PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gustafsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frankie Acton's chin.

Acton
vs
Gustafsson

160 cm
23
133 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

172 cm
21
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gustafsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gustafsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson stalls.
Acton goes for a takedown attempt but Gustafsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gustafsson lands with a nice combination. Acton backs away looking to recover.
Acton keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustafsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gustafsson rushes Acton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gustafsson lands a knee to the head.
Acton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gustafsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gustafsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Acton dodges the punch combination from Gustafsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Gustafsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gustafsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Gustafsson.

Acton is rocked!
Acton has hold of Gustafsson's hands but Gustafsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gustafsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oh Acton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustafsson is keen to just control but Acton is a slippery customer.
Acton seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustafsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Acton is looking to control Gustafsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Acton avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustafsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustafsson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Acton to regain full guard.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson throwing strikes from guard but Acton blocks nicely.
Acton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gustafsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gustafsson throwing strikes from guard but Acton blocks nicely.
Gustafsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands a couple of elbows.
Gustafsson slips nicely into half guard.
Acton tries to roll over but Gustafsson keeps him under control.
Gustafsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gustafsson thows a huge punch but Acton dodges it nicely.
Gustafsson wants to take a breather but Acton is having none of it.
Acton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Acton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gustafsson throwing shots but Acton is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Acton!
Gustafsson lands a nice shot to the head.
Gustafsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gustafsson working Acton over with strikes here.
Gustafsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Acton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gustafsson working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gustafsson! Acton is hurt baaadly! Gustafsson is firing away with more strikes - Acton is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Gustafsson!