PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Babe
vs
Costa

205 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abe Babe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Costa!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babe scores with a head kick. Costa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Angelo Costa has been cut.
Babe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Babe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Costa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Babe throws a head kick that half lands.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Babe moved out of range.
Babe tries to counter by clinching up but Costa breaks away and moves out of range.
Costa 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.
Babe throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Babe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa connects with a single shot there.
Babe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Babe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa digs a good hook to Babe's body.
Costa misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Babe moves into the clinch.
Babe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babe lands with a right to the head.
Costa wants to break free but Babe has control.
Babe misses with some punches.
Babe misses with a punch to the body.
Babe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Babe.
Babe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Babe scores with a shot to the side of Costa's head.
Babe keeps control of Costa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Babe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Costa wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa takes a shot to the head.
Babe tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babe lands with a left to the head.
Babe lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Angelo Costa's cut even more.
Babe stalling in the clinch.
Costa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babe lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babe tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Babe lands a left hand.
Babe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Babe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babe keeps control of Costa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costa is trying to push Babe away but Babe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babe.
Babe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costa avoids it.
Babe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costa looks winded!
Babe avoiding damage.
Babe tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Costa prevents a body shot from Babe.
A shot in the inside from Babe.
Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Babe working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babe lands a right hand.
Babe just leaning against Costa, taking a breather.
Babe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

The cut above Angelo Costa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Babe lands a left hand.
A short right from Babe on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Babe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babe keeps control of Costa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babe lands with a light punch inside.
Babe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Costa's efforts to push away.
Babe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costa's elbow.
Costa can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Babe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Costa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Babe! Costa is out on his feet! Babe rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Costa is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Costa is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Babe!