PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acosta's entrance music is Saw Theme. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Acosta
vs
Gore

170 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Héritage!
Bullet Proof System

Instinct

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipe Acosta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silas Gore!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Acosta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gore.
Acosta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gore.
Acosta shoots for a takedown but Gore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Acosta cracks Gore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acosta thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Gore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Acosta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gore jabs at Acosta's body.
Acosta shoots and misses
and Gore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acosta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Filipe Acosta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Acosta moves into the clinch.
Acosta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acosta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Acosta gets through Gore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Acosta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Acosta working aggressively here.
Acosta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore throws a head punch that misses.
Acosta misses with a punch on the inside.
Acosta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gore's elbow.
Gore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acosta pushes Gore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acosta.
A nice left hand lands by Acosta.
Acosta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gore gets through Acosta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gore taking a breather.
Gore tries a body shot but Acosta blocks it.
A body shot lands from Gore.

Gore breaks the clinch.
Gore lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Acosta misses its intended target.

Acosta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acosta takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Gore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acosta.
Acosta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Acosta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gore.
Acosta misses with a body punch.
Gore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Acosta throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
Acosta can't find room to land a body shot as Gore controls the action.
Acosta tries a body shot but Gore blocks it.
Acosta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Acosta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acosta backwards.

Gore is fighting off a takedown attempt but Acosta is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gore to the mat. Gore regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gore can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gore is on top in guard.

Acosta keeping moving, preventing Gore from controlling successfully.
Gore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Acosta has a closed guard, preventing Gore from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Gore has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gore wanted to stand there but Acosta had control of the position.
Gore looking to pass the guard.
Gore wants to stand but Acosta is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Acosta is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gore tries to stand but Acosta is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Acosta clinches.
Gore swings wildly with an uppercut but Acosta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acosta is leaning against Gore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Acosta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acosta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gore blocks a body shot from Acosta.
Acosta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Acosta presses Gore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silas Gore will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gore lands with a right hand.
Silas Gore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acosta throws a hook to the side of Gore's head but Gore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Gore gets tackled into the cage by Acosta. Acosta maintains the clinch.
Acosta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Acosta tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Acosta back against the cage.
Filipe Acosta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gore looking to slow down the pace here.
Acosta tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Acosta back against the cage.
Gore is trying to break the clinch but Acosta has him pressed against the cage.
Gore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acosta wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Acosta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gore misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Acosta fails to land.
Acosta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Acosta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gore is looking to control Acosta's arms but Acosta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gore has his back to the cage.
Acosta misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gore scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gore.
Gore is trying to force a seperation but Acosta has the dominant position.
Acosta misses with a body punch.
Acosta misses with the head strike.
Acosta tries to work over Gore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Acosta digs a right hand underneath Gore's ribcage. Gore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Acosta can't find room to land a body shot as Gore controls the action.
Acosta misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gore.
A right hook to the body lands for Gore.
Acosta lands a shoulder strike.
Acosta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gores head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acosta.
Acosta throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
A short right from Acosta on the inside.
Gore taking a breather.
Acosta misses with the head strike.
Gore is pressed up against the cage. Acosta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gore down to the mat. Gore avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Acosta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Gore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gore throws out a loose jab but Acosta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acosta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gore swats away the attempt to clinch by Acosta.
Acosta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Acosta fails to land the takedown.
Gore lands a slapping body shot.
Gore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Acosta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gore pinned against the cage. Gore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Acosta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Acosta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acosta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Acosta doesn't manage to clinch there - Gore circles away.
Acosta takes one to the chin there.
Acosta misses with a straight left.
Gore swats away the attempt to clinch by Acosta.
Gore has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Acosta.
Gore scores with a decent looking hook.
Gore swats away the attempt to clinch by Acosta.
Acosta takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore throws a combination that misses

and Acosta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gore won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Acosta.
Gore struggling a bit here.
Acosta grinds an elbow into Gore's temple.

Gore is rocked!
A big shot lands for Acosta! That's hurt Gore! Will he recover? Acosta fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipe Acosta!
Filipe Acosta is the new featherweight champion!