PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Many Blazy Mari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa comes to the cage accompanied by His Own Highlight Video. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Many Blazy Mari was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Costa
vs
Blazy Mari

166 cm
22
141 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Many Blazy Mari!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Blazy Mari. No joy for Costa on that attempt.
Good shot there by Costa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blazy Mari.
Blazy Mari with a nice cross.
Blazy Mari thumps Costa with a low kick.
Blazy Mari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blazy Mari is looking to score with low kicks.
Blazy Mari throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Blazy Mari.
Blazy Mari throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.
Blazy Mari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blazy Mari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Blazy Mari clinches up against the cage.
Costa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blazy Mari backwards.
Costa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Costa scores with a shot to the side of Blazy Mari's head.
Blazy Mari misses with some punches.
Costa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blazy Mari has him pressed against the cage.
Blazy Mari blocks an uppercut.

Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa tries for a takedown but Blazy Mari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blazy Mari tries to hold on but Costa pushes him away.
Costa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blazy Mari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Costa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blazy Mari's head.
Blazy Mari is trying to stand.
Costa trying to mount his opponent but Blazy Mari defends it.
Blazy Mari is trying to maintain the position but Costa is very close to passing his half guard.
Blazy Mari is looking for a sweep. Costa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blazy Mari is trying to stand up here but Costa is controlling him well.
Costa is thwarting Blazy Mari's attempts to control the position.
Costa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blazy Mari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blazy Mari. That's going to slow Costa down.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blazy Mari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Blazy Mari.
Blazy Mari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blazy Mari.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blazy Mari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blazy Mari tries to clinch but Costa moves away
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Blazy Mari slips a straight right by Costa.
A jab from Blazy Mari misses.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Costa tries to clinch but Blazy Mari moves out of range.
Blazy Mari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blazy Mari misses with a leg kick
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa lands a body shot.
Costa swings for the body but Blazy Mari moves out of range.
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 Felipe Costa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Donk. Blazy Mari catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blazy Mari, as that shot connected.
Costa checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice combination there by Costa.

It looks like Many Blazy Mari has been cut.
Costa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Costa wants to clinch but Blazy Mari slips to the side
and Blazy Mari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blazy Mari looks to throw the jab but Costa is out of range.
Blazy Mari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Costa works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazy Mari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costa.
Blazy Mari misses the body punch
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blazy Mari feints and then cracks Costa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Costa down.
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
Blazy Mari connects with a solid leg kick.
Blazy Mari moves out of range as Costa strikes.
Costa throws a series of punches but Blazy Mari moves out of range.
Blazy Mari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick but Costa sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two 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.
Blazy Mari misses with a combination
and Costa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blazy Mari thinking.
Nice sprawl there from Blazy Mari as Costa shoots in.
Blazy Mari is looking to chop away at Costa's legs.
Blazy Mari tries a low kick but Costa avoids it.
Costa looks to throw the jab but Blazy Mari is out of range.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch up but Blazy Mari circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blazy Mari, right into the meat.
Blazy Mari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blazy Mari throws a nice looking combination but Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blazy Mari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blazy Mari throws a wild body kick that Costa sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Costa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blazy Mari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Costa looks to land a left hand but Blazy Mari moved out of range nicely.
Costa is looking to clinch but Blazy Mari is avoiding it.
Costa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Costa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Blazy Mari working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Costa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blazy Mari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Costa forces his way into half guard.
Costa works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Costa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Many Blazy Mari'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!

Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa slips a jab from Blazy Mari.
Costa blocks a head kick by Blazy Mari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blazy Mari is looking to slow Costa down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazy Mari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blazy Mari as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blazy Mari 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.
Blazy Mari is looking to land body kicks.
Blazy Mari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blazy Mari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blazy Mari lands a head kick!
A punch lands to the side of Blazy Mari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Many Blazy Mari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari moves out of range of the strikes.
Costa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costa tries to clinch but Blazy Mari moves out of range.
Blazy Mari keeps the fight on the outside.
Blazy Mari keeps the fight on the outside.
Blazy Mari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blazy Mari looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazy Mari throws a hook to the side of Costa's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blazy Mari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blazy Mari thows a body shot but no joy.
Blazy Mari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Costa sprawls well. Costa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blazy Mari gets slowly back to his feet.
Blazy Mari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazy Mari wants to clinch.
Blazy Mari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

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.
An inside leg kick from Blazy Mari misses.

Blazy Mari fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Costa sprawls well initially but Blazy Mari persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blazy Mari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blazy Mari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costa is trying to keep Blazy Mari in close.
Blazy Mari preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Many Blazy Mari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costa 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Felipe Costa!