PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso comes into the arena with Kung Fu Fighting blaring out of the sound system. Costa has chosen His Own Highlight Video as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tso
vs
Costa

166 cm
29
135 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

166 cm
27
141 lbs
21 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Costa!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso lands a lovely overhand right.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tso.
Tso misses with a double jab
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa scoring well with a low kick there.
Costa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Costa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tso misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Tso misses with a body punch
and Costa counters with a stiff right hand.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Costa drops his hands momentarily and Tso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tso throws out the jab.
Tso lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Costa!
Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tso as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Tso.
Costa misses with a straight left.
Tso checks a leg kick.
Tso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tso lands a nice shot that snaps Costa's head back.
Tso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costa counters with a head kick. That will keep Tso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tso lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tso throws an overhand right that lands on Costa's shoulder, as Costa tries to avoid the shot.
Costa misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tso.
Tso blocks the body kick.
Tso lands with a shot to the body.
Costa thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Costa. That's going to slow Tso down.
Tso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Tso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Costa.
Tso throws out a powerful jab.
Tso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tso misses with an uppercut.
Tso takes one on the button.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Costa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
General Tso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Tso.
Tso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Tso slips under a jab from Costa.
Tso lands with a cross.
A jab from Tso finds it's way through Costa's defenses.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tso throws a lazy uppercut
and Costa counters with a stiff right hand.
Costa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tso.
Tso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Costa in his tracks.
Tso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tso tries to avoid it but Costa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tso to the ground. Tso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
Tso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tso misses with a looping left.
Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tso is fending him off so far but Costa persists. Nope, Tso circles away and we're back to standing.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Costa.
Tso throws a right hand that Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Costa also avoids with ease.
Tso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costa throws out the jab.
Tso looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa slips a jab from Tso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso stuns Costa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tso misses with the combination.
Tso misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

General Tso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Costa throws a leg kick which misses Tso's front leg but catches the back leg as Tso tries to avoid it.
Tso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Costa wants to clinch.
Tso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tso throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Tso looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.

Costa clinches with his opponent.
Tso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tso has had enough of the clinch but Costa keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Tso.
Tso is trying to break free.
Costa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tso is trying to break free.
Tso tries to break free but Costa pushes him back against the cage.
Tso blocks the elbow strike.
Tso is trying to break free.
Costa lands an elbow inside that Tso shrugs off.
Costa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Tso breaks the clinch.
Donk. Tso catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Tso misses with a looping left.
Tso looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Tso falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Costa counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Tso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tso misses with a right hand
and Costa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tso thinking.
Tso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tso jabs Costa right on the nose. Costa blinks but takes it well.
Tso looks to land a combination. Costa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tso staying out of range there.
Tso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tso lands a slapping body shot.
Costa misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costa at a distance.
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
Tso throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Tso scores with a nice head shot.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tso.
Tso misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tso as he connects with a hook.
Tso lands with a straight right. Costa didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Tso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costa drops his hands momentarily and Tso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tso takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Tso swings widly with a right hand
and Costa counters with a good, hard body kick but Tso shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costa throws a body punch but Tso moves out of range.
Tso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Costa tries to bum rush Tso with a series of wild strikes but Tso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tso misses with a hook to the body
and Costa counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tso just misses with a punch to the body.
Tso thows a body shot but no joy.
Costa moves out of range as Tso strikes.
Tso misses with a lunging right hand

and Costa moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa prevents Tso from breaking the clinch.

Tso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
General Tso is winning the standup battle so far.
Tso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Tso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

General Tso dominated that second round.
That's time! Tso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tso cracks Costa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Tso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tso throws an overhand right that lands on Costa's shoulder, as Costa tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tso.
Tso throws a jab when Costa was well out of range.
Costa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tso.
Costa misses with a body kick.
Costa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Costa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costa slips under a jab from Tso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso misses with a wild body shot.
Tso throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Tso misses with a looping right.
Tso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa with a nice cross.
Tso checks a low kick from Costa.
Costa slips under a jab.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tso defends it nicely.
Tso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tso misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Costa - just one landing.
Costa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tso is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Costa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tso misses with a body shot.
Tso throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Tso slips under a jab.
Tso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Costa lands a head shot.
A jab from Tso misses.
A big right from Tso misses.
Tso scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso misses with an uppercut

and Costa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Costa throws a head punch that misses.

Tso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Tso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tso. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Tso misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Costa, right into the meat.
Costa defending well as Tso loads up on a big left hand.
Costa blocks a jab.
Tso looks to throw the jab but Costa is out of range.
Tso lands with a shot to the body.
Tso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Costa fails to land the takedown.
Tso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
General Tso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Costa misses.
A jab from Tso does it's job there.
Tso loads up on a big right hand but Costa slips the punch.
Costa slips under a jab.
Tso lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tso just misses with a punch to the body.
Tso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Tso misses with a few strikes there.
Felipe Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Tso misses.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tso sprawls well. Tso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Costa gets slowly back to his feet.
General Tso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Costa.
Tso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
General Tso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Tso!