PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1759 p4p, 2324 weight class) and Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 236 p4p, 286 weight class). O Brien's entrance music is Sweet Leaf. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Acerbi's choice of entrance music: Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Brien
vs
Acerbi

177 cm
22
166
7 - 3 - 0

176 cm
21
158
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Knockaround Guys Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acerbi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acerbi throws out the jab.
Acerbi throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it.
Acerbi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Brien tries to counter by clinching up but Acerbi breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Acerbi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Acerbi misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Panfilo Acerbi has been cut.
O Brien looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Acerbi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Acerbi misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Brien lands with a straight right. Acerbi didn't see that one coming.
Panfilo Acerbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acerbi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Acerbi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Brien throws a jab when Acerbi was well out of range.
O Brien slips under a jab.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Acerbi.
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!
O Brien defending well as Acerbi loads up on a big left hand.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Brien definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acerbi.
A leg kick checked by O Brien.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Acerbi throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Brien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Acerbi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Acerbi is looking to land body kicks.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Acerbi manages to avoid it.
Acerbi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acerbi throws a body kick that misses
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Acerbi swings widly with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a good low kick that Acerbi was not able to check.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Acerbi.
O Brien throws a quick counter head kick but Acerbi was just out of range.
Acerbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien connects with an inside leg kick.
Acerbi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
O Brien throws a hook but Acerbi avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
Acerbi swings away with a body shot that misses

and O Brien holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Brien misses with a body punch.
Acerbi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acerbi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien misses with a body punch.

O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Acerbi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Brien darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Brien takes one to the side of the head.
Acerbi misses with an uppercut.
O Brien fires out a quick counter leg kick but Acerbi just manages to avoid it.
O Brien lands a jab to the nose.

Acerbi is rocked!
O Brien slips a jab from Acerbi.
Acerbi is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
Acerbi throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with a huge left! Acerbi is in big trouble! He's backing up but O Brien isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Acerbi from any more damage. A dominating finish by O Brien!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles O Brien!
After winning the bout, Miles O Brien thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.