PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hartmann's choice of entrance music: LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Da Costa
vs
Hartmann

182 cm
26
200 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

190 cm
26
212 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 11 - 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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Da Costa misses
and Hartmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hartmann rushes Da Costa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Da Costa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hartmann.
Hartmann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hartmann connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hartmann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hartmann digs a right hand into Da Costa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Da Costa's gas tank.
Da Costa is breathing heavily.
Hartmann is working Da Costa over against the ropes.
Hartmann lands a body punch.
Hartmann lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Costa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Costas head.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Da Costa 's eye.
A shot in the inside from Hartmann.
Hartmann scores with a knee to the head.
Hartmann with a knee to the head.

Da Costa is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Hartmann.
Oh Da Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hartmann has Da Costa pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hartmann pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Da Costa tumbling to the mat - Hartmann dives into Da Costa's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hartmann landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Da Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hartmann defends well.
Da Costa seems to have got his legs back now.
Hartmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Costa is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann works over Da Costa with some ground and pound from guard.

Da Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hartmann defends well.
Hartmann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hartmann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hartmann passes Da Costa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hartmann slows the pace down in half guard.
Da Costa won't allow Hartmann to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hartmann seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Costa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hartmann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Costa defending well though.
Da Costa is not content to let Hartmann control the position.
Hartmann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hartmann in particular looking to stall.
Hartmann has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hartmann controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a nice shot to the head.
Hartmann wants to control the pace but Da Costa is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Costa has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hartmann has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Da Costa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hartmann controlling well, preventing Da Costa from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Da Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Da Costa gets underhooks to prevent Hartmann's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Hartmann - that landed with a thud.
Hartmann is leaning against Da Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Costa takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands with a right to the head.
Hartmann connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Costa's face.

Hartmann has clasped his hands together around Da Costa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Hartmann tries for a kimura but Da Costa is defending well.
Hartmann is trying to move to mount but Da Costa reverses beautifully and ends up in Hartmann's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa postures up.
Hartmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Costa wants to pass the guard but Hartmann is keeping the position.
Hartmann bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Costa's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to control but Da Costa is working from the bottom.

Hartmann postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Da Costa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hartmann, into his guard.
Da Costa won't allow Hartmann to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Erwin Hartmann has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hartmann throws a head kick that half lands.

Da Costa has closed the distance and engaged Hartmann in a clinch.
Hartmann lands an uppercut.
Hartmann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hartmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hartmann stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Costa misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Da Costa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartmann scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartmann.

Hartmann jumps into guard, dragging Da Costa to the mat.
Hartmann wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hartmann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da Costa manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hartmann throws a left that rocks Da Costa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hartmann dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Da Costa regain composure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Hartmann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hartmann looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hartmann controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Costa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hartmann wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Hartmann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hartmann trying to control the position but Da Costa is working away.
Hartmann has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hartmann punishing his opponent with strikes.

Hartmann is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Da Costa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Da Costa shrugs it off.
Hartmann moves to take his opponent's back.
Hartmann lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Hartmann biding his time, looking for the opening.
Erwin Hartmann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Erwin Hartmann has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hartmann is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Adriano Da Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Da Costa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hartmann trying to control momentarily.
Hartmann has Da Costa flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hartmann connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Da Costa to escape the position.
Da Costa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hartmann's guard. Nice work there by Da Costa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann wants to sweep but no luck.
Hartmann working a defensive guard here.
Da Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Da Costa wants to get up but he can't break Hartmann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartmann manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Hartmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartmann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Hartmann!
A victorious Erwin Hartmann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.