PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Acacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevens
vs
Acacia

183 cm
20
161 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donnie Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeke Acacia!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens tries to work over Acacia's front leg with a kick but Acacia checks it.
A combination from Acacia does no damage.
Acacia scoring well with a low kick there.
Acacia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Acacia in his tracks.
Acacia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acacia.
Acacia throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acacia manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Acacia.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acacia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevens in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Acacia.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevens swings for the body but Acacia moves out of range.
Acacia connects with a single shot there.
Donnie Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Acacia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Acacia blocks the strikes from Stevens.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stevens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stevens wants to control but Acacia is keeping busy.
Acacia tries to stand and escape but Stevens actually recovers to full guard.
Acacia is looking to stand up but Stevens won't let him.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Acacia from controlling successfully.
Stevens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Acacia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Acacia is looking for a sweep. Stevens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Stevens seems content to control.
Stevens wants to control but Acacia is keeping him busy.
Acacia keeping control of the position.
Acacia is trying to control but Stevens passes into side control!
Stevens takes a little break here. Acacia wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acacia tries to buck Stevens off but Stevens is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is staying tight to Acacia's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stevens is looking to take a break and control but Acacia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevens grinds an elbow into Acacia's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by Stevens.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acacia keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Acacia wants to get back to his feet.
Stevens wants to control but Acacia is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Acacia.
Acacia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Acacia misses the jab.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acacia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acacia throws a body kick that misses.
Stevens wants to clinch.
Acacia lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Acacia looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Acacia lands a nice hook to Stevens's body. Stevens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Acacia looks to land a left hand but Stevens moved out of range nicely.
Acacia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acacia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Acacia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Acacia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens slips a jab from Acacia.
Acacia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Acacia as he checks the leg kick.
Acacia looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
Acacia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Acacia misses.
Acacia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.

Stevens has closed the distance and engaged Acacia in a clinch.
Stevens prevents Acacia from breaking the clinch.

Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Acacia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Acacia moves out of range.
Acacia punishes Stevens's body with a nice straight punch.
Acacia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevens as he jumps to the side.
Donnie Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acacia.
Stevens stuns Acacia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acacia.
Acacia shoots in but no luck this time.
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Acacia.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Acacia blocks the leg kick.
Acacia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Acacia.
Stevens moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stevens.
A jab lands there for Acacia.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acacia moves away.
Stevens waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Acacia.
Acacia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens is looking to wear down Acacia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Acacia looks to land a body kick but Stevens moved away.
Acacia checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Acacia there.
Acacia is looking to land body kicks.
Acacia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Acacia throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Donnie Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Acacia misses

and Stevens counters by clinching up.
Acacia looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acacia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acacia misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevens slips under a jab from Acacia.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Acacia is avoiding it.
Stevens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stevens throws a right hand that Acacia ducks under and follows up with a left that Acacia also avoids with ease.
Acacia thuds his shin into the meat of Stevens's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acacia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Stevens defending well as Acacia loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Acacia is avoiding it.
Acacia misses with a combination

and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch.
Stevens trying to control the position but instead, Acacia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stevens into the cage.

Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Acacia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acacia lands a decent elbow from side control.

Acacia decides to stand back up.
Zeke Acacia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acacia connects with a body shot.
Stevens is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Acacia.
Stevens gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Acacia counters with a nice uppercut.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Acacia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acacia cracks the inside of Stevens's front leg.
Stevens connects with a nice looking jab.
Acacia throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Stevens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Acacia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Acacia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Stevens misses with a combination
and Acacia counters with a thumping low kick.
Stevens throws and low kick but Acacia moves out of range easily.
Acacia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Acacia.
Acacia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acacia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acacia connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Acacia.
Acacia lands with a nice body punch.
Acacia lands a jab to the head.
Acacia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Acacia lands a right hook to the body.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Acacia.
Stevens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Acacia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Acacia.
Acacia throws a series of strikes that have Stevens backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acacia cracks Stevens with a good jab.
Acacia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Acacia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Acacia. Acacia obviously looking to wear him down.
Acacia throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acacia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Acacia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acacia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Acacia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stevens gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Stevens is rocked!
Acacia drops Stevens with a huge uppercut! Stevens drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Acacia is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Acacia!