PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bakkes Ackerman (ranked 2150 p4p, 190 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 1466 p4p, 144 weight class). Ackerman comes into the arena with Da' Vat Hy! blaring out of the sound system. Fiso has chosen The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ackerman
vs
Fiso

175 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
22
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bakkes Ackerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ackerman slips a jab from Fiso.
Fiso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fiso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ackerman. Ackerman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ackerman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ackerman looks for the body kick but Fiso saw that one coming.
Fiso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fiso throws a jab when Ackerman was well out of range.
Malaki Fiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ackerman has time to react.
Fiso throws a good cross that connects.
Ackerman avoids the body shot from Fiso.
A shot to the liver by Fiso. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Fiso finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ackerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiso.
Ackerman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso misses with a straight right.
Ackerman looks to land a combination but Fiso avoids it well.
Fiso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ackerman at a distance.
Fiso blocks a head kick by Ackerman.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ackerman is defended easily by Fiso.
Fiso has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ackerman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fiso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fiso scores with a decent looking hook.
Ackerman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso throws out a powerful jab.
Ackerman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ackerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiso throws out the jab.
Ackerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fiso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ackerman.
Ackerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fiso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ackerman at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fiso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ackerman.
As Fiso looks to move away, Ackerman throws a big counter combo but Fiso just gets out of the way.
Ackerman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ackerman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fiso appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ackerman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fiso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ackerman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fiso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ackerman feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman ducks right into an uppercut from Fiso.
Fiso takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ackerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fiso.
Fiso lands a right hook to the body.
Fiso is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ackerman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fiso looks to land a left hand but Ackerman moved out of range nicely.
Fiso scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Fiso misses.
Fiso scores with a sloppy right hand. Ackerman should have avoided that one.
Ackerman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiso.
Fiso jabs at Ackerman's body.
Fiso throws out a loose jab but Ackerman uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ackerman with a poor takedown
and Fiso counters with a left to the body.
Ackerman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fiso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ackerman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fiso.
Fiso jabs at Ackerman's body.
Fiso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ackerman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ackerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fiso throws out a loose jab but Ackerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ackerman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malaki Fiso dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fiso loads up on a big right hand but Ackerman slips the punch.
Ackerman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ackerman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Fiso.
Ackerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ackerman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiso.
Fiso throws a jab but it's blocked by Ackerman.
Fiso throws a jab when Ackerman was well out of range.
Ackerman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fiso lands with a cross.
Fiso cracks Ackerman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso throws a lazy right hand but Ackerman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ackerman attempts a counter takedown but Fiso avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fiso misses the target.
Ackerman feinted with a counter takedown.
Fiso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso scores with a body shot.
Ackerman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fiso.

Ackerman is rocked!
Fiso cracks Ackerman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Ackerman falls to his knees and Fiso 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 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malaki Fiso!
After winning the bout, Malaki Fiso thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Bakkes Ackerman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can assure you all today : This will never happen again!'.