PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaromskis has chosen Moment of Peace as his entrance music. VinniJay Acunia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Acunia
vs
Zaromskis

180 cm
34
181 lbs
30 - 11 - 1

183 cm
33
176 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaromskis.
A low kick from Acunia misses
and Zaromskis counters with a leg kick.
Acunia connects with a body shot that sends Zaromskis's belly button to the back.
Zaromskis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaromskis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zaromskis looks to score with a jab to the body but Acunia is just out of range.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaromskis.
Acunia is looking to chop away at Zaromskis's legs.
Acunia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Acunia throws a shot from downtown. Zaromskis moves away and avoids it.
Acunia throws a low kick, looking for Zaromskis's leg but Zaromskis calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Acunia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaromskis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
A shot to the liver by Zaromskis. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Acunia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zaromskis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Acunia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Acunia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zaromskis checks a low kick from Acunia.
Zaromskis moves out of range of the body kick from Acunia.
A head kick misses from Zaromskis.
Acunia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaromskis. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Zaromskis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Acunia manages to avoid it.
Acunia looks to throw the jab but Zaromskis is out of range.
Zaromskis checks a low kick from Acunia.
Acunia lands a right hook to the body.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Acunia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaromskis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Acunia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zaromskis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Acunia avoids the body shot from Zaromskis.
A jab lands there for Acunia.
Zaromskis moves out of range of the strikes.
Acunia thows a leg kick but Zaromskis checks it
and Zaromskis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Acunia's knee momentarily.
Zaromskis lands a right hook to the body.
Acunia misses the jab.
Zaromskis lands a nice hook to Acunia's body. Acunia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Zaromskis misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis walks into a left hand.
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!
Acunia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaromskis.
Acunia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaromskis.
Acunia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Acunia throws a leg kick
and Zaromskis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Acunia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Acunia moves out of range of the strikes.
Acunia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Acunia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Acunia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Acunia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaromskis's calf.
Acunia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaromskis can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Zaromskis.
Acunia lands a leg kick that knocks Zaromskis off balance momentarily.
Acunia slips under a jab.
Acunia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaromskis throws a looping overhand right but Acunia ducks down to avoid it.
Acunia chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia motions for Zaromskis to come forward. Acunia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Acunia tried to score with a low kick but Zaromskis checks it.
Acunia misses with a hook to the body
and Zaromskis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Acunia.
Good shot there by Zaromskis.
Acunia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaromskis misses with a body shot.
Acunia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaromskis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Acunia in his tracks.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses Zaromskis's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaromskis tries to avoid it.
Zaromskis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acunia moves away.
Acunia punishes Zaromskis's body with a nice straight punch.
Acunia misses with a leg kick
and Zaromskis counters with a body kick that stops Acunia in his tracks momentarily.
Acunia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acunia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaromskis. Zaromskis obviously looking to wear him down.
Acunia throws a head kick that misses

