PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos Tinta Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Carlos Tinta Forte has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Carlos Tinta Forte
vs
Costa

174 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Carlos Tinta Forte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Costa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinta Forte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tinta Forte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Carlos Tinta Forte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Costa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Costa wants to take the fight to the mat but Tinta Forte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tinta Forte misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Tinta Forte.
Costa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tinta Forte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tinta Forte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jose Carlos Tinta Forte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Costa.
Tinta Forte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.
Tinta Forte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.

Costa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Costa working for a triangle but Tinta Forte defends it easily.
Tinta Forte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Costa pushes Tinta Forte off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinta Forte fails to land with a series of punches.
Tinta Forte tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
Tinta Forte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Costa stands up from Tinta Forte's guard - Costa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tinta Forte just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tinta Forte moves away.
Costa misses with a body kick.

Costa moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tinta Forte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costa avoids it.
Costa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Costa tries to score a body lock takedown but Tinta Forte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Costa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tinta Forte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Costa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tinta Forte tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.

Tinta Forte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tinta Forte gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Costa is trying to pull guard but Tinta Forte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Costa tries to land knees in the clinch but Tinta Forte avoids the damage to the body.
Tinta Forte tries to land knees in the clinch but Costa avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa is trying to pull guard but Tinta Forte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Costa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tinta Forte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.
Costa is looking for a takedown.
Costa looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tinta Forte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Costa's brow.
Tinta Forte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Costa.
Costa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tinta Forte walks away with a smile on his face. Costa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tinta Forte tries to score with a low kick but Costa moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Costa blocks the leg kick.
Tinta Forte lands with a shot to the body.
Tinta Forte misses with a low kick.

Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Tinta Forte throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tinta Forte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Costa's brow.
Costa avoiding damage as Tinta Forte throws knees to the body.
Tinta Forte can't find room to land a body shot as Costa controls the action.
Costa prevents a body shot from Tinta Forte.
Tinta Forte trying to land knees to the body.
Tinta Forte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costa blocks it with crossed arms.
Tinta Forte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Costa or not.
Tinta Forte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jose Carlos Tinta Forte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tinta Forte throws out the jab.
Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tinta Forte is fending him off so far but Costa persists. Nope, Tinta Forte circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Costa instigates a clinch.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa managing to block the knees to the body from Tinta Forte.
Costa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Costa dominated that 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.

Tinta Forte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Costa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tinta Forte tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
Tinta Forte is trying to stand up here but Costa is controlling him well.
Costa content to control rather than advance.
Costa uses his free foot to push down on Tinta Forte's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tinta Forte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa controlling the position easily from mount.
Tinta Forte is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Costa content just to control the position here.
Costa throwing strikes here but Tinta Forte is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tinta Forte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinta Forte tries to hold on but Costa postures up.
Tinta Forte tries to improve his position but instead Costa has taken his back!
Tinta Forte tries to escape but Costa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tinta Forte is trying to get back to his feet but Costa has full control of the position and if anything, Tinta Forte has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Costa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinta Forte trying to control the action but Costa just sinks the hooks in.
Tinta Forte is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Costa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Tinta Forte defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Tinta Forte defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Costa's arms.
I really don't envy Tinta Forte right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Tinta Forte.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Costa looking to break Tinta Forte's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tinta Forte remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Costa will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Costa has good solid back control here.
Costa missing with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tinta Forte is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Costa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tinta Forte defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tinta Forte misses with a leg kick.
Tinta Forte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Costa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tinta Forte can't find room to land a body shot as Costa controls the action.
Costa jumps guard but Tinta Forte stands there with Costa around his waist. Costa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tinta Forte tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa tries to break free but Tinta Forte pushes him back against the cage.

Costa breaks from the clinch.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa fails with the takedown.

Costa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa avoids a wild elbow strike from Tinta Forte.
Costa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Costa can't get the takedown.
Jose Carlos Tinta Forte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Costa.
Tinta Forte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tinta Forte to keep the fight standing.

Tinta Forte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Costa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tinta Forte to the mat. Tinta Forte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Costa prevents Tinta Forte from getting back to his feet.
Costa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tinta Forte is keeping the position for now.
Tinta Forte looking to control.
Costa preventing the sweep.

Costa gets to his feet - Tinta Forte follows without any prompting.
Jose Carlos Tinta Forte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinta Forte throws a big shot that misses.
Tinta Forte misses with a straight right.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Tinta Forte.
Tinta Forte misses with a hook

and Costa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tinta Forte's guard.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa advances position into side control!
Costa working away.
Costa works to advance to full mount. Tinta Forte defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Costa content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinta Forte really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Costa controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinta Forte is squirming around, avoiding Costa's attempts to control the action.

Costa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tinta Forte throws a head kick that misses.
Tinta Forte throws a leg kick that misses.
Tinta Forte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costa is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa slips a jab from Tinta Forte.
Tinta Forte misses with a body kick.
Gabriel Costa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Costa fails to land the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Costa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Costa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Costa!