PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Humble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Acosta looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Humble
vs
Acosta

194 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Humble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Humble darts in and clinches Acosta up against the cage.
Acosta looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Acosta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Humble leaning against his opponent.
Acosta tries to break free but Humble pushes him back against the cage.
Humble drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Humble wants a takedown.
Humble working Acosta over with knees to the body.
Humble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acosta avoids it.

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

Humble has closed the distance and engaged Acosta in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Humble has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Acosta uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Humble throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Humble has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Acosta off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Humble fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Acosta avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Humble. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Humble clinches up with Acosta and pushes him back against the cage.

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

Humble closes the distance and clinches.
Acosta has had enough of the clinch but Humble keeps him there for the moment.
Humble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Acosta or not.
A body shot lands from Humble.
Humble crunches a lovely knee into Acosta's ribcage.

Humble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Humble scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Acosta. No joy for Humble on that attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Humble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humble takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Humble gets a takedown into half guard.
Humble has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Acosta missing with punches from the bottom.

Humble is working for a submission of some sort.
Acosta tries to roll over but Humble keeps him under control.
Humble throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Humble works his way into full mount!
Humble tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta taking shots to the head.
Humble sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Acosta is looking to improve his position but Humble isn't that keen on the idea.

Humble has isolated one of Acosta's arms. Acosta looking to fight him off but Humble twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Humble!