PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Raise Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mercurius
vs
Acunia

181 cm
35
180 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

180 cm
34
162 lbs
32 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Namunamu Clothing
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Acunia.
Mercurius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Acunia feints and then cracks Mercurius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercurius down.
Mercurius lands a head kick. Acunia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
Acunia misses the shot to the body.
Mercurius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acunia is looking to slow Mercurius down with leg kicks.
Acunia throws a leg kick but Mercurius moved away.
Mercurius misses the shot to the body.
Mercurius stuns Acunia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Acunia lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercurius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Acunia.
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!
Mercurius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acunia.
Mercurius checks a leg kick.
Mercurius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Acunia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Acunia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acunia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercurius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius scores with a three punch combo!
Acunia thuds a left hand into Mercurius's body.
Mercurius tries to score with a low kick but Acunia moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercurius blocks the leg kick.
Mercurius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acunia.
Acunia throws a head kick but Mercurius moves out of range.
Mercurius misses with an uppercut. Acunia saw that one coming.
Acunia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Acunia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercurius moves away.
Mercurius with a jab.
Acunia tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercurius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercurius looks to land a combination but Acunia avoids it well.
Jab by Mercurius.
Acunia lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercurius's head.
Mercurius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acunia thumps Mercurius with a low kick.
Acunia throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Mercurius blocks a leg kick.
Mercurius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercurius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. Mercurius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Acunia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mercurius rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acunia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercurius. Acunia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acunia throws a head kick that misses.
Acunia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acunia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercurius.
A punch lands to the side of Mercurius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mercurius throws a leg kick but Acunia checks it.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from Mercurius.
Mercurius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mercurius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Acunia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! Acunia slams his shin into Mercurius's torso.
Mercurius slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Acunia. That's going to slow Mercurius down.
Acunia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Acunia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Acunia.
An inside leg kick from Acunia misses.
Mercurius walks into a left hand.
Acunia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. Mercurius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Acunia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acunia misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Mercurius.
Acunia connects with a solid leg kick.
Acunia walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Acunia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mercurius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Acunia looks to land a left hand but Mercurius moved out of range nicely.
Acunia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid body kick from Mercurius.
Mercurius throws out a leg kick but Acunia moves out of range and Mercurius only half commits.
Acunia throws a shot from downtown. Mercurius moves away and avoids it.
Acunia cracks a nice hook into Mercurius's ribs.
Acunia lands a jab to the nose.
Acunia with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acunia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercurius checks it well.
Acunia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercurius missing with a left hand there. Acunia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Acunia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercurius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VinniJay Acunia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mercurius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Acunia.
Mercurius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Acunia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercurius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Acunia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercurius misses with a low kick as Acunia jumps back.
Acunia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Acunia. Mercurius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercurius misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercurius, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Acunia misses

and Mercurius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercurius trying to control but Acunia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acunia trying to control the position here.

Mercurius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Acunia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mercurius has managed to get both his arms back between Acunia's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Acunia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercurius trying to control but Acunia is working from the bottom.
Acunia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mercurius trying to control the position from guard on top but Acunia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercurius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercurius trying to control but Acunia is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Acunia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Acunia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercurius defends it easily.

Mercurius is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Acunia has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mercurius is looking to defend but Acunia has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mercurius! Acunia pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mercurius taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). VinniJay Acunia!
A very excited looking VinniJay Acunia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Rocky Mercurius was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.