and cracks Qayan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qayan is trying to maintain the position but Costa is very close to passing his half guard.

Costa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Qayan is just riding it out for now. Costa eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borrachinha Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Costa tries for a takedown but Qayan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Qayan throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Qayan can't keep his opponent in guard - Costa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Costa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Costa is trying to control. Qayan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Costa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa slips a nice elbow through Qayan's hands, connecting with Qayan's forehead.
Qayan is trying to control but Costa passes into side control!

Costa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Qayan, who protects the arm well.
Costa working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qayan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Costa wants to control but Qayan is keeping him busy.
Borrachinha Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Qayan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Qayan wants to control but Costa postures up.
Qayan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows.

Costa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Costa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Guyug Qayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Costa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Qayan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Costa trying to control the position but Qayan is working away.
Costa scores with punches from side control.
Costa controls the position.
Costa cracks Qayan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Costa working away.
Costa trying to control the action but Qayan is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Costa .
Costa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Costa trying to control the action but Qayan is working from the bottom.
Costa landing a few strikes.
Qayan is looking for a sweep.
Costa working the head and body with strikes.
Costa is chipping away with strikes.
Costa scores with punches from side control.
Costa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Qayan throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Costa lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qayan tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Costa blocks the strikes from Qayan.
Qayan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Costa scores with punches from side control.
Costa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

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!
Qayan throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qayan is trying to get back to half guard.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows.
Costa scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borrachinha Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Costa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borrachinha Costa !