PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer has chosen Mad at Gravity- Burn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barone
vs
Acer

205 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
214 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Barone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acer takes a swing at Barone's ribcage but misses.
Barone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barone lands a head kick. Acer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Isiah Acer has been cut.
Acer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Acer's head.
Barone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone looks to throw the jab but Acer is out of range.
The fighters circling - Acer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Barone tenderised Acer's leg. Acer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barone fakes the leg kick and cracks Acer in the body.
Acer misses with an uppercut.
Acer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acer checks a leg kick.
Acer misses with a hook. Barone ducked under it nicely.
Acer jabs Barone to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Acer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barone. Barone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruno Barone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barone. Barone obviously looking to wear him down.
Barone lands with a nice body kick.
Barone misses with a low kick.
Acer misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Acer.
Acer misses with a hook.
Acer checks a leg kick.
Good work by Acer as he checks the leg kick.

Barone has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Barone.
Barone misses with the head strike.
Acer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Acer misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acer is defending well for now.

Acer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barone throws a lazy right hand but Acer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Acer looks to throw the jab but Barone is out of range.
Barone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Acer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barone manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Acer misses.
Barone lands a leg kick that knocks Acer off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barone rushes Acer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Acer backwards.
Barone looking to throw knees to the head but Acer is blocking nicely.
Barone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barone as Acer tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barone.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barone.
Barone lands a nice elbow.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barone crunches a lovely knee into Acer's ribcage.
Barone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acer blocks it with crossed arms.
Barone lands an elbow that stopped Acer in his tracks for a moment.
Barone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acer is defending well for now.
Acer looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acer tries to work over Barone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barone prevents the takedown attempt.
Barone prevents the takedown attempt.
Acer throws a head punch that misses.
Acer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bruno Barone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Acer.
Barone lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Isiah Acer's cut even more.
Barone landing knees to the body.
Acer looks gassed!
Barone lands with a left to the head.
Acer avoiding damage as Barone throws knees to the body.
Acer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Acer is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barone lands a body shot.
Barone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barone scores with a shot to the side of Acer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Barone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Acer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barone keeps Acer at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Acer misses the target.
Barone fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Barone. No joy for Acer on that attempt.
Acer walks into a straight right hand from Barone.
Acer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barone misses with a body shot.
Barone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barone moves in looking to clinch but Acer pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barone throws a wild body kick that Acer sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Acer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Acer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barone.
Barone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Acer is breathing heavily.
A big left from Barone misses.
Barone wants to slow Acer down by chopping away at his legs.
Barone is looking to clinch.
Acer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barone.
Barone looks to land a body kick but Acer moved away.
Barone looks for the body kick but Acer saw that one coming.
Barone throws a lazy uppercut
and Acer counters with a straight right hand.
Barone misses with the combination.
Acer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barone can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Acer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Acer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruno Barone is winning the standup battle so far.
Barone lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Barone.
Barone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acer can do to turn this around?
Acer 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.
Barone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Barone misses the target.
Barone lands a two punch combo.
Barone thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barone lands a nice looking body kick.
Barone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Acer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barone thows a body kick. Acer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barone lands with a straight right. Acer didn't see that one coming.
Acer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barone lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barone scores with a hook to the body. Acer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barone tries to clinch but Acer moves out of range.
Acer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barone tries to clinch up but Acer circles away and keeps his distance.
Barone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

The cut above Isiah Acer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Acer misses with an uppercut. Barone saw that one coming.
Barone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barone cracks Acer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acer tries for a takedown but Barone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barone lands a nice looking body kick.
Acer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barone.
Barone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barone. Barone obviously looking to wear him down.
Barone throws a sloppy head kick and Acer moves out of range easily.
Barone digs a good hook to Acer's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Barone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isiah Acer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Acer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barone can pounce on him.
Barone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Acer is able to avoid easily.
Bruno Barone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Barone rushes Acer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barone up against the cage.
Barone lands a left hand.
Barone scores a nice knee to the body.
Acer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barone.
Acer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Barone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Acer backwards.

Acer is rocked!
Acer throws a head punch that misses.
Acer is still on wobbly legs! Can Barone finish him?
Barone lands a nice uppercut.
Barone lands a big right hand that drops Acer! The killer instinct kicks in and Barone finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Barone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Barone!
Bruno Barone took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK] for their support in the buildup to the fight.