PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Acevedo (ranked 5282 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligh Tiramisu (ranked 4880 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Acevedo
vs
Tiramisu

156 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbert Acevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ligh Tiramisu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acevedo slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiramisu, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Acevedo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Acevedo showed some decent athleticism there.
Tiramisu looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acevedo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Acevedo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acevedo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Acevedo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Acevedo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tiramisu wants to improve his position but Acevedo is controlling well.
Acevedo slips a nice elbow through Tiramisu's hands, connecting with Tiramisu's forehead.
Acevedo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tiramisu is trying to stand.
Acevedo is looking to take a break and control but Tiramisu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acevedo is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Acevedo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiramisu's head.
Acevedo trying to control from half guard but Tiramisu is working away.
Tiramisu is in trouble now - Acevedo has advanced to mount!
Acevedo 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.
Acevedo with good strikes from the mount here!
Acevedo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tiramisu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tiramisu is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Acevedo lands a heavy elbow.
Acevedo blocks Tiramisu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Acevedo.
Acevedo with the ground and pound from mount.
Acevedo working the ground and pound effectively.
Tiramisu is looking to improve his position but Acevedo isn't that keen on the idea.
Tiramisu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Acevedo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acevedo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tiramisu trying to control here.
Acevedo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tiramisu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Acevedo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tiramisu pushes Acevedo off looking to stand but Acevedo dives back in and keeps control.
Acevedo slips a nice elbow through Tiramisu's hands, connecting with Tiramisu's forehead.
Acevedo is trying to control. Tiramisu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tiramisu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acevedo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiramisu can do to turn this around?
Tiramisu moves in looking to clinch but Acevedo pushes him off.
Tiramisu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Acevedo slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiramisu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Acevedo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acevedo misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tiramisu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ligh Tiramisu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acevedo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Acevedo misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramisu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramisu with a lazy takedown attempt

and Acevedo counters by moving into the clinch.
Tiramisu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Herbert Acevedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ligh Tiramisu.

Acevedo pulls Tiramisu into guard.
Tiramisu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Acevedo throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Acevedo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Acevedo trying to strike off his back.
Acevedo is striking off his back. Tiramisu thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Acevedo trying to control from the bottom.
Acevedo tries to get to full guard but Tiramisu has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramisu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Acevedo defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiramisu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Acevedo trying to control from the bottom.

Acevedo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tiramisu keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Acevedo - that landed with a thud.

Acevedo breaks the clinch.

Tiramisu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tiramisu.
Tiramisu tries to advance to mount but can't.
Acevedo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Acevedo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tiramisu tries to score with some ground and pound. Acevedo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tiramisu wants to control but Acevedo is keeping him busy.
Acevedo is trying to get back to half guard.

Tiramisu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

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.
Acevedo misses with a hook
enabling Tiramisu to counter with a crisp jab.
Acevedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramisu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Acevedo defends it well.
Acevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acevedo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiramisu scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acevedo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Acevedo looking to score a takedown here. Tiramisu is defending well but Acevedo drives through and ends up in Tiramisu's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ligh Tiramisu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tiramisu tries to clinch there but Acevedo circles away.
Tiramisu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acevedo walks into a left hand.
Tiramisu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Acevedo darts in and clinches Tiramisu up against the cage.
Tiramisu is trying to push Acevedo away but Acevedo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acevedo.
A frustrated look appears on Tiramisu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Acevedo tries to pull guard but Tiramisu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acevedo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiramisu to keep the fight standing.
Acevedo jumps guard but Tiramisu stands there with Acevedo around his waist. Acevedo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herbert Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acevedo dodges an elbow strike from Tiramisu.
Acevedo is trying to pull guard but Tiramisu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Acevedo breaks the clinch.
Acevedo wants to clinch
and Tiramisu counters with a stiff right hand.
Acevedo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramisu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiramisu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiramisu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiramisu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiramisu is looking to clinch.

Acevedo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Acevedo stands up over Tiramisu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acevedo cracks Tiramisu with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo postures up in Tiramisu's guard and throws a big left but Tiramisu blocks it.

Acevedo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiramisu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Acevedo has managed to get both his arms back between Tiramisu's legs - danger averted.
Acevedo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tiramisu's head.
Acevedo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiramisu keeping moving, preventing Acevedo from controlling successfully.
Acevedo controlling from the top position.
Tiramisu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Acevedo is one step ahead there.

That's four 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.
Tiramisu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Acevedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Acevedo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tiramisu tries to clinch up but Acevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Acevedo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tiramisu gets the takedown into side control.
Tiramisu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Acevedo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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 Herbert Acevedo.
I think Acevedo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herbert Acevedo!