PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. Morgan Wade has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Costacurta
vs
Wade

176 cm
24
164 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade moves out of range as Costacurta throws a body kick.
Wade thinks about the counter body kick.
Costacurta throws a low kick but Wade avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costacurta.
Rosinante Costacurta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade misses the jab.
Wade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costacurta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Costacurta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costacurta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Costacurta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wade!
Wade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Costacurta is able to avoid easily.
Costacurta tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Costacurta moves out of range of the leg kick from Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade misses with a low kick.
Costacurta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade thinks about the counter body kick.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta checks the leg kick.
Wade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wade misses with a body kick.
Costacurta throws a big counter combination but Wade scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wade looks to land a body kick but Costacurta moved away.
Costacurta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Costacurta backing away here, and Wade unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Costacurta throws a wild body kick that Wade sees coming a mile off.
Wade appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Costacurta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wade.
Costacurta lands a glancing blow to the side of Wade's head.
Wade throws a body kick that misses.
Costacurta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wade is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Costacurta misses.
Wade unleashes a big counter combination but Costacurta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab from Costacurta.
Wade digs a good hook to Costacurta's body.
Costacurta slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costacurta cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
We've been told by Costacurta's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wade has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wade keeps Costacurta at a distance using the push kick.
Costacurta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Costacurta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wade checks the leg kick.
Wade is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade takes one to the side of the head.
Wade tries to land a leg kick but Costacurta saw it coming and moves away.
Costacurta connects with a leg kick. Wade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Wade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Wade darts in trying to clinch
letting Costacurta counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta avoids a kick to the body.
Costacurta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Costacurta misses.
Costacurta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wade lands a head shot.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Costacurta is out of range.
Costacurta looks to land a body kick but Wade moved away.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Costacurta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wade lands with a nice body punch.
Costacurta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Costacurta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Costacurta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wade moves out of range of the leg kick from Costacurta.
Wade flicks out a counter leg kick but Costacurta steps away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costacurta throws a chopping leg kick but Wade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Costacurta connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Costacurta.
Costacurta is looking to score with low kicks.
Costacurta tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Costacurta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costacurta.
Costacurta scores with a punch to the head.
Costacurta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wade.
Wade cracks the inside of Costacurta's front leg.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Costacurta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costacurta throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Rosinante Costacurta 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.

Wade throws a hook but Costacurta blocks it.
Costacurta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Wade throws a leg kick but Costacurta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Costacurta looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wade.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Costacurta counters with a good low kick that Wade was not able to check.
Wade throws a low kick, looking for Costacurta's leg but Costacurta calmly moves out of range.
Wade throws a front kick aimed at Costacurta's knee but Costacurta avoids it well.
Wade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wade tries to counter by closing the distance.
A lazy left from Wade finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade slips under a jab from Costacurta.
Costacurta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta scores with a nice strike.
Wade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costacurta defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
Wade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Costacurta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Costacurta lands with a cross.
Costacurta blocks a low kick nicely.
Costacurta throws a low kick but Wade moves out of range easily.
Wade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Costacurta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Costacurta 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Costacurta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costacurta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costacurta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Costacurta is out of range.
Costacurta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Costacurta looks to land a body kick but Wade moved away.
Costacurta sets himself, and Wade steps forward looking for the clinch! Costacurta avoids it this time.
Wade throws a chopping leg kick but Costacurta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Costacurta lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Costacurta appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Costacurta blocks it well.
Rosinante Costacurta is winning the standup battle so far.
Costacurta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wade.
Wade moves out of range as Costacurta strikes.
Wade tries a low kick but Costacurta avoids it.
Costacurta misses with a low kick as Wade jumps back.
Wade throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costacurta feints and then cracks Wade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wade down.
Wade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wade cracks Costacurta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Costacurta cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Costacurta lands a front kick.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Wade tries to land a body kick
and Costacurta counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costacurta.
Costacurta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries a low kick but Costacurta avoids it.
Wade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Costacurta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Costacurta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Costacurta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick from Costacurta.
Costacurta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wade.
Wade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Costacurta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Costacurta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costacurta loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Wade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costacurta.
Wade throws a leg kick that misses.
Costacurta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costacurta throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade wants to slow Costacurta down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Costacurta misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade cracks the inside of Costacurta's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade blocks the body kick.
Wade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Costacurta misses with a jab to the body
and Wade counters with a right hand to the body.
Wade keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Costacurta lands with a straight right. Wade didn't see that one coming.
Wade misses with the body kick
enabling Costacurta to counter with a crisp jab.
Costacurta throws a leg kick but Wade sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Costacurta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costacurta misses with a two punch combination.
Costacurta wants to slow Wade down by chopping away at his legs.
Wade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Costacurta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costacurta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Costacurta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosinante Costacurta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Costacurta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wade counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costacurta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick from Wade.
Costacurta lands a jab to the nose.
Costacurta blocks a leg kick.
Costacurta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wade takes a swing at Costacurta's ribcage but misses.
Costacurta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Costacurta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wade misses with a left hand
and Costacurta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wade thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade checks a low kick from Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Costacurta connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Costacurta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costacurta takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade throws a hook but Costacurta avoids it easily.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costacurta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Costacurta - just one landing.
Wade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costacurta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wade.
Wade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Costacurta misses with a straight left.
Wade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Costacurta.
Costacurta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wade is out of range and Costacurta settles back down.
Wade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costacurta.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Wade misses.

Costacurta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wade was covering up waiting for the punch and Costacurta finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two 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!
Wade 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.
Wade has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wade wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Costacurta is one step ahead there.
Costacurta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Costacurta wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wade thumps Costacurta with a low kick.
Costacurta lunges at Wade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wade's hand.
Wade throws out a leg kick but Costacurta moves out of range and Wade only half commits.
Wade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costacurta pushes Wade away with a front kick.
Costacurta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
and Costacurta finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Costacurta misses with a looping left.
Costacurta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wade.
Wade avoids a kick to the body.
Costacurta sets himself, and Wade steps forward looking for the clinch! Costacurta avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosinante Costacurta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costacurta 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosinante Costacurta!
During a confident post fight interview, Rosinante Costacurta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.