PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Prager (ranked 2007 p4p, 271 weight class) and Uncle Acid (ranked 2532 p4p, 326 weight class). Uncle Acid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Prager
vs
Acid

176 cm
26
193 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
196 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Acid!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prager scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Prager slows the pace down.
Prager cracks Acid with a big right hand but Acid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Acid is being controlled here.
Prager seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Acid for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Acid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager controlling from side mount.
Prager misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Prager working the body and head with strikes.
Prager is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Acid's shoulder. That is not cool.
Prager 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.
Prager in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Prager.
Acid parries the strikes from Prager easily there. Prager is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acid to escape.
Prager looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Acid being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acid is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prager connects with a decent elbow.
Prager content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Prager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acid keeps working.
Prager taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acid is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prager connects with a decent elbow.
Prager landing a few strikes.
Prager moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Acid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prager wants to control but Acid is keeping him busy.
Acid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prager. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four 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.
Prager is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Acid's shoulder. That is not cool.
Prager landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acid parries the strikes from Prager easily there. Prager is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acid to escape.
Prager is chipping away with strikes.
Acid parries the strikes from Prager easily there. Prager is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acid to escape.
Prager tries to move to mount but Acid blocks the move with his legs.
Prager just content to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prager wants to control but Acid is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Acid loads up on a big right hand but Prager slips the punch.
Prager with a poor takedown
and Acid counters with a nice uppercut.
Acid looks to land a right hand but Prager moved out of range.

Prager shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Prager with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prager's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager continues to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prager is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acid can do to turn this around?
Prager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Acid is trying to get back to full guard.
Acid holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Prager is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Prager is looking to take a break and control but Acid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prager not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Prager tries to pass the half guard into mount. Acid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Prager looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Acid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Denis Prager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prager content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Prager scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prager moves nicely into side control.
Prager tries to move to mount but Acid blocks the move with his legs.
Acid is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Prager asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Prager fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four 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.
Prager works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Prager creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Prager wants to control but Acid is keeping him busy.
Acid managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Prager.
Prager working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Prager in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Acid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Prager dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Prager darts in looking for a takedown but Acid gets double underhooks and turns Prager into the cage.
Acid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prager misses with a takedown
enabling Acid to counter with a crisp jab.
Prager fails with the takedown
and Prager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Prager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prager fails with the takedown
and Acid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Acid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Acid, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Prager.
Acid works Prager's body with a nice hook.
Prager with a poor takedown
and Acid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Prager is rocked!
Acid cracks Prager with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Prager falls to his knees and Acid doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Acid!