PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muniek Ziomek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Da Costa
vs
Ziomek

182 cm
24
200 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

180 cm
31
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Adriano Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muniek Ziomek!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziomek wants to break free but Da Costa has control.
Ziomek blocks an elbow strike from Da Costa.
Ziomek jumps guard but Da Costa turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Da Costa leaning against his opponent.
Ziomek effectively controlling the action here.
Ziomek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Costa blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Costa scores with a knee to the head.
Ziomek tries to pull guard but Da Costa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ziomek drops back down to his feet.
Ziomek tries to pull guard but Da Costa holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ziomek drops back down to his feet.
Adriano Da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muniek Ziomek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ziomek has double underhooks.
Ziomek wants to stall.
Ziomek takes an elbow to the forehead.

Da Costa manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ziomek stands and throws Da Costa's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ziomek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Ziomek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Da Costa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ziomek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Da Costa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ziomek's guard! Nice work there by Da Costa!
Da Costa trying to control but Ziomek is working from the bottom.
Da Costa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ziomek on the ground.
Da Costa looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ziomek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Da Costa passes into half guard.
Da Costa is trying to control. Ziomek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Da Costa decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Ziomek shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Da Costa is trying to defend but Ziomek finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Da Costa is looking to control Ziomek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Da Costa avoid being mounted?

Da Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ziomek seems to be working for a kimura but Da Costa defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ziomek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Muniek Ziomek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ziomek blocks a head kick by Da Costa.
Ziomek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Costa avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Costa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ziomek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ziomek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Costa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Costa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ziomek. Ziomek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Da Costa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziomek circles away quickly and effectively.

Da Costa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ziomek's guard.

Ziomek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!

Ziomek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Da Costa defends well.
Ziomek is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziomek being controlled here, momentarily.
Ziomek looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Da Costa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Da Costa wants to free his trapped foot but Ziomek is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Ziomek with the active half guard here but Da Costa passes nicely into side control.
Da Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ziomek keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Da Costa trying to control the position but Ziomek is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Adriano Da Costa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Da Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Ziomek goes for a takedown attempt but Da Costa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adriano Da Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muniek Ziomek.

Da Costa clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziomek is struggling to control the position.
Ziomek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Da Costa fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Ziomek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ziomek lands in his opponent's guard.

Da Costa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Da Costa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Da Costa lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Muniek Ziomek has been cut.

Da Costa pushes Ziomek up against the ropes in a clinch.
Da Costa avoids a wild elbow strike from Ziomek.
Da Costa prevents Ziomek from breaking the clinch.
Ziomek jumps guard but Da Costa stands there with Ziomek around his waist. Ziomek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Da Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ziomek controls his hands.
Ziomek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ziomek misses with an elbow over the top.
Ziomek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Costa walks away with a smile on his face. Ziomek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Da Costa misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa lands a body shot.
Ziomek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Costa looks to land a combination but Ziomek avoids it well.
Da Costa misses with a combination

and Ziomek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ziomek.
Da Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziomek is one step ahead there.
Da Costa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ziomek pushes down on Da Costa's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ziomek wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Costa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Costa is trying to maintain the position but Ziomek is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ziomek looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Da Costa regains full guard. Nicely done.

Ziomek is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Da Costa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Da Costa has escaped and now he's on top!
Da Costa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Costa slips nicely into half guard.
Ziomek trying to get back to full guard but Da Costa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Da Costa tries to control but Ziomek wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ziomek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Da Costa controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Da Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da Costa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Da Costa!
An out of breath Adriano Da Costa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.