PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Igwe (ranked 2019 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Kyoto Costa (ranked 248 p4p, 324 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Igwe
vs
Costa

195 cm
28
195
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
200
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kingsley Igwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyoto Costa!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa throws a body punch but Igwe moves out of range.
Costa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Igwe lands a glancing blow to the side of Costa's head.
Igwe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Igwe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Costa tries to clinch but Igwe is having none of it.
Costa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Igwe.
Igwe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Igwe defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
Costa connects with a looping right hand.
Costa scores with a hook.
Igwe throws an off balance right hand
and Costa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igwe takes one to the side of the head.
Igwe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Costa scores with a jab. Igwe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Costa's corner calls for a 1-2. Costa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Igwe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Igwe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costa works Igwe's body with a nice hook.
Costa lands with a good body shot.
Costa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costa staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igwe misses with an uppercut.
Igwe cracks Costa with a right hand to the side of the head.

Costa is rocked!
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Igwe finish him?
Igwe moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
Costa works Igwe's body with a nice hook.
Igwe throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.

Costa moves into range and clinches up with Igwe.
Costa tries to work over Igwe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa digs a right hand underneath Igwe's ribcage. Igwe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Igwe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Igwe is stalling here.
Igwe blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Igwe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igwe blocks an uppercut.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Igwe avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Igwe tries to stall but Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igwe blocks a body shot from Costa.
A short body shot lands from Costa as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costa.
Igwe slowing the pace effectively.
Costa tries a body shot but Igwe blocks it.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Igwe avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Igwe working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costa misses with a punch to the body.
Costa blocking some punches.
Costa stalling against the cage.
Costa is leaning against Igwe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Costa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Igwe blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Igwe.

Igwe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa throws out a leg kick but Igwe moves out of range and Costa only half commits.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igwe manages to avoid it.
Igwe throwing a counter right hand but Costa manages to avoid it.
Igwe misses with a looping left.
Igwe walks into a jab.
Costa throws a leg kick but Igwe checks it.
Igwe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igwe throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costa tries to clinch but Igwe moves out of range.
Costa throws a combination. Igwe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Costa moves into the clinch successfully.
Costa tries to work over Igwe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igwe tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costa is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa wants to break free but Igwe has control.
A head punch on the inside from Igwe fails to land.
Costa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Igwe trying to control the position but instead, Costa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Igwe into the cage.
Costa lands with a right to the head.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Igwe avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Costa has Igwe pushed against the cage.
Igwe misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Costa as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costa as Igwe tries to tie him up.
Costa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Igwe is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoto Costa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Igwe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Costa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Kingsley Igwe has been cut.
Costa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Costa.
Igwe misses with a hook.
Igwe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Igwe misses with a left hand
and Costa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Costa defending well as Igwe loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Igwe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Costa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big left from Costa misses.
Igwe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Igwe lands an overhand right.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Igwe is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Igwe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Igwe misses the jab.
Costa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Igwe throws a head kick that misses.
Igwe cracks Costa with an open hand slap.
Costa throws an overhand right that lands on Igwe's shoulder, as Igwe tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws a right and a left that Igwe avoids nicely.
A big right from Costa misses.
Igwe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kyoto Costa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Igwe throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Igwe misses with an uppercut.
Igwe misses with an uppercut.
Igwe throws a big shot that misses.
Costa tries to clinch but Igwe moves out of range.
Costa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Costa drives through and clinches with Igwe against the cage.
Igwe throws a punch but it's blocked by Costa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Igwe.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Igwe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costa misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Igwe's elbow.
Igwe just leaning against Costa, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Igwe as the two fighters clinch.
Igwe lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Igwe leaning against his opponent.
Igwe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Igwe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Igwe avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Igwe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Igwe's elbow.
Costa trying to control the position but instead, Igwe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Costa into the cage.
Igwe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa working aggressively here.
Costa stalling in the clinch.
Kyoto Costa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Igwe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Igwe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Costa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Igwe scrambles back to his feet.
Kingsley Igwe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Igwe misses.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Igwe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Costa drives through and clinches with Igwe against the cage.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costa wants to get back to striking at distance but Igwe won't allow it.
Igwe lands a nice shot to the body.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Igwe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Igwe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costa.

Igwe manages to break the clinch.
Costa throws an off balance right hand
and Igwe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Costa misses.
Igwe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Costa finds it's way through Igwe's defenses.
Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Igwe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Igwe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Igwe misses.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Igwe.
A jab from Costa does it's job there.
Igwe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costa throws a combination. Igwe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Costa throws a wild hook but Igwe just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Costa gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Igwe raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingsley Igwe!