PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Leroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza comes to the ring accompanied by Jacco- När mörkret faller . Leroix comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jump you f***** jump kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! George Costanza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Costanza
vs
Leroix

197 cm
19
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
18
247 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Bushido Clothing
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Leroix!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Costanza has his takedown stuffed

and Leroix counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Costanza goes down! Will Costanza beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!

It looks like George Costanza has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroix misses with a low kick.
Costanza takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Costanza shoots in and gets a takedown into Leroix's guard.
Costanza postures up in Leroix's guard and throws a big left but Leroix blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leroix is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Costanza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leroix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Costanza, into his guard.

Costanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leroix avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leroix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Costanza could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leroix is looking to stand up but Costanza won't let him.
Costanza throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Costanza is on top in guard.
Costanza throwing strikes from guard but Leroix blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leroix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costanza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Costanza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Costanza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Costanza drops back looking for a leg! Leroix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leroix manages to kick Costanza off! Costanza jumps back into Leroix's guard.
Costanza throws an elbow that misses. Leroix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costanza's guard. Nice move by Leroix!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroix preventing the sweep.

Costanza working for a triangle but Leroix defends it easily.

Leroix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Costanza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leroix has managed to get both his arms back between Costanza's legs - danger averted.
Leroix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costanza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leroix tries to stand but Costanza is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Costanza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costanza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Costanza is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Leroix rolls with it to try and escape but Costanza cranks on the arm and Leroix is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Costanza!
George Costanza took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bushido Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.