PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Kostecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Samuray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kostecki
vs
Samuray

179 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

[MMABR]: Vaninico's Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dawid Kostecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshiro Samuray!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuray tries to close the distance and clinch but Kostecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samuray shoots for a double leg takedown but Kostecki sprawls well. He's pushed Samuray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kostecki is looking to clinch.

Kostecki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Samuray sneaks back into half guard.
Kostecki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samuray defending well though.

Kostecki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Samuray has his takedown stuffed

and Kostecki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kostecki.

Samuray gets control of Kostecki's arms and successfully pulls guard. Samuray will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kostecki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kostecki wants to stand but Samuray is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuray keeping moving, preventing Kostecki from controlling successfully.
Samuray 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.
Kostecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuray is trying to keep Kostecki in close.
Samuray trying to strike off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kostecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kostecki misses with a takedown attempt

and Samuray counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuray lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Samuray trying to control the action but Kostecki is working from the bottom.
Kostecki wants to get back to full guard.
Kostecki missing with punches from the bottom.
Samuray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kostecki defending well though.
Kostecki trying to hold on to Samuray's head to control him but Samuray postures up.
Kostecki is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Samuray there.
Samuray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samuray uses his free foot to push down on Kostecki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kostecki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuray raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Samuray.
Samuray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kostecki looks a forlorn figure.
Samuray unloading with bombs!
Samuray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kostecki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Samuray controlling from mount.
Kostecki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuray on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Kostecki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Samuray lands a big elbow.
Samuray has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kostecki's face.
The referee warns Kostecki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Samuray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kostecki is bucking up trying to escape but Samuray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Samuray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samuray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshiro Samuray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Samuray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kostecki defends it nicely.
Dawid Kostecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kostecki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kostecki wants to clinch but Samuray slips to the side

and Samuray counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samuray.

Samuray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Samuray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Samuray is looking for a kimura but Kostecki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Samuray to get the leverage.
Kostecki trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samuray is trying to control. Kostecki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostecki trying to control here.
Samuray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kostecki is trying to stand back up but Samuray is controlling him
Kostecki has hold of Samuray's hands but Samuray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Samuray moves into the clinch successfully.
Samuray wants to stall.

Samuray jumps guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Samuray tries to strike from the bottom.
Kostecki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Samuray's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kostecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuray throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Samuray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kostecki looking to sit in guard and control but Samuray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samuray lands a couple of elbows.
Kostecki wants to stand up but Samuray is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samuray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samuray shoots and misses

and Kostecki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Samuray looking for a sweep. Not yet Samuray, not yet.

Samuray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Samuray punching to the body, from the bottom.

Samuray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kostecki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kostecki moves into the clinch successfully.

Samuray manages to break the clinch.
Samuray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Samuray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kostecki avoids it really well and circles away.
Dawid Kostecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Samuray.
Samuray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kostecki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samuray, pushing him back against the ropes.

Samuray has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kostecki regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yoshiro Samuray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kostecki!
Samuray tries to clinch up
and Kostecki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostecki with a lazy takedown attempt

and Samuray moves into the clinch.
Kostecki managing to block the knees to the body from Samuray.
Kostecki is looking to break free of the clinch but Samuray has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samuray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samuray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostecki wants to get back to striking at distance but Samuray won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samuray can't get the takedown.
Samuray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kostecki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kostecki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kostecki is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kostecki gets through Samuray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samuray is trying to stall.
Kostecki wants to break free but Samuray has control.
Samuray can't get the takedown.
Dawid Kostecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Samuray.
Kostecki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samuray trying to land knees to the body.

Samuray pulls Kostecki into guard.
Kostecki wants to control from the top but Samuray keeps moving.

Samuray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kostecki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuray lands a high kick!
Kostecki looks to land a combination but Samuray avoids it well.

Samuray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Samuray working the ground and pound but Kostecki is defending the strikes.
Samuray lands a decent elbow from side control.
Samuray grinds an elbow into Kostecki's temple.
Samuray lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostecki wants to get back to his feet.
Samuray lands a decent elbow from side control.
Samuray landing strikes.
Kostecki is trying to buck Samuray off.
Samuray tries to advance to mount but Kostecki instead regains half guard.
Samuray slips a nice elbow through Kostecki's hands, connecting with Kostecki's forehead.

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.
Samuray wants to take a breather but Kostecki is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kostecki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samuray.
Kostecki slaps away a takedown attempt from Samuray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kostecki throws a one two combo.
Kostecki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samuray.
Kostecki tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samuray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kostecki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshiro Samuray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samuray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshiro Samuray!