PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Acevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Acevedo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cole
vs
Acevedo

160 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Acevedo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acevedo slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Acevedo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No luck for Acevedo with that takedown attempt.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acevedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Acevedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acevedo.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Acevedo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Cole rushes Acevedo and presses him up against the cage.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Acevedo has double underhooks.
Cole tries to break free but Acevedo pushes him back against the cage.

Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Cole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Acevedo shoots in.
Nick Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Acevedo.
Cole scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Cole looks to land a combination but Acevedo avoids it well.
Acevedo moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Acevedo slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Cole.
A clash of legs there as Acevedo blocks the low kick.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Cole misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Acevedo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cole is trying to stand back up but Acevedo is controlling him

Cole pushes Acevedo off and gets back to his feet.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acevedo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Acevedo shoots and misses
and Cole counters with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cole!
Nick Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole misses with a double jab.

Acevedo pushes Cole up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acevedo misses with a body kick.
Cole looks to land a combination but Acevedo avoids it well.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole throws a series of punches but Acevedo avoids them all with ease.
Cole lands a high kick!
Cole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Acevedo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acevedo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Cole moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cole breaks the clinch.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acevedo tries to clinch up.
Cole throws a series of punches but Acevedo avoids them all with ease.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acevedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Acevedo is looking to clinch but Cole is avoiding it.
Cole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole slaps away a takedown attempt from Acevedo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Acevedo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole wants to stand and escape but Acevedo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Acevedo shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.

Cole takes the fight into the clinch.
Acevedo keeps control of Cole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cole stalling the fight.
Acevedo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cole's efforts to push away.

Cole manages to break the clinch.
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole tries to bum rush Acevedo with a series of wild strikes but Acevedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cole misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acevedo dodges the punch combination from Cole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Acevedo.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Cole wants to clinch
and Acevedo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Acevedo.
Cole looks to land a combination but Acevedo avoids it well.
Acevedo misses with a two punch combination.
Nick Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cole.

Acevedo shoots in and bounces Cole off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cole wants to stand but Acevedo is controlling the position.
Acevedo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cole is proving hard to escape from.
Acevedo wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeping full guard, as Acevedo tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Acevedo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cole!
Acevedo shoots for a takedown but Cole saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Cole.
Some wild striking there from Cole.
Crunch! Cole slams his shin into Acevedo's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch up but Acevedo circles away and keeps his distance.

Acevedo rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.

Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acevedo moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Acevedo on that attempt.
Nick Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Acevedo.
Cole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Acevedo is able to avoid easily.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
Acevedo dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Cole throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cole 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!

Acevedo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cole lands a two punch combo.
Cole looks for the body kick but Acevedo saw that one coming.
Cole lands a nice shot that snaps Acevedo's head back.
Cole looks to land a combination but Acevedo avoids it well.

Cole has Acevedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cole breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cole!
Acevedo shoots for a double leg takedown but Cole sprawls well. He's pushed Acevedo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nick Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Acevedo.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Acevedo tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Nick Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Acevedo has a takedown stuffed.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo misses with a takedown
and Cole counters with a one-two to the body.
Cole leaves Acevedo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Acevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole feints a jab promting Acevedo to slip. Cole then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Acevedo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Acevedo lands a head kick!
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole swinging wildly here.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Acevedo wants to stall.

Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole lands with a nice combination. Acevedo backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Acevedo.
Acevedo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Cole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Acevedo.
Cole slips a jab and a cross from Acevedo.
Acevedo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cole. That one must have hurt.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Acevedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tony Acevedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole throws the kick towards the body but Acevedo avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Cole!