PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Riley
vs
Costa

165 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janis Costa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costa feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Costa lands with a kick to the temple. Riley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Larry Riley has been cut.
Riley misses with a low kick.

Costa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Costa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Costa wants to sweep here but Riley controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Costa has a closed guard, preventing Riley from standing up.
Riley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Costa is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
Costa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Costa lands with a kick to the temple. Riley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Riley counter with a right hand.
Riley throws a solid leg kick but Costa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riley.
Riley throws out a leg kick but Costa moves out of range and Riley only half commits.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.

Riley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Riley lands in his opponent's guard.
Riley prevents Costa from getting back to his feet.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Costa keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Costa looks gassed!
Riley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Riley is looking to stand up but Costa won't let him.
Costa is trying to keep Riley in close.
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Riley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley with a nice cross.
Costa blocks a leg kick.
Costa checks the leg kick.
Larry Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley is looking to slow Costa down with leg kicks.
Riley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping leg kick lands for Riley.
Costa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riley, right into the meat.
Riley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riley dives in and grabs Costa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Costa pushes down on Riley's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley shoots in but Costa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decent striking displayed by Riley there.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riley as he jumps to the side.
Riley throws a series of strikes that have Costa backpedaling.
Riley throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley is looking to chop away at Costa's legs.
A left and a right from Riley both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Riley. That snapped Costa's head back.
Nice sprawl there from Costa as Riley shoots in.
Good exchange - Riley coming out on top.
Costa misses with a low kick.
Riley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Costa wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice uppercut there from Riley.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Costa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riley's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riley.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Riley takes the fight into the clinch.

Riley manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Riley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Riley blocks the body kick.
Costa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Costa tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Janis Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Costa seems unphased.
Riley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley 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.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Costa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larry Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Costa or perhaps it was just good defense by Riley which made him look bad.
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Riley.
Riley scores with a hook.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Riley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costa's waist but Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costa has time to react.
Riley throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Riley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Costa blocks the leg kick.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck for Riley with that takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Riley lands a with a good body shot.
Costa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riley scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riley connects with a body shot.
Riley shoots for a double leg takedown but Costa sprawls well. He's pushed Riley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Riley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Riley.
Riley tries to land a leg kick but Costa saw it coming and moves away.
A left and a right from Riley both land. Nice combination.
Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riley looks for a takedown but Costa sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riley.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Riley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costa's hands.
Riley misses with a low kick.
Riley feints and then cracks Costa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Costa down.
Costa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley works over Costa's head and body with a nice combination.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costa as he avoids it easily.
Riley cracks Costa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Costa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Costa stuffs the takedown attempt from Riley. Riley gets slowly back to his feet.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Riley.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Costa.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Costa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riley circles away.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Costa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riley.
Riley dips to his left and cracks Costa with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costa has time to react.
Riley connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Riley.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riley.
Riley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Costa but Costa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riley misses with a low kick.
Costa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costa there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riley.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Costa misses with a double jab.
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
Costa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Riley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry Riley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Riley blocks a head kick by Costa.
Horrible takedown by Riley or perhaps it was just good defense by Costa which made him look bad.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Costa. Costa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Costa swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Costa.

Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riley walks away with a smile on his face. Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riley leaves Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Riley.
Jab from Riley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lands with an uppercut that bounces Costa off the cage and back into rage.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Riley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riley misses with a double jab
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Riley with that takedown attempt.
Riley cracks Costa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Costa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riley's waist but Riley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costa off to one side.
A good leg kick by Riley.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riley 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 Costa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Costa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Costa as he avoids it easily.
Riley misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Costa.
A left and a right from Riley both land. Nice combination.
Costa wants to land a leg kick but Riley is out of range.
Riley fails with the takedown.
Riley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Costa is out of range and Riley settles back down.
Larry Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Costa checks a leg kick.
Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Costa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Riley finds it's way through Costa's defenses.
Riley throws a leg kick but Costa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riley.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley scores with a nice right hand.
Riley feints and then cracks Costa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Costa down.
Riley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Costa momentarily.
Jab by Riley.
Costa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Riley is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Costa.
Costa walks into a left hand.
Riley misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a jab to the nose.
Riley cracks the inside of Costa's front leg.
Riley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Costa backs up against the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riley.
Riley with a hook.
Riley connects with a looping right hand.
Riley cracks Costa with a good jab.
Riley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Costa defends it nicely.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Costa seems unphased.
Costa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riley clobbers Costa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riley connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.

Riley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Costa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riley advances nicely into full mount.
Riley controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riley stands up from mount. Strange move.
Janis Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Riley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riley 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Riley!