PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Crosser (ranked 899 p4p, 3738 weight class) and Johan Costa (ranked 109 p4p, 356 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Crosser
vs
Costa

150 cm
26
150
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
152
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Underpant Gnomes
Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Crosser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Costa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crosser darts in and clinches Costa up against the cage.
Crosser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Costa.
Crosser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Crosser manages to break the clinch.

Crosser pushes Costa up against the cage in a clinch.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crosser avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crosser avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
John Crosser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Costa.

Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Crosser takes the fight into the clinch.
Crosser cracks Costa with a nice body shot.
Crosser lands a body shot in the clinch.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crosser pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crosser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosser.
Costa looks winded!
Crosser gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser landing knees to the body.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Costa's ribcage.
A nice left hand lands by Crosser.

Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Crosser gets a clinch.

Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crosser finds it's way round the side to connect with Costa's head.

It looks like Johan Costa has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crosser closes the distance and clinches.

Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Crosser moves into the clinch successfully.
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crosser unloads a knee to the mid-section. Costa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Crosser.
Crosser lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crosser lands a right hand.
Crosser works on Costa's body with a couple of short punches.
Crosser leaning against his opponent.

Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Crosser clinches with his opponent.
Costa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.

Costa is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Costa's ribcage. Costa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosser lands a big knee to the head and Costa goes down! Crosser pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Crosser!