PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 1348 p4p, 149 weight class) and Ahsan Hamed (ranked 1187 p4p, 134 weight class). Hamed has chosen Ahmed's Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Costacurta
vs
Hamed

176 cm
26
164 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
155 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahsan Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Costacurta, right into the meat.
Costacurta missing with a left hand there. Hamed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamed misses with an uppercut.
Hamed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hamed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Costacurta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamed momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Costacurta, as that shot connected.
Hamed connects with a crisp jab.
Hamed misses with a hook.
Costacurta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamed. That did some damage!
Hamed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamed looks to land a combination but Costacurta avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Costacurta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Hamed misses.
Hamed scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Costacurta. Hamed shrugs it off though.
Costacurta defending well as Hamed loads up on a big left hand.
Hamed fakes the leg kick and cracks Costacurta in the body.
Costacurta moves out of range as Hamed throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costacurta tries to clinch up but Hamed circles away and keeps his distance.
Costacurta throws a wild body kick that Hamed sees coming a mile off.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamed blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hamed.
Costacurta walks into a straight right hand from Hamed.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick from Hamed.
Costacurta throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hamed scores with a four punch combination!
Costacurta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hamed is out of range and Costacurta settles back down.
Costacurta misses with the body kick
and Hamed counters with a solid body kick.
Costacurta swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
Costacurta throws the kick towards the body but Hamed avoids it.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Hamed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Costacurta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamed.
Costacurta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamed moves away.
A clash of legs there as Hamed blocks the low kick.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamed checks a low kick from Costacurta.
Hamed thinks about the counter body kick.
Hamed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hamed looks to throw the jab but Costacurta is out of range.
Costacurta tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costacurta is looking to clinch but Hamed is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Hamed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costacurta 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 Hamed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hamed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hamed throws a low kick, looking for Costacurta's leg but Costacurta calmly moves out of range.
And Costacurta counters with a quick kick to the body but Hamed blocks it.
Costacurta checks a leg kick nicely.
Hamed digs a good body shot into Costacurta's ribs.
Costacurta lands a leg kick that knocks Hamed off balance momentarily.
Hamed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costacurta. That did some damage!
Costacurta misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Hamed saw that one coming.
Hamed throws out a leg kick but Costacurta moves out of range and Hamed only half commits.
Costacurta tries to clinch there but Hamed circles away.
Hamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rosinante Costacurta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamed throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamed lands a nice looking body kick.
Hamed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Costacurta.
Hamed throws a lazy right hand but Costacurta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costacurta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamed throws a leg kick
and Costacurta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamed looks to score with a jab to the body but Costacurta is just out of range.
Costacurta with a nice cross.
Hamed throws a low kick but Costacurta avoids it.
Hamed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Costacurta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta lands a lovely overhand right.
Costacurta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamed.

Costacurta gets a clinch.
Hamed blocks a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hamed breaks the clinch.
Costacurta checks a leg kick.
Costacurta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamed.
Nice body kick from Hamed.
The fighters circling - Costacurta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamed.
Hamed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costacurta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed looks to land a body kick but Costacurta moved away.
Hamed tries to land a front kick but Costacurta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hamed is looking to land body kicks.
Costacurta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Costacurta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahsan Hamed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hamed throws a body kick that misses.
Hamed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costacurta throws a hook to the side of Hamed's head but Hamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamed throws a head kick but Costacurta moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Hamed
and Costacurta counters with a good, hard body kick but Hamed shrugs it off.
Hamed 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.
A head kick from Hamed lands but Costacurta takes it in his stride.
Costacurta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamed in his tracks.
Costacurta throws a front kick aimed at Hamed's knee but Hamed avoids it well.
Hamed moves out of range of the strikes.
Costacurta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costacurta tries to work over Hamed's front leg with a kick but Hamed checks it.
Ahsan Hamed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Hamed.
A solid body kick from Costacurta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costacurta keeps Hamed at a distance using the push kick.
Hamed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Costacurta looks to throw the jab but Hamed is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costacurta lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Costacurta.
Hamed throws a hook to the side of Costacurta's head but Costacurta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costacurta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamed misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
Hamed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Costacurta.
Costacurta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hamed.
Hamed misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
A low kick from Hamed misses
and Hamed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costacurta throws a leg kick which misses Hamed's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamed tries to avoid it.
A combination from Hamed does no damage.
Hamed throws a sloppy body shot

and Costacurta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Costacurta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed struggles to land a body shot inside as Costacurta controls his hands.
Hamed tries to break the clinch but Costacurta is controlling the position.
Costacurta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costacurta moves in looking to clinch but Hamed pushes him off.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick
and Costacurta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamed misses with a kick to the body.
Costacurta connects with a jab.
Costacurta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costacurta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hamed scores with a nice right hand.
Hamed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costacurta. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Hamed.
Costacurta thows a body kick. Hamed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hamed throws a body kick that misses
letting Costacurta counter with a right hand.
Hamed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hamed misses its intended target.
Hamed misses with a head kick.
Costacurta scores with a leg kick.
Costacurta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Costacurta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Costacurta looks to land a right hand but Hamed moved out of range.
Hamed checks a low kick from Costacurta.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the body from Costacurta misses
and Hamed counters with a head kick.
Hamed blocks a jab.
Costacurta swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
Costacurta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Hamed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costacurta is looking to slow Hamed down with leg kicks.
Hamed loads up on a big right hand but Costacurta slips the punch.
Costacurta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hamed misses with a wild body shot.

Costacurta gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costacurta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costacurta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costacurta misses with a body punch.

Hamed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed looks for the body kick but Costacurta saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Costacurta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Costacurta doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamed circles away.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Hamed throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Costacurta misses the target.
Hamed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed misses with a series of wild punches.
Costacurta is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Hamed misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosinante Costacurta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Costacurta. That's going to slow Hamed down.
Costacurta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hamed misses with a body kick.
Costacurta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hamed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costacurta's hands.
Costacurta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hamed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamed cracks Costacurta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hamed clobbers Costacurta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamed scores with a sloppy right hand. Costacurta should have avoided that one.
Costacurta lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costacurta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Costacurta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hamed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed throws a hook but Costacurta avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Costacurta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta lands a shot to the body.
Hamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Hamed misses with some punches.
Hamed tries to break the clinch but Costacurta is controlling the position.
Costacurta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamed.
Hamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hamed fails to land.
Hamed blocks a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta can't find room to land a body shot as Hamed controls the action.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costacurta as Hamed tries to tie him up.

Hamed manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a push kick but Costacurta slaps the foot to one side.
Hamed misses with an uppercut.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut
and Hamed counters with a good, hard body kick but Costacurta shrugs it off.
Hamed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costacurta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Costacurta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamed momentarily.
Hamed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Costacurta connects with a body shot that sends Hamed's belly button to the back.
Hamed misses with a hook. Costacurta ducked under it nicely.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Costacurta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hamed misses with a body kick.
Costacurta misses with a hook
and Hamed counters with a nice body kick.
Costacurta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Costacurta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hamed defending well as Costacurta loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta lands a leg kick that knocks Hamed off balance momentarily.
Costacurta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Costacurta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Costacurta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamed scores with a nice strike.
Costacurta misses with a body shot.
Hamed misses the jab.
Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costacurta.
Hamed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Costacurta staying out of range there.
Hamed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costacurta.
Costacurta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hamed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Costacurta.
Hamed keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Hamed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta scores with a hook to the body. Hamed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Costacurta clinches up against the cage.
Costacurta misses with a punch to the body.
Hamed blocks a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costacurta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Hamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costacurta lands with a right to the head.
Costacurta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamed's elbow.
Costacurta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hamed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costacurta is working Hamed over against the cage.
Rosinante Costacurta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Costacurta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costacurta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costacurta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamed's elbow.
Hamed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costacurta misses with a punch to the body.
Hamed prevents a body shot from Costacurta.
Hamed tries to stall but Costacurta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rosinante Costacurta.
I think Costacurta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosinante Costacurta!
After winning the bout, Rosinante Costacurta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.