and Zaromskis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Acunia wants to get back to full guard.
Acunia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zaromskis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zaromskis prevents Acunia from improving his position.
Zaromskis is looking to advance position but Acunia won't allow it.
Zaromskis moves into full mount! Acunia won't be happy about that!
Zaromskis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia can't escape the position.
Zaromskis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that VinniJay Acunia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zaromskis blocks a low kick nicely.
Zaromskis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Acunia's sensitive parts.
Acunia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskis moves away.
Acunia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a front kick aimed at Acunia's knee but Acunia avoids it well.
Zaromskis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Acunia is predictable there
and Zaromskis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaromskis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Acunia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
VinniJay Acunia is winning the standup battle so far.
Acunia throws a leg kick which misses Zaromskis's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaromskis tries to avoid it.
Acunia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zaromskis throws a wild body kick that Acunia sees coming a mile off.
Acunia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaromskis counters with a thumping low kick.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaromskis digs a good hook to Acunia's body.
A low kick from Acunia misses
and Zaromskis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Acunia misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Acunia tries to work over Zaromskis's front leg with a kick but Zaromskis checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaromskis.
A head kick from Acunia lands but Zaromskis takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaromskis.
Acunia slips a jab from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis moves away from the strike by Acunia.
Acunia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaromskis can pounce on him.
Zaromskis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Acunia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zaromskis checks a leg kick.
Zaromskis blocks a head kick by Acunia.
Acunia throws a front kick aimed at Zaromskis's knee but Zaromskis avoids it well.
Acunia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaromskis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acunia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaromskis looks to land a right hand but Acunia moved out of range.
Acunia missing with a left hand there. Zaromskis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Acunia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zaromskis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaromskis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Acunia is predictable there
and Zaromskis counters with a series of strikes. Acunia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Acunia moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaromskis scores with a jab to the head.
Acunia misses with a low kick as Zaromskis jumps back.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Good work by Zaromskis as he checks the leg kick.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Acunia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaromskis cracks the inside of Acunia's front leg.
Acunia throws a hook to the side of Zaromskis's head but Zaromskis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Acunia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acunia is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia avoids the head kick by Zaromskis.
Acunia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaromskis is out of range and Acunia settles back down.
Acunia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaromskis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acunia.
Zaromskis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zaromskis throws a shot to the body.
Acunia throws a leg kick but Zaromskis moved away.
Acunia misses the shot to the body.
Acunia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaromskis is looking to chop away at Acunia's legs.
Acunia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Acunia misses with an uppercut. Zaromskis saw that one coming.
Acunia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaromskis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Acunia slips under a jab from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands with a hook. Acunia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Acunia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Acunia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acunia walks into a left hand.
Zaromskis misses the shot to the body.
Zaromskis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaromskis tries to land a leg kick but Acunia saw it coming and moves away.
Zaromskis tries to bum rush Acunia with a series of wild strikes but Acunia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Acunia misses with the body kick
and Zaromskis counters with a big head kick but Acunia shrugs it off.
Acunia misses with a hook. Zaromskis ducked under it nicely.
Acunia throws a leg kick that misses.
Zaromskis just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaromskis slips under a jab.
Zaromskis scores with a decent looking hook.
Acunia blocks a jab.
Zaromskis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Martin Zaromskis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zaromskis moves out of range of the leg kick from Acunia.
Zaromskis with a jab.
Acunia throws a low kick, looking for Zaromskis's leg but Zaromskis calmly moves out of range.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Acunia throws the left hand but Zaromskis avoids the punch easily.
Zaromskis throws an overhand right that lands on Acunia's shoulder, as Acunia tries to avoid the shot.
Acunia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaromskis doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaromskis.
A head kick misses from Acunia.
Acunia misses with a leg kick
and Zaromskis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Acunia needs to keep his hands up - Zaromskis had a free shot at his head there.
Acunia jabs at Zaromskis's body.
Acunia feints and then cracks Zaromskis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaromskis down.
Acunia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaromskis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaromskis misses the jab.
Acunia throws a head kick but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Acunia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaromskis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acunia feints and then cracks Zaromskis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaromskis down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zaromskis!
Zaromskis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Acunia throws a right and a left that Zaromskis avoids nicely.
Acunia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaromskis counters with a straight right hand.
Acunia throws a front kick aimed at Zaromskis's knee but Zaromskis avoids it well.
Zaromskis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Acunia.
Zaromskis misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaromskis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Acunia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaromskis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaromskis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Acunia throws a body punch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Zaromskis blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands with an uppercut that bounces Acunia off the cage and back into range.
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!
A slow jab from Zaromskis misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Acunia blocks the low kick.
Acunia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskis moves away.
Acunia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Acunia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaromskis.
Acunia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zaromskis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Acunia does it's job there.
Acunia motions for Zaromskis to come forward. Acunia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Acunia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Acunia lands an overhand right.
Acunia throws a leg kick that misses.
Zaromskis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Acunia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Acunia misses.
Zaromskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acunia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zaromskis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Acunia wants to slow Zaromskis down by chopping away at his legs.
Acunia throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
Acunia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaromskis's sensitive parts.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaromskis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Acunia. Acunia obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaromskis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acunia.
Zaromskis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acunia misses with a kick to the body.
Zaromskis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zaromskis duly obliges.
Acunia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaromskis's calf.
Zaromskis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acunia moves forwards but Zaromskis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaromskis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
Zaromskis connects with a jab.
Zaromskis scores with a jab.
Acunia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaromskis is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut there from Acunia.
Zaromskis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zaromskis slips a jab from Acunia.
Acunia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Acunia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaromskis checks it well.
Zaromskis misses with a head kick.
Zaromskis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Acunia is out of range and Zaromskis settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia tries a low kick but Zaromskis avoids it.
Zaromskis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Acunia just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaromskis stuns Acunia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to VinniJay Acunia.
I think Acunia 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... VinniJay Acunia!
After winning the bout, VinniJay Acunia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.