PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Felix da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Clottey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clottey has chosen Gallows - Abandon Ship as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Felix da Costa
vs
Clottey

175 cm
21
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Valhalla War Gear

EFC Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miquel Felix da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kingston Clottey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clottey tries to clinch up but Felix da Costa circles away and keeps his distance.
Clottey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clottey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Felix da Costa moves into range and clinches up with Clottey.
Clottey tries to break the clinch but Felix da Costa is controlling the position.

Felix da Costa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Felix da Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Clottey sprawls well. He's pushed Felix da Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clottey throws a body punch but Felix da Costa moves out of range.

Felix da Costa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clottey did well to prevent Felix da Costa getting side control.
Clottey looks like he's trying to stand up.

Felix da Costa is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Clottey has managed to free his arm - good work.

Felix da Costa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clottey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa trying to mount his opponent but Clottey defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey is trying to stand back up but Felix da Costa is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Felix da Costa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Felix da Costa showed some decent athleticism there.
Felix da Costa trying to control from Clottey's half guard. Clottey has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Felix da Costa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clottey dives on top into guard.
Clottey wanted to stand there but Felix da Costa had control of the position.
Clottey wants to stand and escape but instead Felix da Costa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clottey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Felix da Costa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Felix da Costa prevents Clottey from getting back to his feet.
Clottey keeping full guard, as Felix da Costa tries to pass.
Clottey wants to stand and escape but Felix da Costa is having none of it.
Clottey looks gassed!
Felix da Costa is looking to advance position but Clottey has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clottey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Felix da Costa is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clottey stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Felix da Costa moves out of range as Clottey strikes.
Clottey looks to score with a jab to the body but Felix da Costa is just out of range.
Clottey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Felix da Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clottey looks to land a left hand but Felix da Costa moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Clottey misses.
Felix da Costa shoots for a double leg takedown but Clottey sprawls well. He's pushed Felix da Costa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clottey throws a jab when Felix da Costa was well out of range.
Felix da Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix da Costa throws a series of punches but Clottey avoids them all with ease.
Felix da Costa throws a combination that misses

and Clottey counters by moving into the clinch.

Clottey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clottey keeps the fight on the outside.

Clottey moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa tries for a takedown but Clottey manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miquel Felix da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Clottey breaks the clinch.
Felix da Costa throws a looping overhand right but Clottey ducks down to avoid it.
Clottey misses with the combination.
Felix da Costa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Felix da Costa.
Clottey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Felix da Costa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clottey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felix da Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clottey circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston Clottey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clottey misses with a hook.
Kingston Clottey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felix da Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clottey as he avoids it easily.
Felix da Costa tries to clinch up but Clottey circles away and keeps his distance.
Clottey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clottey lands with a nice combination. Felix da Costa backs away looking to recover.
Clottey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Miquel Felix da Costa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Felix da Costa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Clottey clinches with his opponent.
Clottey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Clottey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Felix da Costa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miquel Felix da Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felix da Costa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clottey misses with the combination.
A cross from Felix da Costa lands.
Felix da Costa misses with a takedown attempt - Clottey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clottey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clottey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felix da Costa.

Clottey rushes Felix da Costa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Clottey manages to break the clinch.
Clottey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Felix da Costa.

Felix da Costa moves into range and clinches up with Clottey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clottey is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clottey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Felix da Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clottey manages to avoid it.
Clottey tries to clinch but Felix da Costa moves away
and Felix da Costa counters with a right hand to the body.
Clottey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Clottey clinches up with Felix da Costa and pushes him back against the cage.

Clottey manages to break the clinch.
Felix da Costa slips under a jab from Clottey.
Felix da Costa lands a head shot.
Clottey misses with a hook.

Felix da Costa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Felix da Costa lands in his opponent's guard.
Felix da Costa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clottey is looking to stand up but Felix da Costa isn't so interested in that idea.
Felix da Costa trying to control but Clottey is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felix da Costa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clottey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clottey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clottey!

