PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Ricardo Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ricardo Acosta
vs
Acosta

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Ricardo Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio Ricardo Acosta tries to clinch up.
Julio Ricardo Acosta shoots in looking for a takedown. Ricardo Acosta tries to sprawl out of it but Julio Ricardo Acosta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ricardo Acosta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Julio Ricardo Acosta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ricardo Acosta can't do much from the bottom here.
Ricardo Acosta wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Julio Ricardo Acosta stands up and beckons Ricardo Acosta to his feet.
Ricardo Acosta avoids a punch combination nicely.

Julio Ricardo Acosta rushes Ricardo Acosta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ricardo Acosta has hold of one of Julio Ricardo Acosta's legs. Julio Ricardo Acosta is fighting the takedown attempt but Ricardo Acosta gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardo Acosta trying to control the position from guard on top but Julio Ricardo Acosta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is trying to keep Ricardo Acosta in close.

Ricardo Acosta decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ricardo Acosta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Julio Ricardo Acosta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ricardo Acosta advances to half guard.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is trying to maintain the position but Ricardo Acosta is very close to passing his half guard.
Ricardo Acosta tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Julio Ricardo Acosta.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ricardo Acosta is trying to work for a kimura but Julio Ricardo Acosta is defending well.
Ricardo Acosta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Julio Ricardo Acosta defending well though.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is trying to get back to full guard.
Julio Ricardo Acosta landing strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio Ricardo Acosta trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ricardo Acosta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Julio Ricardo Acosta?
Ricardo Acosta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ricardo Acosta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Ricardo Acosta gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Julio Ricardo Acosta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricardo Acosta tries to clinch but Julio Ricardo Acosta is having none of it.
Julio Ricardo Acosta misses the shot to the body.

Julio Ricardo Acosta gets a clinch.
Ricardo Acosta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Julio Ricardo Acosta smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio Ricardo Acosta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is breathing heavily.
Ricardo Acosta has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio Ricardo Acosta stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricardo Acosta. Ricardo Acosta gets slowly back to his feet.
Julio Ricardo Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Acosta.
Ricardo Acosta fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Julio Ricardo Acosta. No joy for Ricardo Acosta on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Julio Ricardo Acosta. No joy for Ricardo Acosta on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ricardo Acosta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Julio Ricardo Acosta avoids it really well and circles away.
Julio Ricardo Acosta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricardo Acosta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Julio Ricardo Acosta.
Julio Ricardo Acosta throws a head kick but Ricardo Acosta moves out of range.
Julio Ricardo Acosta shoots in for a double leg but Ricardo Acosta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ricardo Acosta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Julio Ricardo Acosta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ricardo Acosta.
Ricardo Acosta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Julio Ricardo Acosta keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio Ricardo Acosta wants to improve his position but Ricardo Acosta is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ricardo Acosta in particular looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Acosta was stalling too much, according to the referee.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ricardo Acosta enables Julio Ricardo Acosta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ricardo Acosta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Julio Ricardo Acosta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ricardo Acosta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ricardo Acosta looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is wriggling around trying to escape.

Ricardo Acosta wants to finish this one by submission but Julio Ricardo Acosta is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ricardo Acosta.
Ricardo Acosta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo Acosta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Julio Ricardo Acosta is looking to escape.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is trying to stand but he's just given Ricardo Acosta his back.
Ricardo Acosta is landing with strikes from the back.
Ricardo Acosta lands a shot to the head.
Ricardo Acosta trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ricardo Acosta looking to break Julio Ricardo Acosta's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Julio Ricardo Acosta remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ricardo Acosta will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Julio Ricardo Acosta tries to break free.

Ricardo Acosta working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo Acosta is hanging on to Julio Ricardo Acosta's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricardo Acosta trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ricardo Acosta avoiding Julio Ricardo Acosta 's attempts to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Acosta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ricardo Acosta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ricardo Acosta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ricardo Acosta content to control rather than advance.
Ricardo Acosta wants to stand but Julio Ricardo Acosta has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is refusing to be controlled, as Ricardo Acosta sits in half guard.
Julio Ricardo Acosta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo Acosta trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Acosta wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricardo Acosta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricardo Acosta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Julio Ricardo Acosta pinned against the cage. Julio Ricardo Acosta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ricardo Acosta gets tackled into the cage by Julio Ricardo Acosta. Julio Ricardo Acosta maintains the clinch.
Ricardo Acosta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Julio Ricardo Acosta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ricardo Acosta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ricardo Acosta wants it to stay on the feet.
Ricardo Acosta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio Ricardo Acosta moves out of range as Ricardo Acosta throws a body kick.
Ricardo Acosta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricardo Acosta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ricardo Acosta cracks the inside of Julio Ricardo Acosta's front leg.
Ricardo Acosta lands a nice looking body shot.
Julio Ricardo Acosta keeps the fight on the outside.

Julio Ricardo Acosta gets a takedown into half guard.
Ricardo Acosta is not content to let Julio Ricardo Acosta control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio Ricardo Acosta wants to get back to his feet.
Ricardo Acosta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Julio Ricardo Acosta wants to control but Ricardo Acosta is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Julio Ricardo Acosta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ricardo Acosta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julio Ricardo Acosta as he avoids it easily.
Julio Ricardo Acosta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Acosta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ricardo Acosta as Julio Ricardo Acosta shoots in.
Julio Ricardo Acosta has a takedown stuffed.
Julio Ricardo Acosta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ricardo Acosta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ricardo Acosta has clasped his hands together around Julio Ricardo Acosta's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ricardo Acosta working the body and head with strikes.
Ricardo Acosta postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Ricardo Acosta stands up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricardo Acosta shoots in looking for a takedown but Julio Ricardo Acosta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ricardo Acosta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Acosta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ricardo Acosta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Ricardo Acosta!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Ricardo Acosta!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Ricardo Acosta!

Ricardo Acosta wins by unanimous decision!