|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colton De Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trenton Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
195 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton De Costa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trenton Clements!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Costa scores with a jab.
De Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Clements circles away.
Clements tries to clinch up.
Clements wants to clinch.
De Costa tries to clinch up but Clements circles away and keeps his distance.
De Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Clements.
De Costa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clements will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clements uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Costa has time to react.
Clements misses with a hook.
Clements scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Costa moves in looking to clinch but Clements pushes him off.
De Costa tries to clinch but Clements moves out of range.
Trenton Clements seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clements misses with a kick to the body.
De Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clements swats away the attempt to clinch by De Costa .
Clements attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clements moves in looking to clinch but De Costa pushes him off.
Clements is looking to clinch but De Costa is avoiding it.
De Costa lands a nice hook to Clements's body. Clements takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clements wants to clinch.
De Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Clements.
Clements wants to clinch.
De Costa circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling De Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Clements doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - De Costa circles away.
De Costa moves into range and clinches up with Clements.
Clements is trying to push De Costa away but De Costa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clements breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Costa looks to land a right hand but Clements moved out of range.
Clements swats away the attempt to clinch by De Costa .
De Costa slips under a jab from Clements.
Clements stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clements wants it to stay on the feet.
Clements scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clements looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clements tries to clinch but De Costa moves out of range.
Clements is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Costa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clements back to the cage. De Costa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clements wants to clinch up but De Costa keeps it at a distance.
De Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements tries to clinch but De Costa moves out of range.
De Costa closes the distance and clinches.
De Costa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Clements is trying to keep an underhook but De Costa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clements pushes De Costa off looking to stand but De Costa dives back in and keeps control.
De Costa not doing much here.
Clements is looking to control De Costa 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clements avoid being mounted?
Clements has one foot on De Costa 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
De Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clements paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clements closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Costa has Clements pressed against the cage, preventing Clements from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Costa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton De Costa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Costa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clements jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Clements gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clements shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Costa pinned against the cage. De Costa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Costa wants to clinch up but Clements keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Clements misses.
Clements pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clements throws a head kick that misses.
Clements looks winded!
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Costa .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Costa closes the distance and pushes Clements back into the cage.
Clements jumps guard and drags De Costa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Costa tries to stand but Clements is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Colton De Costa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
De Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Costa throws a body punch but Clements moves out of range.
De Costa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clements backs up against the cage.
De Costa has closed the distance and engaged Clements in a clinch.
Clements breaks from the clinch.
De Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Clements.
Clements takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Clements.
Clements throws a sloppy head kick and De Costa moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by De Costa .
De Costa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clements.
De Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clements is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clements is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Costa .
Clements takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from De Costa does no damage.
Clements tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clements misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Costa lands with a shot to the body.
Clements shoots in looking for a takedown. De Costa tries to sprawl out of it but Clements keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Costa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clements tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clements is breathing heavily.
Clements throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Costa 's waist but De Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clements off to one side.
Colton De Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenton Clements.
De Costa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Costa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clements is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clements escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clements is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Costa moves into the clinch.
Clements breaks from the clinch.
De Costa lands a jab to Clements's midsection.
De Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clements tries to close the distance and clinch but De Costa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Costa is looking to wear down Clements with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clements tries to clinch up.
De Costa clinches with his opponent.
Clements wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clements keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Costa 's efforts to push away.
Clements's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clements is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clements doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Costa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Costa staying out of range there.
Clements tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Costa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clements scores with the left hand. De Costa knows he should have avoided that one.
De Costa lands a jab to Clements's midsection.
De Costa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clements tries to keep at a distance but De Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clements prevents De Costa from breaking the clinch.
Clements escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clements, pushing him back against the cage.
Clements escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Costa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - De Costa circles away.
De Costa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Costa moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clements tries to break the clinch but De Costa is controlling the position.
Clements is pressed up against the cage. De Costa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clements down to the mat. Clements avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clements, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clements has had enough of the clinch but De Costa keeps him there for the moment.
Clements's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clements is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Costa drives through and clinches with Clements against the cage.
De Costa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clements breaks from the clinch.
Clements tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clements throws a right hand that De Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that De Costa also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Costa has a takedown stuffed.
De Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clements throws the left hand but De Costa avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colton De Costa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Clements moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Colton De Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Costa misses with a wild combination.
Clements moves into the clinch.
De Costa can't break the clinch.
Clements breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
Clements tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - De Costa circles away.
A punch combination from De Costa misses.
Nice straight punches there by Clements. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clements.
Clements tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clements tries to clinch but De Costa moves out of range.
De Costa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
Clements takes the fight into the clinch.
Clements's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clements leaves De Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clements tries to clinch but De Costa is having none of it.
De Costa clinches.
Clements manages to break the clinch.
De Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Costa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clements moves in looking to clinch but De Costa pushes him off.
De Costa gets a clinch.
Clements pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Costa tries to clinch up.
Clements lands a head kick. De Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clements paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clements fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clements misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clements takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements throws a shot from downtown. De Costa moves away and avoids it.
Clements takes the fight into the clinch.
Clements breaks from the clinch.
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!
Clements fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Costa , pushing him back against the cage.
De Costa tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Costa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clements after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton De Costa . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clements's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clements throws a push kick but De Costa slaps the foot to one side.
De Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Clements.
Clements wants to clinch.
De Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Clements.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Costa , pushing him back against the cage.
De Costa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clements escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clements walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Costa drives through and clinches with Clements against the cage.
De Costa looking to stall.
De Costa can't get the takedown.
Clements breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clements is looking to clinch but De Costa is avoiding it.
De Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Costa works Clements's body with a nice hook.
De Costa shoots in but no luck this time.
De Costa moves out of range as Clements throws a body kick.
Trenton Clements has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Costa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clements eats them both and turns towards De Costa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Clements circles away.
Clements misses with a head kick.
De Costa misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - De Costa circles away.
Clements pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clements misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Costa .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clements is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Costa .
Clements throws a head kick but De Costa moves out of range.
Clements throws an off balance right hand
and De Costa counters with a straight right hand.
Colton De Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Costa forces Clements back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trenton Clements.
Well De Costa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colton De Costa !
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
88% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
