PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank The (ranked 2824 p4p, 2900 weight class) and Charles La Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

The
vs
La Costa

190 cm
25
210
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
212
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles La Costa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by La Costa misses

and The counters by moving into the clinch.
The creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through La Costa's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
Nice elbow from The.

It looks like Charles La Costa has been cut.
The lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The lands an elbow that stopped La Costa in his tracks for a moment.
La Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
La Costa wants a takedown but no success here.
La Costa wants a takedown but no success here.
Hank The has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles La Costa.
The lands an elbow that stopped La Costa in his tracks for a moment.

The lands a vicious elbow to the side of La Costa's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! The tries to finish him with strikes but La Costa still seems able to defend himself so The steps back and lets La Costa get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

La Costa is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
La Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can The finish him?
The lands an elbow just above La Costa 's eye.
The gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Charles La Costa's cut even more.
The lands an elbow that stopped La Costa in his tracks for a moment.
La Costa wants to break free but The has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Costa is trying to pull guard but The has him pressed against the cage.
La Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
The creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through La Costa's defenses.
La Costa looks winded!
The creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops La Costa! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for The.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank The!