PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VinniJay Acunia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Acunia
vs
James

180 cm
29
181 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

189 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

BioPharm Nutrition
160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi James!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acunia.
Acunia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy body kick from James
and Acunia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Acunia.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Acunia.
Acunia throws a leg kick that misses.
Acunia scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acunia.
Acunia takes one to the chin there.
Acunia moves out of range as James strikes.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acunia was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acunia lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Jab by Acunia.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
James throws a leg kick but Acunia checks it.

Acunia shoots in and gets a takedown into James's guard.
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.
Acunia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Acunia landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acunia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James wants to sweep here but Acunia controlling him for the moment.
Acunia pushing down on James's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Acunia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James tries to roll over but Acunia keeps him under control.
Acunia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
James trying to hold on to Acunia's head to control him but Acunia postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acunia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Acunia tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.

Acunia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, James has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acunia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acunia is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Acunia.
James wants to control but Acunia is keeping busy.
Acunia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James is looking for a sweep. Acunia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acunia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Acunia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
James trying to control from the bottom.
Acunia wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
Acunia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Acunia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Acunia there.
Acunia passes to full mount!
Acunia trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Acunia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James is bucking up trying to escape but Acunia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Acunia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as James is looking to escape.
Acunia controlling his opponent.

Acunia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but James manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

James tries to clinch but Acunia is having none of it.
James takes one on the button.

Acunia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Acunia connects with a couple of short punches.
Acunia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Acunia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acunia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Acunia chips away with some ground and pound.
Acunia throws a big right hand that misses.
Acunia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard.
James is trying to maintain the position but Acunia is very close to passing his half guard.
James is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.

Acunia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Acunia.

James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Acunia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

James is defending against the submission attempts here by Acunia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control from the bottom.

Acunia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Acunia eventually gives up the hold.
Acunia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
James is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is pressing down on Acunia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Acunia stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
James working a defensive guard but Acunia passes into half guard.

Acunia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
VinniJay Acunia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acunia drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
Acunia is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looking to control.
Acunia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acunia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Acunia 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.
Acunia postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Acunia throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Acunia is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Acunia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acunia wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Acunia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VinniJay Acunia 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!

Acunia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James wants to clinch.
Acunia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Good standup being displayed there by Acunia as he connects with a hook.

Acunia connects with a vicious head kick that knocks James to the floor! Acunia dives in looking for the finish!

James is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Acunia lands a nice short elbow.
James is still in real trouble! Can Acunia finish him?

James is defending against the submission attempts here by Acunia.

Acunia is working for a submission of some sort.
Acunia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia 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.
James wants to control but Acunia is keeping busy.
Acunia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Acunia is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acunia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Acunia pulls his head out easily.
Acunia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Levi James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
VinniJay Acunia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Acunia.
Acunia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.

Acunia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Acunia eventually gives up the hold.
James wants to control but Acunia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Acunia tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
James is concentrating on defense, preventing Acunia from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia wants to free his trapped foot but James is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Acunia seems to be looking for submissions.
James moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Acunia tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Acunia from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Acunia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Acunia trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Acunia throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acunia is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Acunia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acunia.

And that's the end of the fight!
VinniJay Acunia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acunia 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VinniJay Acunia!
A relieved looking VinniJay Acunia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.