Clottey decides to stand back up. Clottey steps back and let's Felix da Costa get back to his feet.
Clottey misses with a double jab
and Felix da Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clottey throws the left hand but Felix da Costa avoids the punch easily.
Clottey tries to clinch there but Felix da Costa circles away.
Clottey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Felix da Costa. That did some damage!
Clottey wants to clinch
and Felix da Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clottey misses with an uppercut.

Felix da Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Felix da Costa slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clottey is looking to escape.
Felix da Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Clottey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Felix da Costa prevents Clottey from standing back up.

Clottey is defending against the submission attempts here by Felix da Costa.
Clottey is looking to escape.

Felix da Costa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Felix da Costa stalling away here and it's allowed Clottey to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Felix da Costa won't allow Clottey to get back to his feet.
Clottey keeping moving, preventing Felix da Costa from controlling successfully.

Clottey pushes Felix da Costa off and scrambles back to his feet.
Felix da Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Clottey should have avoided that one.
Felix da Costa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felix da Costa throws a looping overhand right but Clottey ducks down to avoid it.
Clottey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Felix da Costa is able to avoid easily.

Felix da Costa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clottey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miquel Felix da Costa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Clottey looks to land a right hand but Felix da Costa moved out of range.
Felix da Costa tries to clinch but Clottey moves out of range.
Clottey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felix da Costa's sensitive parts.

Felix da Costa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clottey sprawls well initially but Felix da Costa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Felix da Costa wants to pass to mount but Clottey is defending the position.

Clottey kicks Felix da Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Clottey throws a lazy head kick
and Felix da Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Felix da Costa throws out a powerful jab.
Clottey fails to land with a series of punches.
Clottey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clottey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clottey misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clottey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clottey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clottey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Felix da Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clottey circles away quickly and effectively.
Felix da Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clottey.
Felix da Costa moves away from the strike by Clottey.

Felix da Costa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clottey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Felix da Costa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Clottey stands up from Felix da Costa's guard - Clottey perhaps looking for a knockout.

Felix da Costa forces Clottey back against the cage and clinches.

Felix da Costa has clasped his hands together around Clottey's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Felix da Costa is looking to take a break and control but Clottey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clottey is trying to get back to his feet.

Felix da Costa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clottey is pushing Felix da Costa's head away, looking to escape. Felix da Costa manages to hold on to the position though.

Felix da Costa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Felix da Costa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clottey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Felix da Costa but great work by Clottey.

Clottey stands up and beckons Felix da Costa to his feet.

Felix da Costa closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix da Costa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clottey's efforts to push away.
Felix da Costa jumps guard but Clottey stands there with Felix da Costa around his waist. Felix da Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Felix da Costa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clottey is trying to force a seperation but Felix da Costa has the dominant position.
Felix da Costa is trying to break the clinch but Clottey has him pressed against the cage.
Felix da Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clottey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clottey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Felix da Costa prevents Clottey from breaking the clinch.

Clottey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clottey misses the jab.
Felix da Costa fails with the takedown.
Kingston Clottey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miquel Felix da Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clottey tries to clinch but Felix da Costa moves away
and Felix da Costa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Felix da Costa.
Felix da Costa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clottey keeps the fight on the outside.
Clottey misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clottey loads up on a big right hand but Felix da Costa slips the punch.
Clottey throws a nice looking combination but Felix da Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Felix da Costa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clottey is looking to clinch but Felix da Costa is avoiding it.
Clottey throws a hook but Felix da Costa blocks it.
Clottey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Felix da Costa fails with the takedown.
Felix da Costa keeps the fight on the outside.
Clottey misses with a body shot.
Clottey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Felix da Costa.
Nice uppercut there from Felix da Costa.
Clottey lands a nice hook to Felix da Costa's body. Felix da Costa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Clottey gets caught flat footed, as Felix da Costa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miquel Felix da Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clottey keeping full guard, as Felix da Costa tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Felix da Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Felix da Costa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miquel Felix da Costa!