PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harold Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Howard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Howard
vs
Costa

225 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

169 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Costa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard blocks a head kick by Costa.
Howard throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Costa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Howard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costa misses with the combination.
Howard fails with the takedown.
Howard lands a nice hook to Costa's body. Costa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Howard misses with a double jab
and Costa counters with a thumping low kick.
Costa misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Costa.
Costa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Howard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Howard tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Costa.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Costa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costa misses with an uppercut.
Costa misses with a combination
and Howard counters with a three punch combo that has Costa backing up. Costa nods at Howard to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Costa.
Costa thuds his shin into the meat of Howard's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard defending well as Costa loads up on a big left hand.
Howard takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Harold Howard has been cut.
Costa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa misses with a hook. Howard ducked under it nicely.
Luiz Costa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa throws a leg kick which misses Howard's front leg but catches the back leg as Howard tries to avoid it.
Costa misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Costa both land. Nice combination.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Howard ducks right into an uppercut from Costa.

Howard is rocked!
Howard is holding his hands too far apart here. Costa throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Howard is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luiz Costa!