PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dancing Buddha comes into the arena with Zorba Time blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

The Dancing Buddha
vs
Cosades

190 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
209 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Pirates Powder

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosades was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cosades has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cosades dodges the punch combination from The Dancing Buddha.
Cosades misses the shot to the body.
The Dancing Buddha lands a glancing blow to the side of Cosades's head.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a right hand. Cosades shakes it off.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a body shot that sends Cosades's belly button to the back.
The Dancing Buddha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosades.
The Dancing Buddha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Dancing Buddha lands a nice hook to Cosades's body. Cosades takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from The Dancing Buddha as Cosades shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dancing Buddha misses with a combination

and Cosades counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to maintain the position but Cosades is very close to passing his half guard.
Cosades trying to control from half guard but The Dancing Buddha is working away.
Cosades thows a huge punch but The Dancing Buddha dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades is looking to take a break and control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cosades not doing much here.

Cosades is trying to work for a kimura but The Dancing Buddha is defending well.
The Dancing Buddha's coaches at River's Edge Gym, LOP have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The Dancing Buddha tries to kick Cosades off but Cosades keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Dancing Buddha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cosades on the ground.
The Dancing Buddha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cosades's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cosades's back!
The Dancing Buddha doesn't have the hooks in and Cosades manages to turn into his guard.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cosades wants to control from the top but The Dancing Buddha keeps moving.
Cosades chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosades throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cosades accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Dancing Buddha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosades's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Dancing Buddha keeping full guard, as Cosades tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cosades accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cosades slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cosades wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dancing Buddha keeps working.
The Dancing Buddha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The Dancing Buddha controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades thows a huge punch but The Dancing Buddha dodges it nicely.
The Dancing Buddha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Dancing Buddha tries to get out of the position.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Cosades is keeping busy.
Cosades is trying to control the action in half guard but The Dancing Buddha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Cosades is looking for a kimura here.

Cosades seems to be working for a kimura but The Dancing Buddha defends the submission attempt.
Cosades wants to pass to mount but The Dancing Buddha is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cosades takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Dancing Buddha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cosades.
The Dancing Buddha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Dancing Buddha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cosades.
Cosades thows a huge punch but The Dancing Buddha dodges it nicely.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Cosades is keeping busy.
Cosades wants to pass to mount but The Dancing Buddha is defending the position.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to control Cosades's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Dancing Buddha avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cosades is looking to take a break and control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cosades lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Dancing Buddha moves forwards but Cosades connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Dancing Buddha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Cosades misses.
The Dancing Buddha throws a series of punches but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to wear down Cosades with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Cosades manages to get an easy takedown there - catching The Dancing Buddha on his heels. He'll look to pass The Dancing Buddha's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades wants to control from the top but The Dancing Buddha keeps moving.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position.
Cosades stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Dancing Buddha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position.
Cosades sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cosades drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by The Dancing Buddha - just one landing.

Cosades feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cosades stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Dancing Buddha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosades postures up in The Dancing Buddha's guard and throws a big left but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
Cosades postures up.
Cosades throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Dancing Buddha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cosades distracts The Dancing Buddha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cosades lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades trying to control but The Dancing Buddha is working from the bottom.
The Dancing Buddha controls Cosades momentarily but Cosades frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a big right hand that misses.
Cosades with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Dancing Buddha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cosades is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caius Cosades has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Dancing Buddha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cosades's guard.
Cosades has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Dancing Buddha is working away from the top position though.
The Dancing Buddha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Dancing Buddha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Cosades looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades tries to roll over but The Dancing Buddha keeps him under control.

Cosades looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosades regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control from the top but Cosades keeps moving.
Cosades is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cosades is looking for a triangle but The Dancing Buddha pushes his legs off easily.

Cosades looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Dancing Buddha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The Dancing Buddha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cosades has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Dancing Buddha has managed to get both his arms back between Cosades's legs - danger averted.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control but Cosades is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cosades is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Dancing Buddha defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cosades has his foot on The Dancing Buddha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Dancing Buddha works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caius Cosades showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cosades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cosades clinches up with The Dancing Buddha and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from The Dancing Buddha.
Cosades struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dancing Buddha controls his hands.
Cosades tries a body shot but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
The Dancing Buddha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Dancing Buddha slows down the pace here.
The Dancing Buddha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

The Dancing Buddha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cosades getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cosades misses with a right hand
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a big right hand! Oh Cosades is in trouble here! The Dancing Buddha follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
Zorba The Dancing Buddha thanked the fans post fight for their support.