PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mad at Gravity- Burn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dubrov
vs
Acer

192 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

178 cm
35
214 lbs
27 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dubrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dubrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubrov moves in looking to clinch but Acer pushes him off.
Acer avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
Dubrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Acer counter with a right hand.

It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Dubrov throws a front kick aimed at Acer's knee but Acer avoids it well.
Dubrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Acer checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Dubrov - just one landing.

It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Dubrov. That snapped Acer's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Acer's sensitive parts.
Dubrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dubrov tries to score with a low kick but Acer moves his leg out of the way.
Dubrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Acer's head.
Dubrov motions for Acer to come forward. Dubrov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Acer fails to land the takedown.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Acer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acer misses with a body shot.
Acer moves out of range as Dubrov strikes.
Dubrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Acer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dubrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acer swats away the attempt to clinch by Dubrov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Dubrov is predictable there
and Acer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dubrov thinking.
Dubrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Acer.
Dubrov throws a low kick but Acer avoids it.
Dubrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Acer on the side of the head.
Dubrov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Acer misses with a hook
and Dubrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dubrov closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Dubrov.
Acer is looking for a takedown.
Acer tries to score a body lock takedown but Dubrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pavel Dubrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Acer.
Acer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dubrov after a bit of a struggle.
Acer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dubrov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dubrov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Acer looks winded!
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Acer blocks it.

Acer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dubrov tries to get to full guard but Acer has control of the leg.
Acer trying to control from Dubrov's half guard. Dubrov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Dubrov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Acer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acer.
Dubrov misses with the combination.
Dubrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dubrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer misses with a straight right.
Acer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavel Dubrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Acer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dubrov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dubrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Acer scores with a shot to the body.
Dubrov misses with a kick to the body.
Dubrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Acer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Acer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dubrov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Acer tries to bench press Dubrov off him but Dubrov keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acer struggling a bit here.
Dubrov is looking to take a break and control but Acer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acer is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acer can do to turn this around?
Acer throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Acer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Acer gets back to half guard.

Acer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Acer tries to get to full guard but Dubrov has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Dubrov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Acer misses.
Dubrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Acer's sensitive parts.
A punch lands to the side of Acer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acer keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Acer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dubrov lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubrov.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Dubrov and Acer goes tumbling to the canvas! Dubrov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Acer is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acer trying to get back to full guard but Dubrov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Acer is still in real trouble! Can Dubrov finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubrov controlling his opponent.
Dubrov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Acer scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dubrov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dubrov stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Dubrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Dubrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.