PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thanos Doomsday (ranked 844 p4p, 1202 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 123 p4p, 178 weight class). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Doomsday
vs
Costeau

189 cm
23
185
8 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
190
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Arcticus University: London

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Doomsday drops his hands momentarily and Costeau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Costeau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Costeau.
Doomsday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costeau.
Doomsday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
Doomsday wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Doomsday clinches with his opponent.
Doomsday tries a knee to the head but Costeau blocks it.

Costeau breaks the clinch.
Doomsday wants to clinch.
Doomsday motions for Costeau to come forward. Doomsday throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doomsday tries to clinch there but Costeau circles away.
Costeau misses with an uppercut
and Doomsday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Doomsday clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday blocks a body shot from Costeau.
Doomsday looking to throw knees to the head but Costeau is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doomsday with a knee to the head.

Costeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costeau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doomsday lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Costeau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doomsday is looking to clinch but Costeau is avoiding it.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Doomsday moves in looking to clinch but Costeau pushes him off.
Doomsday thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Costeau if he has to take too many more of those.
Costeau throws a leg kick that misses.
Doomsday is looking to counter the offense by Costeau and move into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doomsday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Costeau avoiding damage as Doomsday throws knees to the body.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costeau blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Costeau as the two fighters clinch.
Doomsday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costeau blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Doomsday has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Doomsday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costeau avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doomsday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costeau working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Costeau.
Doomsday is breathing heavily.

Costeau breaks the clinch.
Costeau connects with a solid leg kick.
Doomsday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costeau.
Costeau lands with an overhand left.
Doomsday throws a head kick but Costeau moves out of range.
Jab by Costeau.

Doomsday is rocked!
Costeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doomsday on the side of the head.
Oh Doomsday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doomsday bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Costeau comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Doomsday falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Doomsday was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
During a confident post fight interview, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.