PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jit Lang (ranked 4581 p4p, 4189 weight class) and Johan Costa (ranked 393 p4p, 375 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lang
vs
Costa

150 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
152
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jit Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Costa!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lang moves into the clinch successfully.
Costa takes a shot to the head.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang really is a fat lump.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa goes for a takedown attempt but Lang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lang clinches up with Costa and pushes him back against the cage.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Costa is trying to maintain a safe position but Lang gets an underhook and turns Costa into the cage.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Costa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Costa wants a takedown but no success here.
Lang cracks Costa with a nice body shot.

Costa successfully pulls guard.

Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lang is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Costa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Costa chips away with some ground and pound.
Costa advances position into side control!
Costa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lang is avoiding damage well.
Costa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Costa working the body and head with strikes.
Costa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Costa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Costa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Costa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Costa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Costa tries to score with some ground and pound. Lang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Costa working the head with strikes.
Costa cracks Lang with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Costa immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Lang is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Costa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Costa!
A victorious Johan Costa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.