PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 936 p4p, 1558 weight class) and Thufir Hawat (ranked 129 p4p, 209 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Costeau
vs
Hawat

181 cm
34
175
25 - 20 - 1

185 cm
31
178
21 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Costeau lands but Hawat takes it in his stride.

It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Costeau swings widly with a right hand
and Hawat counters with a two punch combo.
Hawat 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.
Hawat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Costeau misses with a right hand
and Costeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Hawat sees coming a mile off.
Costeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick from Costeau, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Hawat.
A slow jab from Costeau misses its intended target.
Costeau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Costeau.
Costeau looks to throw the jab but Hawat is out of range.
Costeau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costeau throws out a loose jab but Hawat uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat walks into a jab.
Costeau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Costeau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawat misses with a hook.
Costeau throws a head kick but Hawat moves out of range.
Costeau looks to land a left hand but Hawat moved out of range nicely.
Hawat scores with a head kick. Costeau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick from Costeau, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawat.
Hawat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Costeau throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice cross by Costeau.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Costeau misses with a few strikes there.
Hawat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Costeau.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawat blocks a leg kick.
Costeau moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHawat.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Hawat sees coming a mile off.
Costeau lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau blocks a head kick by Hawat.
Costeau appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hawat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costeau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Costeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawat should have avoided that one.
Costeau misses with an uppercut
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Costeau misses with a double jab.
Costeau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costeau throws out the jab.
Costeau throws an off balance right hand
and Hawat counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Costeau.
Hawat scores with a jab.
Costeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Costeau misses
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Costeau. Costeau obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawat fails to land with a series of punches.
Costeau throws a wild body kick that Hawat sees coming a mile off.
Hawat looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Costeau misses with a hook to the body
and Hawat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
Hawat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Costeau.

That has opened up Thufir Hawat's cut even more.
Costeau ducks under a wild hook from Hawat.
Costeau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Costeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Costeau lands but Hawat takes it in his stride.
Costeau misses with a straight right.
Hawat throws an off balance right hand
letting Costeau counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hawat throws the left hand but Costeau avoids the punch easily.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Hawat misses
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costeau throws the kick towards the body but Hawat avoids it.
Hawat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Hawat is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hawat in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hawat catches Costeau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Costeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Costeau misses with a double jab
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Costeau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau swinging wildly here.
Hawat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawat misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Hawat.
Hawat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Costeau.
A punch combination from Costeau misses.
A nice side step and Hawat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawat raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses.
Costeau misses with a looping left.
Hawat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawat throws a sloppy head kick and Costeau moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hawat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Costeau has got the better of the exchanges.
Costeau misses with a body shot.
Hawat lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawat at a distance.
Costeau's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Costeau duly obliges.
Costeau throws a jab when Hawat was well out of range.
Hawat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costeau misses with a looping left.
Hawat moves forwards but Costeau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawat walks into a jab.
Costeau's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawat manages to avoid it.
Hawat throws a head kick but Costeau moves out of range.
Hawat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costeau misses with a looping right.
Hawat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
Costeau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costeau is looking to slow Hawat down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Hawat misses its intended target.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costeau.
Hawat replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Costeau blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
Hawat is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Costeau feints and then cracks Hawat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawat down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costeau misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hawat counter with a right hand.
Donk. Costeau catches Hawat right on the button with a cross.

The cut above Thufir Hawat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Costeau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawat.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
It appears Costeau was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hawat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Costeau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Costeau misses with a looping left.
Hawat raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Costeau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawat tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle, before Costeau throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hawat's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Costeau lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked the fans post fight for their support.