PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Acero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dundee
vs
Acero

184 cm
25
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benito Acero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee keeps the fight on the outside.
Dundee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Acero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dundee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Acero as he checks the leg kick.
Acero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Acero is looking to clinch.
Dundee misses with a low kick.
Dundee lands a jab to Acero's midsection.
Benito Acero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Acero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Acero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Dundee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dundee cracks the inside of Acero's front leg.
Dundee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Acero doesn't manage to clinch there - Dundee circles away.

Acero moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dundee is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee taking a breather.
Dundee seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Acero is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Dundee dodges an elbow strike from Acero.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Acero controls the action.
Dundee trying to land knees to the body.

Acero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dundee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Acero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dundee. That's going to slow Acero down.
Acero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Acero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dundee tries to work over Acero's front leg with a kick but Acero checks it.
Dundee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dundee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acero doesn't manage to clinch there - Dundee circles away.
Acero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dundee.
Acero shoots in looking for a takedown but Dundee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Acero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Acero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dundee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dundee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dundee looks to land a combination. Acero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Benito Acero has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acero wants to clinch.
Dundee throws a leg kick but Acero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bruce Dundee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dundee throws a shot to the body.
Acero tries to clinch but Dundee moves out of range.
Acero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
Acero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dundee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Acero blocks the leg kick.
Acero moves in looking to clinch but Dundee pushes him off.
Acero moves out of range of the body kick.
Acero tries to clinch there but Dundee circles away.
Acero walks into a stiff left hand from Dundee.
Dundee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Acero shoots for a takedown but Dundee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dundee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Acero.
Dundee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Dundee slams his shin into Acero's torso.
Acero darts in trying to clinch
and Dundee counters with a nice body shot.
Dundee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dundee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dundee is looking to wear down Acero with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Acero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dundee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dundee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dundee lands with a nice body punch.
Acero tries to clinch up
and Dundee counters with a right hand to the body.
Acero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dundee defends well and Acero ends up having to push Dundee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bruce Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benito Acero.
Acero looks winded!
Dundee throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Acero has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Acero wants to clinch
and Dundee counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Dundee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benito Acero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dundee throws a chopping leg kick but Acero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Acero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Acero is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dundee 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 Acero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Acero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dundee lands with a good body shot.
Acero moves in looking to clinch but Dundee pushes him off.
Acero tries to clinch but Dundee moves out of range.
Acero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dundee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Acero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dundee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acero 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.
Bruce Dundee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dundee is looking to slow Acero down with leg kicks.
Acero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acero tries to close the distance and clinch but Dundee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dundee defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acero darts in trying to clinch
and Dundee counters with a stiff right hand.
Dundee lands with an uppercut that bounces Acero off the cage and back into range.
Acero tries to clinch but Dundee is having none of it.
Acero wants to clinch but Dundee slips to the side
and Dundee counters with a nice uppercut.

Acero is rocked!
Acero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dundee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dundee.
Acero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dundee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dundee. Acero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dundee misses with a body shot.
Benito Acero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dundee.
Acero moves out of range of the leg kick from Dundee.
Dundee swats away the attempt to clinch by Acero.
Dundee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dundee tries to work over Acero's front leg with a kick but Acero checks it.
Acero tries to clinch there but Dundee circles away.

Dundee drops Acero with a left right combo! Dundee follows him down to the ground into side control.
Acero is still in real trouble! Can Dundee finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee controls the position.
Dundee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acero being controlled for a moment.
Acero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dundee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Acero will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Acero seems to have recovered his senses.
Dundee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acero keeps working.
Dundee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Acero will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dundee trying to control the position but Acero is working away.
Acero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dundee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acero keeps working.
Dundee gets to mount! Acero was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dundee with shots to the head and body - Acero looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Dundee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benito Acero's cut.
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!

Acero moves in looking to clinch but Dundee pushes him off.
Dundee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Acero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dundee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acero can do to turn this around?
Dundee lands with a good body shot.
Acero is looking to clinch but Dundee is avoiding it.
Dundee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acero.
Dundee throws out a leg kick but Acero moves out of range and Dundee only half commits.
Dundee lands a jab to Acero's midsection.
Acero is looking to clinch but Dundee is avoiding it.
Acero tries to clinch up.
Dundee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Dundee.
Dundee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Acero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Acero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acero is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dundee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dundee counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dundee lands a jab to Acero's midsection.
Dundee works Acero's body with a nice hook.
Acero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acero tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dundee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Acero jabs at Dundee's body.
Dundee lands with a nice body punch.
Acero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dundee motions for Acero to come forward. Dundee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dundee misses with a wild body shot.
Dundee lands a nice hook to Acero's body. Acero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee lands a nice hook to Acero's body. Acero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dundee lands with a hook. Acero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dundee connects with a nice cross there... Acero is looking wobbly and Dundee recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Acero to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Dundee jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Dundee!
After winning the bout, Bruce Dundee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.