PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza comes into the arena with Do the Opposite blaring out of the sound system. Lee Tsakada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Costanza
vs
Tsakada

188 cm
24
202 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

192 cm
25
198 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsakada's calf.
Nice defenses there by Costanza.
Tsakada misses with a left hand
and Costanza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costanza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsakada.
Tsakada keeps the fight on the outside.
Costanza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Costanza moves in looking to clinch but Tsakada pushes him off.
Tsakada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsakada throws a poor cross that misses
and Costanza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costanza looks for the body kick but Tsakada saw that one coming.
Costanza is looking to slow Tsakada down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costanza misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tsakada as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Tsakada misses.
Tsakada throws a nice looking combination but Costanza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tsakada lands a nice shot that snaps Costanza's head back.
A jab from Tsakada misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Costanza tries to clinch up.
Tsakada looks to land a right hand but Costanza moved out of range.
Tsakada tests Costanza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsakada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tsakada lands a nice shot to the body.

Costanza forces Tsakada back against the cage and clinches.
Tsakada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tsakada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsakada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costanza backwards.
Costanza landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsakada avoiding damage as Costanza throws knees to the body.
Costanza misses with a knee to the head.
Costanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsakada blocks it with crossed arms.
Tsakada wants to break free but Costanza has control.

Tsakada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costanza throws a low kick but Tsakada moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Costanza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tsakada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Tsakada clinches up with Costanza and pushes him back against the cage.
Costanza misses with a knee to the head.
Costanza tries to work over Tsakada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costanza lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsakada lands a knee to the body.
Tsakada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Costanza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costanza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsakada is trying to maintain a safe position but Costanza gets an underhook and turns Tsakada into the cage.
Tsakada tries a body shot but Costanza blocks it.
Costanza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsakada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Costanza looking to throw knees to the head but Tsakada is blocking nicely.
A short right from Tsakada on the inside.
Costanza takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza lands a shoulder strike.
Tsakada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costanza backwards.
Tsakada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Costanza misses with a knee strike.
Tsakada tries a body shot but Costanza blocks it.

Tsakada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costanza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
Tsakada lands a lovely overhand right.

Tsakada clinches with his opponent.
Tsakada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costanza blocks a body shot from Tsakada.
Tsakada lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsakada throws a head punch that misses.
Tsakada lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Tsakada.
Costanza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsakada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Costanza misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada trying to land knees to the body.
Tsakada blocking some punches.
Tsakada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Tsakada.
Costanza keeps control of Tsakada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tsakada lands an elbow inside.
Tsakada misses with some punches.
Costanza tries to land a knee to the head but Tsakada blocks with his arms.
Tsakada stalls.
Costanza blocking some punches.
Tsakada blocks an uppercut.
Costanza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Tsakada.
Tsakada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Costanza.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tsakada.
Tsakada misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Tsakada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tsakada lands with an overhand left.
Costanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsakada circles away.
Tsakada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Costanza throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
Costanza lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Tsakada misses.
Tsakada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tsakada connects with a looping right hand.
Lee Tsakada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Costanza misses with a wild body shot.
Tsakada misses with a lunging right hand
and Costanza counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsakada misses with a straight left.
Tsakada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tsakada takes the fight into the clinch.
Costanza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Costanza blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza scores with a shot to the side of Tsakada's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costanza.
Tsakada lands a body shot in the clinch.
Costanza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costanza throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsakada.
Tsakada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Costanza works on Tsakada's body with a couple of short punches.
Costanza misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Tsakada.
Costanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsakada.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costanza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsakada comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Daniel Costanza has been cut.
Costanza tries a knee to the head but Tsakada blocks it.
Tsakada is looking to control Costanza's arms but Costanza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tsakada has his back to the cage.
Costanza scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Costanza.
Costanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsakada blocks it with crossed arms.
Tsakada scores with a shot to the side of Costanza's head.

Tsakada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tsakada closes the distance and pushes Costanza back into the cage.
Tsakada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Costanza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsakada blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Tsakada - that landed with a thud.
Lee Tsakada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tsakada tries a body shot but Costanza blocks it.
Tsakada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costanza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tsakada.
Tsakada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Costanza backwards.
Tsakada lands a shoulder strike.
Costanza misses with a short punch on the inside.

Tsakada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsakada throws a sloppy body shot
and Costanza counters with an outside leg kick.
Tsakada throws a lazy right hand but Costanza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsakada throws a poor cross that misses
and Costanza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costanza misses the jab.
Tsakada swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Costanza misses the target.
Tsakada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tsakada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costanza tries to land a front kick but Tsakada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tsakada misses with a looping left.

Costanza moves into the clinch.
Costanza lands a knee to the head.
Costanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Costanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costanza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza misses with a knee strike.

Tsakada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costanza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsakada.
Costanza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tsakada misses with a looping right.
Costanza works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza just misses with a punch to the body.
Costanza takes one to the chin there.
Tsakada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Costanza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Costanza misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsakada looks to land a left hand but Costanza moved out of range nicely.
Tsakada looks to land a combination. Costanza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Costanza is rocked!
Tsakada throws a series of punches but Costanza avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Tsakada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Costanza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tsakada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Costanza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsakada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Costanza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Costanza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsakada drops Costanza with a naaaaasty hook - Costanza is in real trouble here! Tsakada dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tsakada!
Lee Tsakada took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, M/S Paint Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.