PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayre has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Costa
vs
Sayre

169 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
154 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayre throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costa's hands.
Costa is looking to clinch but Sayre is avoiding it.
No joy there for Sayre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayre looks to land a combination but Costa avoids it well.
Sayre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costa tries to clinch there but Sayre circles away.
Costa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre is having none of it.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.
Sayre throws a sloppy head kick and Costa moves out of range easily.

Costa rushes Sayre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Sayre shrugs off.
Sayre tries to stall but Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sayre.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Sayre can't break the clinch.
Sayre is trying to stall.
Sayre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costa.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Sayre blocks it.
Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sayre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sayre.
Sayre swings wildly with an uppercut but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sayre avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Sayre.
Costa misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Sayre.
Sayre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sayre.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sayre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Costa lands an elbow just above Sayre 's eye.
Sayre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sayre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Costa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sayre avoids the damage to the body.
Costa prevents Sayre from breaking the clinch.
Sayre looking to stall.
Sayre swings wildly with an uppercut but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sayre is defending well for now.
Sayre is trying to maintain a safe position but Costa gets an underhook and turns Sayre into the cage.
Costa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sayre works on Costa's body with a couple of short punches.

Sayre breaks the clinch.
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown. Sayre tries to sprawl out of it but Costa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sayre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sayre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Costa's head.
Sayre swinging wildly here.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sayre swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Sayre as he connects with a hook.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sayre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sayre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch up but Sayre circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Sayre.

Costa moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sayre.
Costa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sayre is defending well for now.
Sayre managing to block the knees to the body from Costa.
Costa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sayre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sayre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costa pushes off an throws an elbow but Sayre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sayre has Costa pressed against the cage.
Costa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Costa blocking some punches.
Costa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Costa tries a knee to the head but Sayre blocks it.

Sayre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
Sayre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Sayre lands with a nice combination. Costa backs away looking to recover.
Sayre lands with a nice body kick.
Sayre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa is looking to clinch but Sayre is avoiding it.
Sayre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa tries to clinch there but Sayre circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sayre. Costa shrugs it off though.
Sayre scores with a one two! Costa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sayre scores with a decent looking hook.
Costa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayre keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses.
Sayre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sayre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Costa backs up against the cage.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.
Sayre feints and then cracks Costa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Costa down.
Sayre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costa tries to clinch up but Sayre circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa tries to clinch up but Sayre circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Sayre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Sayre misses.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayre.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre moves out of range.
Sayre lands a nice looking body kick.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sayre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
Sayre scores with a push kick.
Costa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Costa is looking to clinch but Sayre is avoiding it.
Sayre looks to land a body kick but Costa moved away.
Sayre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sayre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sayre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.
Sayre swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Sayre misses with a double jab.
Costa walks into a jab.
Sayre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sayre lands a two punch combo.
Sayre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre moves out of range.
Sayre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teddy Sayre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Sayre.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sayre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sayre connects with a solid leg kick.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sayre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Sayre misses.
Sayre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costa.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Sayre tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sayre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Costa is looking to clinch but Sayre is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Sayre. Beautiful body shot.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa slips a jab and a cross from Sayre.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sayre!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Sayre pushes him off.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre moves out of range.
Sayre swinging wildly here.
Costa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.
Sayre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Sayre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Costa if he has to take too many more of those.
A punch combination from Sayre misses.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayre.
Sayre misses with the combination.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sayre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costa is looking to clinch but Sayre is avoiding it.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayre.
Sayre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Costa will feel that in the morning.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
Sayre throws a one two combo.
Sayre throws a series of strikes that have Costa backpedaling.
Teddy Sayre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sayre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre works the jab nicely.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre moves out of range.
Sayre lands a nice looking body kick.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
Sayre delivers a nice body kick.
Sayre throws a head kick that half lands.
Costa is looking to clinch but Sayre is avoiding it.
Sayre lands a two punch combo.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayre throws a leg kick which misses Costa's front leg but catches the back leg as Costa tries to avoid it.
Costa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sayre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sayre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sayre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sayre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Costa's head.
Sayre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sayre misses with a double jab.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa wants to clinch.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sayre swinging wildly here.
Sayre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Costa moves out of range as Sayre throws a body kick.
Costa tries to clinch up but Sayre circles away and keeps his distance.

Costa pushes Sayre up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sayre controlling the action here for a moment.
Sayre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costa as Sayre tries to tie him up.
Costa dodges an elbow strike from Sayre.
Sayre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sayre is looking to break free of the clinch but Costa has double underhooks.
Costa missing with knees to the body.
Costa trying to land knees to the body.
Costa trying to land knees to the body.
Sayre avoiding damage as Costa throws knees to the body.
Sayre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Sayre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Sayre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre moves out of range.
Costa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre is having none of it.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.
Sayre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sayre's corner calls for a 1-2. Sayre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
Sayre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
Sayre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre is having none of it.
Costa is looking to clinch but Sayre is avoiding it.
Costa tries to clinch there but Sayre circles away.
Sayre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sayre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sayre.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayre.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre thows a body kick. Costa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa tries to clinch but Sayre is having none of it.
Costa moves in looking to clinch but Sayre pushes him off.
Sayre misses with a wild combination.
Sayre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Sayre swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Sayre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sayre swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayre. That's going to slow Costa down.
Sayre works over Costa's head and body with a nice combination.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
Luiz Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayre swinging wildly here.
Costa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sayre swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Costa's sensitive parts.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
A solid body kick from Sayre.
Sayre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre misses with a double jab.
Sayre connects with a high kick.
Sayre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sayre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sayre.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sayre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sayre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa tries to clinch up.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sayre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sayre.
Sayre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayre.
Sayre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre lands a front kick.
Costa tries to clinch there but Sayre circles away.
Sayre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costa's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sayre.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Sayre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Costa tries to clinch up but Sayre circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sayre misses with a wild combination.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sayre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sayre throws a one two combo.
Luiz Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Sayre.
Sayre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Costa wants to clinch up but Sayre keeps it at a distance.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Costa takes a step back to recover.
Sayre scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Costa is looking to clinch.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayre circles away.
Teddy Sayre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch up but Sayre circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sayre.
Sayre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costa tries to clinch up but Sayre circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Sayre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sayre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayre keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayre misses with a few strikes there.
Sayre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.
A jab from Sayre finds it's way through Costa's defenses.
Sayre misses with a few strikes there.
Sayre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre throws a combination. Costa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sayre misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sayre. That's going to slow Costa down.
Sayre throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Sayre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Costa throws a head kick but Sayre moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Sayre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayre 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Sayre!