PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Bowtie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer comes to the cage accompanied by Mad at Gravity- Burn. Isiah Acer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Acer
vs
Bowtie

178 cm
28
214 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

190 cm
24
216 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Graham Bowtie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowtie works over Acer's head and body with a nice combination.
Acer swings for the body but Bowtie moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Acer. That's going to slow Bowtie down.
Acer misses with a two punch combination.
Acer wants to land a leg kick but Bowtie is out of range.
Bowtie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Acer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowtie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Acer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Acer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Acer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bowtie under the eye.
A slow jab from Acer misses its intended target.
Acer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Acer as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowtie ducks under a wild hook from Acer.
Acer connects with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Bowtie blocks the low kick.
Bowtie tries to clinch up.
Acer works the jab nicely.
Bowtie misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Acer throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Acer. Beautiful body shot.
Acer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Acer looks to land a right hand but Bowtie moved out of range.
Bowtie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acer.
Acer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowtie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowtie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Acer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowtie is looking to clinch.
Acer throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowtie.
Bowtie misses with a wild body shot.
Acer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowtie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowtie manages to avoid it.
Bowtie ducks under a wild hook from Acer.
Acer avoids the body shot from Bowtie.
Acer blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie misses with an uppercut. Acer saw that one coming.
Graham Bowtie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Acer misses with a straight left.
Acer scores with a hook.
Acer throws a front kick aimed at Bowtie's knee but Bowtie avoids it well.
Acer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acer misses with a takedown attempt - Bowtie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowtie is looking to clinch.

Bowtie moves into the clinch.
Acer tries to score a body lock takedown but Bowtie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bowtie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowtie crunches a lovely knee into Acer's ribcage.
Bowtie prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Acer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowtie is struggling to control the position.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Acer tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer has Bowtie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bowtie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Acer is breathing heavily.
Bowtie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bowtie tries to throw a body punch but Acer avoids it by throwing Bowtie back against the cage.
Acer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bowtie is defending well.
Bowtie is working Acer over against the cage.
Bowtie stops a takedown attempt from Acer.
Bowtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Acer won't want to take too many of those.
Acer takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
Bowtie scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowtie working Acer over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bowtie.
Bowtie slows down the pace here.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie tries to work over Acer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Acer managing to block the knees to the body from Bowtie.
Bowtie gets underhooks to prevent Acer's takedown attempt.
Acer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bowtie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Acer won't want to take too many of those.
Bowtie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bowtie obliges.
Bowtie lands a good knee to the midsection. Acer won't want to take too many of those.
Acer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowtie lands a body shot.
Bowtie crunches a lovely knee into Acer's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Bowtie.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acer's defenses.
Acer takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Bowtie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Acer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bowtie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Acer's calf.
Bowtie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bowtie. Acer shrugs it off though.
Bowtie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bowtie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Acer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bowtie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Acer will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowtie tries to clinch there but Acer circles away.
Bowtie thows a body kick. Acer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bowtie punishes Acer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bowtie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowtie scores with a jab to the body.
Bowtie tries to clinch up.
Bowtie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowtie.
Bowtie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Acer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bowtie misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowtie tries to clinch up.
Acer shoots in for a double leg but Bowtie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bowtie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Acer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowtie ducks under a wild hook from Acer.
A cross from Bowtie lands.
Acer misses with a wild combination.
Acer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowtie.
Bowtie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Acer throws a right hand that misses
and Bowtie counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowtie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Bowtie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowtie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Acer takes a step back to recover.
Bowtie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie wants to clinch up but Acer keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowtie.

Acer gets tackled into the cage by Bowtie. Bowtie maintains the clinch.
Bowtie working Acer over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bowtie obliges.
Acer takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowtie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Acer or not.
Bowtie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bowtie is working Acer over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bowtie as the two fighters clinch.
Bowtie just leaning against Acer, taking a breather.
Bowtie tries to stall but Acer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bowtie gets underhooks to prevent Acer's takedown attempt.
Bowtie lands an elbow inside that Acer shrugs off.
Bowtie lands a nice knee to the body.
Bowtie tries to throw a body punch but Acer avoids it by throwing Bowtie back against the cage.
Bowtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Acer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bowtie.
Bowtie lands with a right to the head.
Bowtie working Acer over with knees to the body.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bowtie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bowtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Acer.
Acer wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Acer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowtie presses Acer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bowtie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Acer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Acer prevents a body shot from Bowtie.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bowtie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bowtie prevents a body shot from Acer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bowtie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowtie lands with a right to the head.
Bowtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acer avoids it.
Bowtie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowtie lands a hook that snaps the head of Acer backwards.
Bowtie lands a nice uppercut.
Bowtie stalling.
Bowtie taking a breather.
Acer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bowtie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bowtie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Acer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bowtie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowtie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Bowtie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isiah Acer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bowtie lands a body shot.
Bowtie throws a push kick but Acer slaps the foot to one side.
Acer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowtie.

Acer tries to keep at a distance but Bowtie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Acer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bowtie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Acer throws a good cross that connects.
Acer throws a sloppy body shot
and Bowtie counters with a nice body kick.
Acer throws a body punch but Bowtie moves out of range.
Bowtie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Acer misses with a low kick as Bowtie jumps back.
Acer moves out of range as Bowtie throws a body kick.
Acer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acer takes a swing at Bowtie's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowtie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Bowtie tenderised Acer's leg. Acer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bowtie cracks Acer with an open hand slap.
Acer swings for the body but Bowtie moves out of range.
Bowtie doesn't manage to clinch there - Acer circles away.
A cross from Bowtie lands.
Graham Bowtie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bowtie is out of range and Acer settles back down.
Bowtie throws a low kick, looking for Acer's leg but Acer calmly moves out of range.
Acer avoids a kick to the body.
Bowtie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Acer throws a big shot that misses.
Bowtie tries to clinch but Acer moves out of range.
Bowtie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Acer looks to land a right hand but Bowtie moved out of range.
Acer misses the shot to the body.
Acer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowtie lands with a nice body punch.
Isiah Acer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowtie. Acer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowtie motions for Acer to come forward. Bowtie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Bowtie closes the distance and clinches.
Acer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Acer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isiah Acer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowtie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bowtie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowtie is looking to clinch.
Bowtie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowtie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Acer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Acer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowtie.
Bowtie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bowtie throws a nice outside leg kick.

Bowtie gets a clinch.
Acer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie lands a shot to the body.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowtie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Acer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bowtie lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowtie landing knees to the body.
Bowtie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bowtie is pushing Acer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Acer goes for a takedown attempt but Bowtie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Acer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acer throws a low kick, looking for Bowtie's leg but Bowtie calmly moves out of range.
Acer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowtie in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Acer misses.
Bowtie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Acer eats them both and turns towards Bowtie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bowtie wants to clinch up but Acer keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowtie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowtie is looking to land body kicks.
Bowtie misses with a wild body shot.
Bowtie ducks under a wild hook from Acer.
Bowtie digs a good body shot into Acer's ribs.
Acer throws a low kick but Bowtie moves out of range easily.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch but Acer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Bowtie slams his shin into Acer's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Acer misses with a body shot.
Bowtie cracks Acer with an open hand slap.
Graham Bowtie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bowtie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Acer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Bowtie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowtie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Bowtie!
Graham Bowtie made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview.