PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer comes to the cage accompanied by Mad at Gravity- Burn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Acer
vs
Zedong

178 cm
27
214 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

180 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

5th Round Clothing

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 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Acer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zedong did well to prevent Acer getting side control.
Acer prevents Zedong from standing back up.
Acer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Acer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zedong defends it well.

Acer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zedong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Acer.
Zedong is refusing to be controlled, as Acer sits in half guard.
Zedong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Acer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer tries to pass to full mount but Zedong defends it.
Zedong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Acer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zedong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Acer looks to land a strike but Zedong avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zedong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zedong managing to control the position.
Acer passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong is trying to improve his position.
Acer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Acer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Acer tries to score with some ground and pound. Zedong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Acer is trying to move to mount but Zedong reverses beautifully and ends up in Acer's guard.
Acer 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.
Acer wants to stand up but Zedong is controlling him.

Acer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zedong defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zedong looking to sit in guard and control but Acer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zedong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Acer manages to get himself to full guard.

Zedong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zedong won't allow Acer to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong landing some decent shots from guard.

Acer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zedong defends it easily.
Zedong cracks Acer with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zedong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zedong trying to control but Acer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zedong throwing strikes from guard but Acer blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong throwing strikes from guard but Acer blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acer wants to sweep here but Zedong controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isiah Acer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Acer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zedong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zedong stops Acer from passing to mount.
Zedong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Acer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zedong's head.
Acer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zedong gets back to full guard.
Acer wants to pass the guard but Zedong is keeping the position.
Acer passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zedong's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong tries to get to full guard but Acer has control of the leg.

Acer is looking for a kimura but Zedong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Acer to get the leverage.

Acer is looking for a kimura but Zedong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Acer to get the leverage.
Acer is keen to just control but Zedong is a slippery customer.
Zedong trying to hold on to Acer's head to control him but Acer postures up.
Acer is looking to take a break and control but Zedong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acer wants to pass to mount but Zedong is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acer is working hard here to advance position.
Zedong trying to control but Acer postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zedong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Acer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Acer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zedong keeps working.

Acer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zedong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Acer.
Zedong is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong wants to control but Acer is keeping busy.
Acer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zedong trying to control here.
Acer trying to mount his opponent but Zedong defends it.
Acer wants to take a breather but Zedong is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Acer seems to be looking for submissions.

Acer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zedong defends it well.

Acer is working for a submission of some sort.
Acer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zedong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zedong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Acer at a distance.
Zedong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zedong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Acer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zedong.
Acer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zedong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Acer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zedong looks to throw the jab but Acer is out of range.
Zedong throws a hook but Acer blocks it.
Acer loads up on a big right hand but Zedong slips the punch.
Zedong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Acer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Acer showed some decent athleticism there.
Zedong trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer is pressing down on Zedong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zedong is holding on for now.
Acer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zedong is trying desperately to improve position.
Acer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zedong is looking to escape.
Zedong is looking to improve his position but Acer isn't that keen on the idea.
Isiah Acer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zedong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Acer.
Zedong wants to control but Acer is having none of it.
Acer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zedong is looking to escape.
Acer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Acer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zedong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Acer wants to control the pace but Zedong is squirming around nicely.
Acer controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Acer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Acer lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acer wants to control the pace but Zedong is squirming around nicely.
Zedong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Acer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Acer looking to ground and pound but Zedong is blocking nicely.
Acer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Acer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acer working the ground and pound effectively.
Mao Zedong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Acer landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isiah Acer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Acer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isiah Acer!
Isiah Acer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 5th Round Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.