PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Warrior
vs
Acton

184 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

ChillOut Fight Gear
Acton Nutritional Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Acton!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Warrior looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Acton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Acton decides to stand and escape the position.

Warrior gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Acton trying to control but Warrior is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acton wants to stand but Warrior has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Acton wants to control from the top but Warrior keeps moving.
Acton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Acton wants to stand but Warrior has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Acton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Acton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warrior is looking to escape.
Warrior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warrior is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Acton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Warrior has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Warrior!
Warrior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Warrior won't allow Acton to sweep him here.
Warrior prevents Acton from getting back to his feet.
Warrior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Acton wants to sweep here but Warrior controlling him for the moment.

Acton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warrior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warrior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Acton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warrior can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Acton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Warrior preventing the sweep.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Warrior is having none of it.
Acton trying to control the position.
Acton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Warrior kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Acton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Warrior sprawls well initially but Acton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton drops an elbow to the side of Warrior's head.

Acton seems to be working for a kimura but Warrior defends the submission attempt.
Warrior strikes from the bottom but Acton passes into mount!
Acton landing strikes from the mount.
Warrior tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Acton goes for an armbar but Warrior turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Warrior.
Warrior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Acton is keeping the position for now.
Acton is trying to keep Warrior in close.
Acton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Warrior with a lazy takedown attempt

and Acton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Acton is working for a kimura but Warrior is defending it quite comfortably.
Acton tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Warrior.

Acton is working for a kimura but Warrior is defending it quite comfortably.
Warrior is in trouble now - Acton has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Acton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Warrior can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Acton stands up from mount. Strange move.
Acton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warrior tries to avoid it but Acton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warrior to the ground. Warrior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Acton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Warrior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Warrior is defending against the submission attempts here by Acton.
Acton wants to pass to mount but Warrior is defending the position.
Warrior wants to control but Acton is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frank Acton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Acton trying to mount his opponent but Warrior defends it.
Acton wants to take a breather but Warrior is having none of it.

Acton is working for a kimura but Warrior is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Acton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Acton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Warrior wants to control but Acton is having none of it.
Warrior is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Warrior is trying desperately to improve position.
Warrior wants to hold on but Acton pushes him away.
Acton tries to control but Warrior wriggling away.
Warrior gets back to half guard.
Acton tries to pass to full mount but Warrior defends it.
Warrior on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Warrior tries to get out of the position.

Acton is looking for a kimura but Warrior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Acton to get the leverage.
Acton is looking to advance position but Warrior won't allow it.
Acton trying to control from half guard but Warrior is working away.

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.

Acton seems to be working for a kimura but Warrior defends the submission attempt.

Acton is looking for a kimura but Warrior is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Acton to get the leverage.
Warrior gets back to full guard.
Acton trying to control but Warrior is working from the bottom.

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

and Acton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Warrior won't be happy with that.
Warrior tries to buck Acton off but Acton is having none of it.
Acton tries to advance to mount but can't.

Acton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Acton 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!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Acton.
Acton with a poor takedown

and Warrior counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Warrior.
Warrior trying to control but Acton is working from the bottom.
Warrior postures up.

Acton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warrior will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warrior with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Acton controls Warrior momentarily but Warrior frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Acton misses with a takedown attempt

and Warrior counters with a single leg into guard. Acton didn't expect that.
Ultimate Warrior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Acton.
Acton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Warrior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Acton is keeping the position for now.
Acton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Warrior!
Warrior is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Acton has taken his back.

Warrior is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Acton is controlling the position but Warrior somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Ultimate Warrior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Acton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Acton is looking to take a break and control but Warrior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Acton seems to be looking for submissions.
Acton is tying to control. Warrior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Acton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Acton is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is refusing to be controlled, as Acton sits in half guard.
Warrior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Acton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Acton's back!
Warrior just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Acton is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Warrior doesn't have the hooks in and Acton manages to turn into his guard.
Acton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Acton forces his way into half guard.
Acton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warrior's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Acton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warrior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Acton.
Warrior tries to get to full guard but Acton has control of the leg.
Warrior trying to control from the bottom.
Acton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Warrior tries to hold on but Acton postures up.
Warrior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Acton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warrior throwing hammer fists to the chest of Acton. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Warrior showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Acton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

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