PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nate manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nate manning is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Acton
vs
manning

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Acton Nutritional Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, nate manning!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
manning misses with the combination.
Acton closes the distance and lands a one-two.

manning tries to keep at a distance but Acton has taken the fight into the clinch.
manning has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.

Acton successfully pulls guard.
manning wants to stand but Acton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
manning wants to stand and escape but instead Acton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
manning wants to stand up but Acton is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton controlling from the top position.
Acton connects with a couple of short punches.
Acton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Acton happy to just control the position for now.
manning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Acton working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
manning wants to get back to his feet.

Acton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Acton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. manning sees it coming and avoids it easily.
manning closes the distance looking to clinch

and Acton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
manning is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Acton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
manning wants to break free but Acton has control.
manning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
manning prevents the takedown attempt.
Acton scores with a knee to the head.
Acton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Acton tries to pull guard but manning won't allow it.
Acton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acton is breathing heavily.
manning tries to break the clinch but Acton is controlling the position.
Acton prevents manning from breaking the clinch.
manning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

manning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acton throws a big shot that misses.
Acton wants to clinch.
Acton darts in trying to clinch
and manning counters with a left and a right that stings Acton.
Acton clinches but manning breaks the clinch
and manning counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Acton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

manning clinches up against the cage.
Acton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but manning is keeping busy.
manning wants to break free but Acton has control.
Acton prevents manning from breaking the clinch.
manning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

manning breaks the clinch.
manning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Acton clinches with his opponent.
Acton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
manning is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
manning wants to break free but Acton has control.

Acton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
manning looks to throw a body kick

and Acton counters with a takedown into side control.
manning tries to escape but Acton is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Acton stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Acton tries to clinch but manning is having none of it.
Acton tries to clinch but manning moves out of range.
manning moves in looking to clinch but Acton pushes him off.
Acton scores with a shot to the body.
Acton misses with a double jab

and manning counters by clinching up.
manning is trying to break free.

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.
Acton prevents manning from breaking the clinch.
manning wants to get back to striking at distance but Acton won't allow it.
manning tries to break the clinch but Acton is controlling the position.
manning has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.
manning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acton has him pressed against the cage.

Acton manages to break the clinch.
manning throws a lazy body kick
and Acton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Acton throws a combination that misses
and manning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
manning tries to clinch up.
A choreographed right hand from Acton misses the target.
Acton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts manning as he jumps to the side.
Acton fails with the takedown
enabling manning to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
manning misses with a two punch combination.
manning scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
manning tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Acton moves into the clinch.
Acton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
manning has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.

Acton jumps guard.
manning wants to stand and escape but instead Acton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Acton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
manning wants to stand up but Acton is controlling him.
Acton sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
manning wants to stand but Acton is controlling the position.
Acton lands a couple of elbows.
Acton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
manning is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Acton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Acton wants to clinch up but manning keeps it at a distance.
manning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
manning is looking to clinch but Acton is avoiding it.
manning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Acton fails with a takedown attempt.
Acton throws a left and a right that both miss
and manning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mike Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by manning.
manning throws the left hand but Acton avoids the punch easily.
manning misses with a double jab.
manning fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
manning looks to clinch

and Acton moves into the clinch.
manning tries to break the clinch but Acton is controlling the position.
manning has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.
manning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acton wants to break free but manning has control.
Acton is trying to stall.
manning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Acton misses with an elbow strike.
Acton goes for a takedown in the clinch but manning prevents it.
manning has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.
manning has had enough of the clinch but Acton keeps him there for the moment.
manning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
manning wants to break the clinch but can't.
manning can't break the clinch.
manning wants to break free but Acton has control.
manning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
manning can't break the clinch.
Acton keeps control of manning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
manning can't break the clinch.
manning wants to get back to striking at distance but Acton won't allow it.
manning wants to break free but Acton has control.
manning wants to break free but Acton has control.

That's two 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.
Acton prevents manning from breaking the clinch.

manning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
manning throws a series of punches but Acton moves out of range.
manning moves in looking to clinch but Acton pushes him off.
Acton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from manning.
Acton looks for a takedown but manning sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acton slips a jab and a cross from manning.
Mike Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
manning slips a jab and a cross from Acton.
manning is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton throws a nice looking combination but manning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Acton keeps the fight on the outside.
Acton jabs at manning's body.
Acton fails in his attempt to clinch.
manning tries to clinch

and Acton counters by moving into the clinch.

Acton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Acton just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
manning tries to escape but Acton is in control.
nate manning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Acton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Acton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Acton!