PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Panteleev
vs
Acton

194 cm
25
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Cripplers Corner

Acton Nutrition Company

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Acton!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton looks to score with a jab to the body but Panteleev is just out of range.
Acton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panteleev counters with a nice body shot.
Acton misses with a straight right.
Acton doesn't manage to clinch there - Panteleev circles away.
Panteleev tests Acton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panteleev connects with a single shot there.
Acton misses with the combination.
Acton throws a right hand that Panteleev ducks under and follows up with a left that Panteleev also avoids with ease.
Panteleev connects with a body shot that sends Acton's belly button to the back.
Panteleev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Acton looks winded!
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panteleev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Panteleev. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panteleev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Acton backs up against the cage.
Panteleev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Acton misses with a series of wild punches.
Panteleev tries a low kick but Acton avoids it.
Panteleev scores with a sloppy right hand. Acton should have avoided that one.
Panteleev throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev thuds his right hand into Acton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Panteleev lands a nice looking body shot.

Panteleev moves into the clinch successfully.
Panteleev gets through Acton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Panteleev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Acton is working for takedown but Panteleev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Acton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panteleev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panteleev.
Panteleev lands a nice uppercut.
Panteleev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Panteleev lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panteleev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panteleev tries to land a knee to the head but Acton blocks with his arms.
Panteleev lands a nice uppercut.
Panteleev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Panteleev lands with a left to the head.
Panteleev pushes Acton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev lands an uppercut.

Panteleev manages to break the clinch.
Acton swings for the body but Panteleev moves out of range.
Panteleev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Panteleev rushes Acton and presses him up against the cage.
Panteleev tries a knee to the head but Acton blocks it.
Acton has had enough of the clinch but Panteleev keeps him there for the moment.

Panteleev breaks the clinch.
Acton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panteleev lands a nice hook to Acton's body. Acton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Panteleev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Acton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panteleev misses with a wild body shot.
Panteleev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Panteleev jabs Acton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Panteleev blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Panteleev, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev lands a nice hook to Acton's body. Acton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Panteleev clobbers Acton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Panteleev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Panteleev!
Panteleev wants to clinch.
No joy there for Panteleev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panteleev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Acton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Acton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panteleev manages to avoid it.
Panteleev swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Panteleev clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Panteleev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acton tries to break free but Panteleev pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev just leaning against Acton, taking a breather.
Acton blocks an elbow strike from Panteleev.
A short right from Panteleev.
Panteleev is pressed up against the cage. Acton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Panteleev down to the mat. Panteleev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Panteleev closes the distance and clinches.
Panteleev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Panteleev on the inside.
Panteleev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acton backwards.
Panteleev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Acton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Panteleev is keeping busy.
Panteleev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Panteleev.
We've been informed that Acton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Acton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Acton tries to pull guard but Panteleev holds him up against the cage and eventually Acton drops back down to his feet.
Leonid Panteleev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Acton.
Panteleev scores with a shot to the side of Acton's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Panteleev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Acton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Panteleev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acton moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Panteleev. Acton shrugs it off though.
Panteleev connects with an inside leg kick.
Acton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panteleev connects with a body shot that sends Acton's belly button to the back.
Panteleev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Panteleev lands with a good body shot.

Panteleev clinches up against the cage.
Panteleev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Acton.
Panteleev with a knee to the head.

Acton is rocked!

It looks like Joseph Acton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Panteleev on the inside.

Panteleev breaks the clinch.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Acton misses with an uppercut.
Panteleev with a nice cross.
Acton is still on wobbly legs! Can Panteleev finish him?
A shot to the liver by Panteleev. Beautiful body shot.
Panteleev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Acton seems to have recovered his senses.
Panteleev is looking to land body kicks.

Panteleev gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Panteleev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panteleev lands with an uppercut that bounces Acton off the cage and back into range.
Acton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Panteleev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panteleev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Panteleev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acton can do to turn this around?
Acton looks up at the clock. Bad move! Panteleev lands a right hand from hell, dropping Acton. Panteleev pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Panteleev!