PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Qualco Torquilka (ranked 4210 p4p, 3841 weight class) and Cesar De Costa (ranked 478 p4p, 445 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Torquilka
vs
De Costa

185 cm
25
192
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
189
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Pit Bull Development

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Qualco Torquilka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar De Costa!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Costa dodges the punch combination from Torquilka.
Torquilka misses with a body punch
and De Costa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torquilka's knee momentarily.
Torquilka looks to land a combination but De Costa avoids it well.
Torquilka dips to his left and cracks De Costa with an uppercut!
A low kick lands for De Costa.
Torquilka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Costa can pounce on him.
Torquilka swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torquilka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Costa throws the kick towards the body but Torquilka avoids it.
De Costa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Costa connects with an inside leg kick.
De Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torquilka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torquilka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Costa flicks out a counter leg kick but Torquilka steps away.
De Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Costa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Torquilka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Costa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Costa scores with a head kick. Torquilka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Torquilka moves out of range of the body kick from De Costa.
Torquilka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Torquilka misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

De Costa closes the distance and pushes Torquilka back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torquilka looking to slow down the pace here.
De Costa works on Torquilka's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from De Costa as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torquilka blocking some punches.
De Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Torquilka backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Torquilka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Costa lands a shot to the body.
De Costa digs a right hand into Torquilka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torquilka's gas tank.
Torquilka is breathing heavily.
De Costa tries to work over Torquilka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torquilka tries to stall but De Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Costa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Costa slowing the pace effectively.
De Costa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Torquilka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Costa can turn it around.
De Costa lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Torquilka uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Costa tries a body shot but Torquilka blocks it.
De Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Costa pushes Torquilka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Costa is working Torquilka over against the cage.
De Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Costa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Costa lands a hook that snaps the head of Torquilka backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Torquilka tries to circle away but De Costa has him pinned against the cage.
De Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Costa stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Costa misses with some punches.
De Costa lands a right hand.
De Costa gets through Torquilka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torquilka is trying to force a seperation but De Costa has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Costa lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
De Costa taking a breather.
De Costa lands a nice uppercut.
De Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torquilka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Costa tries to work over Torquilka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar De Costa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De Costa tries to land a front kick but Torquilka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torquilka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Costa lands a nice looking body kick.
Torquilka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Costa connects with a leg kick.
De Costa defending well as Torquilka loads up on a big left hand.
De Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torquilka manages to avoid it.
It looked like Torquilka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Costa.
De Costa throws a head kick that misses.
Torquilka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Costa tries to clinch up.
Torquilka connects with a nice looking jab.
De Costa feints and then cracks Torquilka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torquilka down.
De Costa lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Costa. That's going to slow Torquilka down.
De Costa throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Costa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torquilka. That did some damage!
Torquilka throws a combination that misses
and De Costa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torquilka's knee momentarily.
Torquilka misses with a double jab.
Torquilka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Costa.
De Costa lands a leg kick that knocks Torquilka off balance momentarily.
De Costa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Costa throws the left hand but Torquilka avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torquilka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torquilka checks a low kick from De Costa.
Torquilka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Costa throws a head kick that misses.
De Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Torquilka misses its target.
Nice body kick from De Costa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torquilka misses with a few strikes there.
De Costa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torquilka takes a step back to recover.
De Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torquilka counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Costa!
De Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torquilka moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Costa - that will leave a mark!
De Costa slips a jab and a cross from Torquilka.
Torquilka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
De Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by De Costa.
De Costa blocks a jab.
Torquilka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Costa flicks out a counter leg kick but Torquilka steps away.
A solid body kick from De Costa.
Torquilka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cesar De Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torquilka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from De Costa.
Torquilka misses with a combination
and De Costa counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Costa.
Torquilka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torquilka misses with a lunging right hand
and De Costa counters with a low kick, right behind Torquilka 's knee.
That kick from De Costa tenderised Torquilka's leg. Torquilka is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Costa feints and then cracks Torquilka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torquilka down.
Torquilka throws a poor cross that misses
and De Costa counters with a thumping low kick.
De Costa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Costa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torquilka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Costa can pounce on him.
Torquilka misses the shot to the body.
A cross from De Costa lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar De Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

De Costa closes the distance and clinches.
De Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torquilka blocks an uppercut.
De Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Costa scores with a shot to the side of Torquilka's head.
De Costa lands an uppercut.
De Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Costa lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torquilka blocks a body shot from De Costa.
De Costa working aggressively here.
De Costa leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Costa tries a body shot but Torquilka blocks it.
Cesar De Costa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Costa scores with a hook to the body.
Torquilka prevents a body shot from De Costa.
Torquilka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Costa works on Torquilka's body with a couple of short punches.
Torquilka tries to work over De Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Torquilka controls the action.
A right hand to the body from De Costa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torquilka takes a shot to the head.

De Costa breaks the clinch.
Torquilka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Costa.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Costa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Costa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Torquilka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Costa.
De Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torquilka's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from De Costa.
De Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Costa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Torquilka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquilka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Costa defending well as Torquilka loads up on a big left hand.
Qualco Torquilka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Costa lunges at Torquilka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torquilka's hand.
Torquilka throws a nice looking combination but De Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torquilka swinging wildly here.
De Costa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Costa scores with a push kick.
De Costa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cesar De Costa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for De Costa.
Torquilka looks to land a left hand but De Costa moved out of range nicely.
De Costa scores with a body shot.
De Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torquilka misses with a double jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Costa. Torquilka shrugs it off though.
Torquilka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Costa thuds his shin into the meat of Torquilka's side.
De Costa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torquilka rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by De Costa.
Qualco Torquilka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torquilka cracks De Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar De Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Costa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar De Costa!
Cesar De Costa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.