PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Acacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fausto Carmelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Acacia
vs
Carmelon

185 cm
31
150 lbs
19 - 6 - 1

172 cm
24
157 lbs
7 - 11 - 1

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zeke Acacia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fausto Carmelon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acacia lands a slapping body shot.
Acacia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmelon.
Carmelon throws a poor cross that misses
and Acacia counters with a two punch combo.
Acacia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carmelon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Zeke Acacia has been cut.
Carmelon is looking to clinch but Acacia is avoiding it.
Acacia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Acacia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmelon.
Carmelon throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmelon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carmelon checks the leg kick.
Carmelon looks to score with a jab to the body but Acacia is just out of range.
Carmelon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carmelon throws a series of punches but Acacia moves out of range.
Carmelon misses with a series of wild punches.
Acacia moves forwards but Carmelon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Acacia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carmelon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carmelon misses with a body punch.

Acacia breaks the clinch.

Carmelon clinches with his opponent.
Carmelon is trying to push Acacia away but Acacia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carmelon gets underhooks to prevent Acacia's takedown attempt.
Carmelon wants to break the clinch but can't.

Acacia manages to break the clinch.
Carmelon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acacia misses with a head kick.
Acacia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carmelon circles away quickly and effectively.
Acacia slips under a jab from Carmelon.
Carmelon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Carmelon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Acacia's guard.
Acacia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Acacia tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Carmelon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Acacia, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acacia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Acacia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carmelon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Acacia. Acacia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Carmelon instigates a clinch.
Acacia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carmelon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carmelon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carmelon fails to land with a series of punches.
Carmelon cracks Acacia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carmelon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Acacia.
A left lands for Carmelon.
Acacia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carmelon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carmelon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acacia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Acacia is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acacia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acacia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmelon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acacia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oh Acacia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Carmelon misses.
Carmelon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Carmelon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carmelon looks gassed!
Acacia moves away from the strike by Carmelon.
Acacia misses with a leg kick.
Carmelon misses with a two punch combination.
Acacia is looking to score with low kicks.
Carmelon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acacia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carmelon misses with a hook.
Acacia misses with a body shot.
Acacia seems to have got his legs back now.
Acacia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carmelon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Acacia counters with a one-two to the body.
Carmelon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acacia.
Carmelon misses with a two punch combination.
Carmelon tries to move into range but Acacia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmelon misses with a hook to the body
and Acacia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmelon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acacia was well out of range. Poor timing from Carmelon.
Acacia lands a nice hook to Carmelon's body. Carmelon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Acacia connects with a body shot.
Acacia is looking to wear down Carmelon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Acacia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carmelon.
Carmelon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Acacia scores with a three punch combo!
Acacia scores with a leg kick.
Acacia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Acacia throws a combination. Carmelon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Acacia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carmelon.
Acacia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acacia scores with a nice head shot.
Carmelon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acacia moves away.
Carmelon misses with a right hand
and Acacia counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fausto Carmelon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeke Acacia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Acacia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carmelon misses with a body shot
and Acacia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carmelon looks to land a combination but Acacia avoids it well.
Carmelon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acacia counters with a good low kick that Carmelon was not able to check.
A head kick from Acacia lands but Carmelon takes it in his stride.

It looks like Fausto Carmelon has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Acacia, right into the meat.
Fausto Carmelon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acacia.
Carmelon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Acacia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acacia delivers a nice body kick.
Acacia lands with a shot to the body.
Acacia punishes Carmelon's body with a nice straight punch.
Acacia lands a head kick!
Acacia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carmelon is breathing heavily.
Acacia misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacia fails to land with a series of punches.
Carmelon avoids the head kick by Acacia.
Acacia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carmelon swinging wildly here.
Acacia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carmelon swings for the body but Acacia moves out of range.
Acacia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carmelon. That did some damage!
Carmelon throws a shot from downtown. Acacia moves away and avoids it.
Carmelon throws a right and a left that Acacia avoids nicely.
Acacia digs a good hook to Carmelon's body.
Acacia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Acacia digs a good hook to Carmelon's body.
Carmelon fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acacia lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmelon tries to clinch but Acacia moves out of range.
Acacia throws a wild body kick that Carmelon sees coming a mile off.
Carmelon throws a poor cross that misses
and Acacia counters with a thumping low kick.
Acacia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carmelon.
A head kick misses from Acacia.
Zeke Acacia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carmelon scores with a jab to the body.
Carmelon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Acacia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carmelon misses with an uppercut
and Acacia counters with an inside leg kick.
Carmelon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acacia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Acacia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Acacia scoring well with a low kick there.
Acacia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carmelon takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Acacia. That snapped Carmelon's head back.
Carmelon throws a series of punches but Acacia moves out of range.
Acacia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carmelon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acacia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Acacia's corner calls for a 1-2. Acacia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carmelon moves forwards but Acacia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Acacia fails to land with a series of punches.
Acacia ducks under a wild hook from Carmelon.
A big right from Carmelon misses.
Zeke Acacia is winning the standup battle so far.
Acacia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Acacia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmelon misses with a two punch combination.
Carmelon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Acacia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carmelon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Acacia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Acacia lands with a shot to the body.
Acacia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmelon clobbers Acacia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carmelon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Acacia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carmelon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmelon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carmelon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acacia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Acacia dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carmelon scores with a nice strike.
Carmelon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carmelon clobbers Acacia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Acacia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carmelon. That did some damage!
Carmelon lands a jab.
Carmelon throws a lazy right hand but Acacia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Acacia feints and then cracks Carmelon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carmelon down.
Acacia connects with a leg kick. Carmelon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Acacia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Acacia throws a sloppy head kick and Carmelon moves out of range easily.
Acacia connects with the punch.
Carmelon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmelon misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carmelon misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmelon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Acacia. That one must have hurt.
Acacia scores with a hook to the body. Carmelon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carmelon shoots in for a double leg but Acacia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Acacia lands a leg kick that knocks Carmelon off balance momentarily.
Acacia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carmelon takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Acacia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carmelon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carmelon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acacia working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmelon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmelon struggling a bit here.
Carmelon wants to get back to his feet but Acacia drags him back down.
Acacia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Acacia has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Carmelon misses with a wild combination.
Carmelon tries to clinch but Acacia moves out of range.
Acacia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Acacia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Acacia as Carmelon shoots in.
Carmelon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acacia.
Carmelon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Acacia.
Nice uppercut lands for Acacia. That snapped Carmelon's head back.
Acacia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Acacia.
Carmelon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carmelon throws a combination that misses
and Acacia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carmelon thinking.
Acacia connects with a leg kick. Carmelon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carmelon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Acacia lands a head kick!
Acacia scores with a body shot.
Carmelon swinging wildly here.
Acacia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carmelon.
Acacia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmelon misses the body punch
and Acacia counters with a good low kick that Carmelon was not able to check.
Acacia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carmelon throws a series of punches but Acacia avoids them all with ease.
Acacia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acacia lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Acacia does it's job there.
Carmelon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acacia.
Carmelon works over Acacia's head and body with a nice combination.
Acacia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmelon.
Acacia lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmelon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Acacia.
Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carmelon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Acacia.
Carmelon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acacia manages to avoid it.
Carmelon tries to clinch but Acacia moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Acacia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Acacia 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Acacia!