PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bivard Devie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Costa
vs
Devie

188 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Deadly Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bivard Devie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Devie throws a nice looking combination but Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Devie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Devie misses with a double jab.
Devie misses with a double jab.
Devie misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Devie!
Horrible takedown by Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Devie which made him look bad.
Devie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.
Devie misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Devie does no damage.
A combination from Devie does no damage.
Devie looks gassed!
Devie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Devie tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Costa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Devie's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devie wants to get back to full guard.
Costa trying to mount his opponent but Devie defends it.
Devie is looking to control Costa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Devie avoid being mounted?
Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Devie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Costa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Costa is looking for a kimura but Devie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costa to get the leverage.
Costa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Costa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Devie trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throwing shots but Devie is blocking nicely.
Devie trying to control but Costa postures up.
Devie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Costa.
Costa tries to pass to full mount but Devie defends it.
Devie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Costa trying to control the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Devie looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Devie.
Devie is looking to clinch but Costa is avoiding it.
Devie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Devie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Devie tries to avoid it but Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Devie to the ground. Devie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Devie tries to clinch but Costa moves out of range.
Bivard Devie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devie throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Devie swinging wildly here.

Devie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Devie looking for a sweep. Not yet Devie, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Devie is trying to keep Costa in close.
Devie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Devie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Devie controls Costa momentarily but Costa frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Devie misses.
Devie doesn't manage to clinch there - Costa circles away.
Devie fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Costa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Costa gets the takedown into side control.
Devie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Costa throws an elbow but Devie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Costa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Costa is looking to take a break and control but Devie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Devie can't do much from the bottom here.
Devie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Costa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costa tries for a takedown but Devie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Devie misses.
Devie is breathing heavily.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Devie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
Devie swinging wildly here.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Devie.

Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Devie's guard.
Devie wants to sweep but no luck.
Devie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Devie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa throwing strikes from guard but Devie blocks nicely.
Devie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Costa postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Devie misses with a two punch combination.

Costa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Devie wants to sweep here but Costa controlling him for the moment.
Devie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Costa cracks Devie with a solid left hand.
Devie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Costa won't allow Devie to sweep him here.
Costa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Devie is trying to keep Costa in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Costa shoots in and bounces Devie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Devie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Devie is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Devie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Devie wants to sweep but no luck.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Devie is keeping the position.
Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Devie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Devie wants to clinch.
Devie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Costa dominated that second round.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Devie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devie looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Devie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Devie tries to clinch up.
Devie throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Devie misses with a two punch combination.
Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Devie sprawls well. He's pushed Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Devie swinging wildly here.

Costa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Devie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Costa working over Devie with some ground and pound. Devie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Costa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws some wild stikes that Devie manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Devie tries to lock up and control but Costa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Costa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Costa punching from mount but Devie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Devie tries to reverse the position but Costa maintains control.
Devie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Devie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Costa lands a nice shot to the head.
Costa breaks from Devie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Costa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bivard Devie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Devie looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Costa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Devie tries to lock up and control but Costa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Costa content just to control the position here.
Costa throwing strikes here but Devie is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Costa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Costa thowing shots but they're missing.
Devie is looking to improve his position but Costa isn't that keen on the idea.
Devie holds on for dear life, controlling Costa's posture momentarily.
William Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devie wants to control but Costa is having none of it.
William Costa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costa landing strikes from the mount and Devie is in trouble!
Devie wants to hold on but Costa pushes him away.

Costa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Devie is squirming around, avoiding Costa's attempts to control the action.
Costa thowing shots but they're missing.
Devie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Costa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Devie because Costa loaded up on that one.
Devie tries to lock up and control but Costa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Costa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Devie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Costa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa wants to control the pace but Devie is squirming around nicely.
Costa controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Costa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Costa!