PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginchin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ginchin Funakoshi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Acton's chin.

Acton
vs
Funakoshi

190 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginchin Funakoshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi dodges the punch combination from Acton.
Nice jab there from Acton.

Acton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Funakoshi sprawls well initially but Acton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Funakoshi tries to roll over but Acton keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Acton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Acton drops an elbow to the side of Funakoshi's head.
Funakoshi wants to improve his position but Acton is controlling well.
Acton working over Funakoshi with some ground and pound. Funakoshi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Acton wants to control but Funakoshi is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Funakoshi wants to get back to full guard.
Funakoshi has hold of Acton's hands but Acton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Acton working the head and body with strikes.
Funakoshi gets full guard.
Acton stopping the sweep attempt from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi has momentary wrist control but Acton slips an elbow through the middle.
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but Funakoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Funakoshi's head.

Funakoshi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Funakoshi keeping moving, preventing Acton from controlling successfully.
Acton is in close to Funakoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Funakoshi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Acton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Acton trying to control but Funakoshi is working from the bottom.
Funakoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Acton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funakoshi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Acton has managed to get both his arms back between Funakoshi's legs - danger averted.
Acton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Acton cracks Funakoshi with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi keeping moving, preventing Acton from controlling successfully.
Acton stands up over Funakoshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acton is working Funakoshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Acton is in close to Funakoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Funakoshi tries to strike from the bottom.
Funakoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Funakoshi, not yet.
Acton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funakoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Funakoshi, not yet.
Funakoshi has momentary wrist control but Acton slips an elbow through the middle.
Acton stands up over Funakoshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but Funakoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Acton working some strikes from top position.
Acton stands up over Funakoshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acton scoring with some ground and pound.
Acton is in close to Funakoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Funakoshi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Acton's guard.

Acton wriggles free and stands up.

Funakoshi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Acton is trying to defend but Funakoshi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Funakoshi is keen to just control but Acton is a slippery customer.
Funakoshi prevents Acton from standing back up.

Acton pushes Funakoshi off and gets back to his feet.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Funakoshi misses with a takedown attempt

and Acton counters with a shoot takedown. Funakoshi fights it but they end up in guard.
Acton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Acton stands up over Funakoshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Funakoshi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Acton!
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!
Acton trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi looking to control but Acton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Acton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Funakoshi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Acton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Funakoshi controlling from mount.
Acton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funakoshi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Acton because Funakoshi loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Acton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Funakoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Acton moves out of range easily.

Acton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Funakoshi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Acton keeping moving, preventing Funakoshi from controlling successfully.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Funakoshi is having none of it.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acton keeping moving, preventing Funakoshi from controlling successfully.

Acton scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funakoshi moves away.
Acton misses the shot to the body.

Acton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Funakoshi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but Funakoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funakoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funakoshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acton with a nice head shot there.
Acton landing some decent shots from guard.

Funakoshi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acton landing with the ground and pound.
Funakoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Funakoshi, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton stands up over Funakoshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acton scoring with some ground and pound.
Acton lands a couple of digs.

Funakoshi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Acton is working Funakoshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Acton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Acton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Funakoshi's head.
Acton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Acton postures up and lands a big shot to Funakoshi's brow.
Acton preventing the sweep.
Acton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Acton stopping the sweep attempt from Funakoshi.
Acton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Funakoshi's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton looking to pass the guard.
Acton lands a couple of elbows.
Funakoshi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Acton controls the pace.
Acton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but Funakoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Funakoshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Acton is one step ahead there.
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but Funakoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Acton throws a body punch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Acton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Funakoshi misses with a takedown attempt

and Acton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Funakoshi won't be happy with that.
Acton is putting a hurting on Funakoshi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Acton wants to control but Funakoshi is keeping him busy.
Funakoshi is looking to regain half guard here but Acton keeps moving and retains side control.
Funakoshi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funakoshi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Funakoshi is looking for a sweep.
Funakoshi is not content to let Acton control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Acton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Funakoshi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Acton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Funakoshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Acton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Funakoshi!
Acton lands a nice shot to the head.
Funakoshi is looking to get to half guard.
Peter Acton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acton landing punches.
Funakoshi gets back to half guard.
Acton 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.
Acton slips a nice elbow through Funakoshi's hands, connecting with Funakoshi's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Acton connects with a nice short shot to Funakoshi's temple.
Acton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funakoshi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Funakoshi taking some punishment here, with Acton in his half guard.
Acton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Acton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Funakoshi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is working Funakoshi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Acton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Acton preventing the sweep.
Acton stands up over Funakoshi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Funakoshi's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Funakoshi is on top in guard.

Acton pushes Funakoshi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Funakoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acton.
Funakoshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Funakoshi tries to move into range but Acton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Acton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Funakoshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Acton counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi tries to buck Acton off but Acton is having none of it.
Acton wants to control but Funakoshi is keeping him busy.
Funakoshi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Funakoshi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Acton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ginchin Funakoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Acton trying to control but Funakoshi is working from the bottom.
Acton landing with the ground and pound.
Funakoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funakoshi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Acton manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acton wants to get back to his feet but Funakoshi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton keeping moving, preventing Funakoshi from controlling successfully.
Funakoshi stops Acton from standing up.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Acton blocks a head kick by Funakoshi.

Acton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Funakoshi's guard.
Acton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Acton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Acton is looking to work some ground and pound but Funakoshi has wrist control.
Acton postures up and lands a big shot to Funakoshi's brow.
Funakoshi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Acton's guard.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Acton uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Peter Acton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funakoshi fails with the takedown

and Acton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Funakoshi won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Acton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Acton!