PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Acacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gold
vs
Acacia

178 cm
25
148 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Monster MMA [ACME]

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeke Acacia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Acacia.
Good work by Gold as he checks the leg kick.
Acacia takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Gold.
Acacia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Acacia's head.
Acacia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Acacia in his tracks.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Acacia throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acacia is looking to land body kicks.
Acacia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Acacia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Acacia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gold somewhat.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acacia throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Acacia backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold scores with a nice strike.
Acacia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acacia circles away quickly and effectively.
Gold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Acacia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acacia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Acacia.
Gold lands a nice hook to Acacia's body. Acacia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Acacia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Gold lands.
Gold is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Gold blocks the leg kick.
Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Acacia misses with a few strikes there.
Gold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Acacia's calf.
Acacia thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gold moves away from the strike by Acacia.
Acacia thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Acacia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold thuds his right hand into Acacia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Acacia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Acacia loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
A lazy left from Gold finds it's target.
Acacia checks a leg kick nicely.
Gold scores with a one two! Acacia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gold!
Gold is working the combinations to good effect here.
Acacia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acacia.
Jab by Gold.
Acacia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Acacia misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Acacia throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gold lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acacia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Acacia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gold with a jab.
Gold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Acacia's head.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold throws a lazy head kick

and Acacia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Acacia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Gold looking for submissions off his back.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Acacia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acacia is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
Gold regains full guard. Nicely done.

Gold isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Acacia stacks Gold on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Acacia!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acacia scoring with punches and elbows.
Gold is trying to get back to half guard.
Gold parries the strikes from Acacia easily there. Acacia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gold to escape.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Acacia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gold is working hard here to advance position.

Acacia decides to stand back up. Acacia steps back and let's Gold get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acacia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gold.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Acacia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acacia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Acacia looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ari Gold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Acacia moves out of range easily.
Acacia tests Gold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold connects with the punch.

Acacia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Acacia is very close to passing his half guard.
Gold works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gold working for a triangle but Acacia defends it easily.

Gold throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Acacia escapes and throws Gold's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is trying to work for a sweep but Acacia has mounted him!
Gold really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Acacia controlling from mount.
Gold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gold regains half guard.
Gold tries to get to full guard but Acacia has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, if Acacia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Acacia wants to control but Gold is keeping him busy.
Gold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Acacia is working away from the top position though.

Gold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Acacia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Acacia thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ari Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Acacia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Acacia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acacia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Acacia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gold.
Ari Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Acacia tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Gold with that takedown attempt.
Ari Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Acacia as Gold shoots in.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Acacia saw that one coming.
Acacia lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Acacia misses.
Acacia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acacia misses with a wild body shot.
Gold throws a push kick but Acacia slaps the foot to one side.
Gold works Acacia's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Acacia as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Gold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acacia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold avoids the head kick by Acacia.
Acacia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gold misses with the combination.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Acacia in the body.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acacia scores with a kick to the body.
Acacia misses with a body kick.
Acacia thows a body shot but no joy.
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Acacia's front leg but catches the back leg as Acacia tries to avoid it.
Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acacia tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Acacia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Acacia tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Acacia lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Acacia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Acacia lands a nice looking body kick.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Acacia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Acacia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acacia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Acacia swinging wilding here.
Gold throws a head kick but Acacia moves out of range.
Gold cracks Acacia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Acacia's head backwards.
Acacia throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Acacia sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Acacia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Acacia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Acacia.
Gold stalks Acacia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Acacia's face. Acacia staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acacia can pounce on him.
Acacia lands a high kick!
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Acacia's head.
Gold tests Acacia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Acacia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gold tries to bum rush Acacia with a series of wild strikes but Acacia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Acacia throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Gold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold throws a hook but Acacia blocks it.
Acacia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Acacia misses with a kick to the body
and Gold counters with a series of strikes. Acacia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot lands for Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acacia counters with a good, hard body kick but Gold shrugs it off.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acacia manages to avoid it.
Acacia misses with a low kick as Gold jumps back.
Gold avoids the body shot from Acacia.
Gold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Acacia looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Acacia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Acacia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Acacia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
A jab from Gold finds it's way through Acacia's defenses.
Acacia stuffs the takedown.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Acacia's head but Acacia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Acacia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acacia lands a head kick!
Acacia throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Acacia.
Gold lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Acacia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Acacia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Acacia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gold.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acacia throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Acacia walks into a stiff left hand from Gold.
Acacia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acacia tries to work over Gold's front leg with a kick but Gold checks it.
Gold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gold tests Acacia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold scores with a head kick.
Acacia misses with a hook to the body
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acacia tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Acacia.
Acacia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Acacia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Acacia.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acacia.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold connects with a nice looking jab.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acacia misses with a two punch combination.
Gold moves away from the strike by Acacia.
Gold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Acacia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acacia as he jumps to the side.
Acacia looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Acacia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Acacia 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Acacia!