PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sye Moon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Moon Kim
vs
Costa

174 cm
20
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sye Moon Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Costa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Kim misses.

Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Costa has the dominant position.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Costa is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kim has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.
Kim tries to circle away but Costa has him pinned against the cage.
Kim wants to break the clinch but can't.

Costa pulls Kim into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Costa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
Kim wants to stand but Costa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Costa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Costa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kim doesn't defend quickly enough and Costa has managed to lock this one up! Can Kim escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Costa on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luis Costa!
After the big win, Luis Costa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Down Under! - Supplements (AXES) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.