PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acosta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saw Theme. Vegas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace Of Spades by Motorhead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Acosta
vs
Vegas

170 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipe Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas tries to clinch but Acosta moves out of range.
Vegas tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Acosta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vegas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Acosta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vegas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Acosta.
Acosta trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acosta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Acosta throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vegas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Acosta has passed into side control.
Vegas is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta in side control, throwing shots but Vegas defends.
Acosta wants to control but Vegas is keeping him busy.
Vegas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Acosta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vegas down.
Sloppy strikes there by Acosta.
Acosta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Acosta cracks Vegas with a big elbow.
Vegas wants to control but Acosta postures up.
Vegas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Acosta cracks Vegas with a big right hand but Vegas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Acosta grinds an elbow into Vegas's temple.
Acosta working the ground and pound.
Acosta is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Acosta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vegas down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acosta working the body and head with strikes.
Acosta just content to control the position.
Acosta landing strikes.

Vegas is rocked!
Acosta scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Vegas is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Acosta can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipe Acosta!