PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 550 p4p, 425 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 86 p4p, 63 weight class). River comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Kollaa River has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kollaa River seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

River
vs
Costa

185 cm
34
186
20 - 11 - 2

183 cm
37
190
29 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs
Conquer

Bondi MMA 🏝️
FUClothing

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 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Costa has River up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River lands with a light punch inside.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costas head.
River wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
River lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.

Costa manages to break the clinch.
Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costa wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Costa wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Costa checks it well.
Costa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Costa lands with a nice combination. River backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Costa scrambles back to his feet.

Costa has managed to clinch.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River lands with a left to the head.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Costa tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa slows down the pace here.
Costa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Costa slowing the pace effectively.
Costa misses with a body punch.
River blocks an uppercut.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa prevents a body shot from River.

River manages to break the clinch.

Costa clinches.
Costa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River lands a left hand.
Costa lands a hook to the side of the head.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Costa leaning against his opponent.
River prevents a body shot from Costa.
River lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from River.
A short uppercut from Costa.

Costa breaks from the clinch.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
Costa moves to clinch but River breaks away
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kollaa River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.

Costa clinches up with River and pushes him back against the cage.
River gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Costa is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to stall but River uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costa working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.

River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River misses with a wild combination.
Costa throws a counter combo.

Costa drives through and clinches with River against the cage.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Costa is rocked!
River blocking some punches.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
A short left from River.
River lands a big right hand that drops Costa! The killer instinct kicks in and River finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by River!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kollaa River!
Kollaa River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.