PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa comes to the ring accompanied by His Own Highlight Video. Laboy has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Damian Laboy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felipe Costa's chin.

Costa
vs
Laboy

166 cm
24
141 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
141 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a nice body kick.
Damian Laboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt

and Costa moves into the clinch.
Laboy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Felipe Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laboy fails with the takedown
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily

and Costa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Costa.
A short left from Costa.
Costa is working Laboy over against the ropes.
Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laboy has Costa pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Costa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laboy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy is working for takedown but Costa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Costa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laboy's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costa.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laboy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Costa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Costa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Costa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laboy's guard.
Laboy keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Costa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laboy regains half guard, as Costa was trying to land strikes.
Laboy tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control the action but Laboy is working from the bottom.
Costa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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.
Costa thows a huge punch but Laboy dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costa wants to pass to mount but Laboy is defending the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Costa with the ground and pound but Laboy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Laboy keeping full guard, as Costa tries to pass.
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
Costa wants to control from the top but Laboy keeps moving.
Costa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Laboy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Costa.
Sloppy strikes there by Costa.

Costa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Laboy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Costa.
Costa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Costa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa lands a big elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Costa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laboy looks a forlorn figure.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
Costa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Costa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laboy is looking to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a heavy elbow.
Costa raining down hammerfists from mount.
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.
Costa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Costa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Costa punching from mount but Laboy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Costa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Costa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laboy has his takedown stuffed

and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
Costa passes Laboy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Laboy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Laboy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Costa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy wants to get back to full guard.
Costa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Costa wants to take a breather but Laboy is having none of it.
Laboy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laboy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Costa seems content to control.
Costa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Costa trying to mount his opponent but Laboy defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Costa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Costa is keen to just control but Laboy is a slippery customer.
Costa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Felipe Costa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a left to the body.
Felipe Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy is breathing heavily.
Laboy fails with the takedown
and Costa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Costa circles away easily
and Costa counters with a big head kick but Laboy shrugs it off.
Laboy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Costa finds it's way round the side to connect with Laboy's head.
Laboy with a poor takedown
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa clobbers Laboy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Costa clinches up with Laboy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Costa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Laboy goes for a takedown attempt but Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Costa gets a clinch.
Costa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Damian Laboy has been cut.

Costa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laboy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laboy prevents Costa from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Laboy to escape the position.
Laboy avoids the strikes from Costa.
Costa throwing sloppy strikes.
Laboy holding both Costa 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with punches from the back.
Costa somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Costa working for the choke.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laboy can do to turn this around?
Costa throws strikes from the back but Laboy rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Laboy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Costa stands and throws Laboy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Costa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Costa looks up at the clock and then as Laboy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Costa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to advance to mount but Laboy denies him.
Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laboy keeps working.
Costa is really struggling to control Laboy but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laboy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Costa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Costa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Laboy parries the strikes from Costa easily there. Costa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Laboy to escape.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Costa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Laboy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Costa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Costa advances nicely into full mount.
Costa looking to ground and pound but Laboy is blocking nicely.
Laboy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Costa.
Costa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laboy can't escape the position.
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 Damian Laboy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Laboy doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Costa to counter with a crisp jab.
Laboy has his takedown stuffed
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laboy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Felipe Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Laboy shoots and misses
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Costa clobbers Laboy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Costa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laboy takes a knee to the side of the body.

Costa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Laboy taking some punishment here, with Costa in his half guard.
Costa passes to full mount!
Laboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa working the ground and pound effectively.

Costa quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Costa but it's paid off an Laboy is forced to tap! Nice work by Costa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Costa!
Felipe Costa retains his bantamweight title!