PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Costigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nazario
vs
Costigan

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Nazario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Costigan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costigan looks to land a right hand but Nazario moved out of range.
Nazario showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Costigan.
Nazario closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nazario tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costigan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ronaldo Nazario has been cut.
Costigan swings for the body but Nazario moves out of range.
Nazario on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Costigan's corner calls for a 1-2. Costigan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Nazario is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timothy Costigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazario shoots in and drives through. Costigan sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Costigan as Nazario shoots in.
Nazario shoots in for a double leg but Costigan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Nazario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Costigan.
Costigan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costigan misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazario takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nazario dodges the punch combination from Costigan.
Nazario shoots in looking for a takedown but Costigan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nazario's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Costigan throws a lazy right hand but Nazario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costigan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Costigan misses with a two punch combination.
Nazario with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costigan to score with a decent uppercut.

Ronaldo Nazario's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Costigan misses.
Nazario walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Costigan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nazario had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Costigan lunges at Nazario with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nazario's hand.
Oh Nazario is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazario is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazario moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazario seems to have got his legs back now.
Costigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costigan works the jab nicely.
Costigan misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Costigan.
Costigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazario has a takedown stuffed.
Timothy Costigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costigan throws a right hand that Nazario ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazario also avoids with ease.
Nazario misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Costigan missing with a left hand there. Nazario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costigan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Costigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazario.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazario blocks a jab.
Costigan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Nazario manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Costigan on his heels. He'll look to pass Costigan's guard now, I'm sure.

Nazario drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nazario jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nazario is looking to work some ground and pound but Costigan has wrist control.
Costigan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazario is controlling him.

Nazario drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nazario jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nazario trying to control the position from guard on top but Costigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nazario drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nazario jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nazario won't allow Costigan to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costigan has a closed guard, preventing Nazario from standing up.
Nazario trying to control but Costigan is working from the bottom.
Costigan wants to stand and escape but Nazario is having none of it.
Nazario trying to control but Costigan is working from the bottom.
Costigan wants to stand but Nazario is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Costigan can do anything to dispel that myth.

Nazario drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Nazario seems to have locked his on tight now - Costigan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Nazario, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ronaldo Nazario!