PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Costa (ranked 24306 p4p, 4016 weight class) and Roy Reddick (ranked 571 p4p, 426 weight class). Costa's entrance music is Numb ( LinkinPark ). A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Costa
vs
Reddick

201 cm
26
270
0 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
246
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Reddick !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddick misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reddick tries to score with a low kick but Costa moves his leg out of the way.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.

Reddick shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Costa's guard.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Reddick from controlling successfully.
Reddick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reddick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reddick wants to stand but Costa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Reddick from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddick is standing up over Costa. Costa looks to escape but Reddick dives into side control.
Costa wants to control but Reddick postures up.
Reddick moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddick trying to control but Costa is having none of it.
Reddick landing punches.
Reddick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costa is looking to escape.

Reddick stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Reddick tries to close the distance and clinch but Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reddick looks to clinch
and Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Reddick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Costa wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costa keeps working.
Reddick is pressing down on Costa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Costa is holding on for now.
Reddick trying to control the action but Costa is working from the bottom.
Reddick passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reddick looking to finish Costa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Costa!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddick fails to advance to Costa's back.
Costa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reddick looking for a guillotine from mount but Costa is having none of it.
Costa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reddick on the ground.
Reddick with a couple of short strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Reddick ! Costa is hurt baaadly! Reddick is firing away with more strikes - Costa is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Reddick !
Roy Reddick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Pablo Costa had this to say: 'Thank you everyone for coming here tonight even I didn't get the "W" hope I gave you a entertaining fight.'.