PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Henrique Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Greigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henrique Acosta
vs
Greigh

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Henrique Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zane Greigh!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greigh - that will leave a mark!

Greigh pushes Acosta up against the cage in a clinch.
Greigh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Greigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Joao Henrique Acosta has been cut.
Greigh lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Acosta taking a breather.
Greigh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acosta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acosta is working for takedown but Greigh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Acosta is breathing heavily.

Acosta breaks from the clinch.

Greigh gets a clinch.
Greigh with a knee to the head.
Greigh lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Acosta goes for a takedown attempt but Greigh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Greigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greigh darts in and clinches Acosta up against the cage.
Greigh lands a nice knee to the body.
Greigh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greigh scores a nice knee to the body.
Greigh connects with a knee to the head.
Greigh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Greigh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is getting worse.
Greigh lands a nice elbow.
Greigh lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greigh lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Greigh.
Greigh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greigh lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Greigh lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Greigh.
Greigh stalling the fight.
Acosta takes an elbow to the temple.
Greigh connects with a knee to the head.
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Greigh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greigh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acosta's defenses.
Acosta takes an elbow to the temple.
Greigh lands an elbow that stopped Acosta in his tracks for a moment.

Joao Henrique Acosta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greigh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acosta's face.

Acosta is rocked!
Greigh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Acosta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greigh throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greigh throws an elbow but misses.
Greigh with a knee to the head.
Acosta blocks an elbow strike from Greigh.
Greigh lands a damaging elbow.
Greigh misses with an elbow over the top.
Greigh misses with an elbow over the top.
Greigh landing knees to the head.
Acosta blocks the elbow strike.
Greigh pushes off an throws an elbow but Acosta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Greigh scores with a knee to the head.
Greigh throws an elbow that misses.
Acosta dodges an elbow strike from Greigh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greigh obliges.
Greigh scores a nice knee to the body.
Greigh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greigh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Acosta blocks an elbow strike from Greigh.
Greigh landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Greigh throws an elbow but misses.
Greigh pushes off an throws an elbow but Acosta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Acosta seems to have got his legs back now.
Greigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acosta takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Acosta wants to get back to striking at distance but Greigh won't allow it.
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!
Greigh lands an elbow inside.
Greigh lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greigh lands an elbow that stopped Acosta in his tracks for a moment.
Acosta looking to slow down the pace here.
Greigh lands an elbow that stopped Acosta in his tracks for a moment.
Acosta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Acosta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Greigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acosta takes an elbow to the temple.
Greigh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greigh lands a knee to the body.
Greigh managing to block the knees to the body from Acosta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greigh lands an elbow just above Acosta 's eye.
Greigh lands a nice elbow.
Greigh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Greigh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Henrique Acosta's cut.
That's time! Acosta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Acosta rushes Greigh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acosta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Greigh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acosta's face.
Greigh lands an elbow inside that Acosta shrugs off.
Greigh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acosta jumps guard but Greigh stands there with Acosta around his waist. Acosta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greigh lands a big knee to the head and Acosta goes down! Greigh pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Greigh!