PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Huthe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa comes to the cage accompanied by Stratovarius - Dreamweaver. Huthe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rick Derringer - Real American kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brent Huthe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Costa
vs
Huthe

181 cm
25
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brent Huthe!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Huthe tries to keep at a distance but Costa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Costa misses with the head strike.
Huthe blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huthe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa gets through Huthe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Brent Huthe has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huthe.
Huthe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Huthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huthe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huthe backwards.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa swings wildly with an uppercut but Huthe uses good head movement to avoid it.

Huthe breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Huthe tries to move into range but Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Huthe is rocked!
Huthe misses with a lunging right hand

and Costa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Costa.
Huthe is still on wobbly legs! Can Costa finish him?
Huthe lands with a short shot to the head.
Huthe seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Costa.
Huthe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Costa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Costa fails to land.

Huthe has Costa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Huthe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Costa tumbling to the mat - Huthe dives into Costa's guard.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa has Huthe pulled in close to control his posture.
Huthe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa trying to keep a closed guard but Huthe is proving a slippery customer.
Costa wants to sweep here but Huthe controlling him for the moment.
Costa is trying to keep Huthe in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jose Costa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Costa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huthe fails to land the takedown.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huthe's head.
Huthe misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Costa slams his shin into Huthe's torso.
Costa slips under a jab from Huthe.
Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Huthe should have avoided that one.
Costa wants to clinch.
Costa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huthe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huthe cracks a nice hook into Costa's ribs.
Huthe swinging wildly here.
Costa throws a lazy right hand but Huthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brent Huthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huthe lands with an overhand left.
Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huthe throws the left hand but Costa avoids the punch easily.
Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huthe circles away quickly and effectively.
Costa throws a body punch but Huthe moves out of range.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huthe throws a nice looking combination but Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huthe misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Huthe misses.
Costa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
Huthe lands with a hook. Costa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Costa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huthe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huthe tries to avoid it but Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huthe to the ground. Huthe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huthe loads up on a big right hand but Costa slips the punch.
Huthe misses the jab.
Huthe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huthe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costa counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Costa.
Huthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Costa. That's going to slow Huthe down.
Huthe looks gassed!
Huthe throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Costa swings for the body but Huthe moves out of range.
Costa misses with a head kick.
Costa moves away from the strike by Huthe.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huthe.
Huthe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huthe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Costa lands with a nice body kick.
Huthe throws a shot to the body.
Huthe slips under a jab from Costa.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Jose Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
Huthe swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huthe looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looks for the body kick but Huthe saw that one coming.
Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huthe jabs at Costa's body.
Huthe throws a right hand that Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Costa also avoids with ease.
Huthe throws a lazy right hand but Costa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Huthe.
Huthe throws a hook to the side of Costa's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Costa.
Costa moves away from the strike by Huthe.
Huthe throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Huthe misses with a hook
letting Costa counter with a right hand.
Huthe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Huthe is breathing heavily.
Huthe swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huthe swings widly with a right hand
and Costa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Huthe misses with a left hand
and Costa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Huthe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa throws the kick towards the body but Huthe avoids it.

Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huthe, pushing him back against the cage.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Costa.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Huthe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Costa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costa scores with a shoulder strike.
Jose Costa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costa lands with a right to the head.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huthe backwards.
Costa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Costa prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Costa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huthe backwards.
Costa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Costa cracks Huthe with a nice body shot.
Costa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huthe backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Costa.
Costa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Costa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huthes head.
Costa throws a big uppercut that drops Huthe! More strikes from Costa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Huthe lies dazed against the cage as Costa celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Costa!