PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between VinniJay Acunia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musta Surma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Acunia
vs
Surma

180 cm
36
85 lbs
36 - 14 - 1

167 cm
31
152 lbs
19 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, VinniJay Acunia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Musta Surma!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Acunia throws a front kick aimed at Surma's knee but Surma avoids it well.
Acunia is looking to chop away at Surma's legs.
Acunia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Surma cracks Acunia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acunia throws a chopping leg kick but Surma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Acunia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Acunia is rocked!
Acunia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Acunia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Acunia throws out a leg kick but Surma moves out of range and Acunia only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by Acunia there.
Acunia seems to have got his legs back now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Acunia.
Acunia lands with a straight right. Surma didn't see that one coming.
Surma looks to land a combination but Acunia avoids it well.
Surma throws a wild body kick that Acunia sees coming a mile off.
Donk. Acunia catches Surma right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acunia tests Surma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Surma misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Acunia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Acunia.
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acunia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Surma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Surma misses with a double jab
and Acunia counters with an outside leg kick.
Surma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acunia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Acunia misses with a low kick.
Acunia lands a head kick!
Surma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Surma moves forwards but Acunia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Surma tries to clinch up.
Surma lands a two punch combo.
Acunia tries to land a front kick but Surma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Acunia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Acunia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Acunia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Acunia.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Surma.
Acunia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Surma's sensitive parts.
Acunia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Acunia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Surma.
A big right from Acunia misses.
Acunia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Acunia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Acunia.
Surma tries to clinch there but Acunia circles away.
Acunia ducks under a wild hook from Surma.
Jab from Acunia.
VinniJay Acunia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Surma clinches up with Acunia and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acunia avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Surma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Acunia's brow.

Acunia tightens his grip and picks Surma up, before dumping him to the ground. Surma manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Acunia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Acunia trying to control the position from guard on top but Surma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surma controls Acunia momentarily but Acunia frees himself.
Acunia won't allow Surma to sweep him here.
Acunia looking to pass the guard.
Surma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acunia.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Acunia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acunia throws an elbow that misses. Surma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Acunia's guard. Nice move by Surma!
Surma throws a big right hand that misses.
Surma trying to control but Acunia is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surma looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surma wants to control from the top but Acunia keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Acunia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Acunia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Acunia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acunia connects with an inside leg kick.
Acunia throws the left hand but Surma avoids the punch easily.
Surma throws a body punch but Acunia moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Acunia.
Surma misses with an uppercut. Acunia saw that one coming.
Acunia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Acunia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
VinniJay Acunia is winning the standup battle so far.
Surma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acunia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acunia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Acunia looks for the body kick but Surma saw that one coming.
Surma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Surma moves in looking to clinch but Acunia pushes him off.
Surma misses with a hook. Acunia ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Acunia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Acunia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Surma checks the leg kick.
Acunia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Surma misses with a right hand
and Acunia counters with a left to the body.
Acunia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Acunia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Musta Surma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Acunia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Acunia can pounce on him.
Acunia tries to land a front kick but Surma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Acunia lands with an overhand left.
Acunia just misses with a punch to the body.
Surma lands a nice shot to the body.
Acunia throws a low kick but Surma avoids it.
Acunia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acunia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Acunia tenderised Surma's leg. Surma is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Surma.
That kick from Acunia tenderised Surma's leg. Surma is trying to keep his angry face on.

Oooh a lovely combination from Surma sends Acunia down but not out. Surma dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like VinniJay Acunia has been cut.
Acunia tries to improve position but can't.
Acunia sneaks back into half guard.
Surma trying to advance position but Acunia counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surma wants to control from the top but Acunia keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acunia wants to sweep but no luck.
Acunia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Acunia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Acunia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Acunia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Surma is bucking up trying to escape but Acunia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Acunia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Surma regains half guard.
Acunia trying to pass the guard but Surma defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acunia throwing shots but Surma is blocking nicely.

Acunia is trying to work for a kimura but Surma is defending well.
Nice strikes from Acunia there.

Surma is defending against the submission attempts here by Acunia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Acunia is looking for a kimura but Surma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Acunia to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that VinniJay Acunia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on VinniJay Acunia's cut.
That's time! Acunia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Acunia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Surma counters with a straight right hand.
Surma misses with a straight right.
Surma looks to land a left hand but Acunia moved out of range nicely.
Acunia cracks the inside of Surma's front leg.
Surma is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Acunia like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Acunia from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musta Surma!
Musta Surma bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.