PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Acevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Cikredon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Acevedo
vs
Cikredon

214 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Acevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Cikredon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Acevedo clinches with his opponent.
Acevedo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cikredon misses with a knee strike.
Acevedo lands a body punch.

Acevedo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cikredon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acevedo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Acevedo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cikredon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cikredon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cikredon trying to control but Acevedo is working from the bottom.
Acevedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cikredon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Acevedo keeping moving, preventing Cikredon from controlling successfully.

Acevedo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cikredon advances position into side control!

Acevedo sneaks out the side door and pushes Cikredon away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Acevedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cikredon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acevedo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Cikredon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Acevedo is trying to stand back up but Cikredon is controlling him
Cikredon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo wants to control but Cikredon is keeping busy.
Cikredon wants to stand but Acevedo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Acevedo trying to control from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acevedo is trying to get back to full guard.
Cikredon wants to get back to his feet.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cikredon is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo is holding on to half guard well.
Cikredon wants to control but Acevedo is keeping him busy.
Acevedo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Vincenzo Acevedo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Acevedo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cikredon takes a step back to recover.
Cikredon looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cikredon swivels and escapes.

Cikredon shoots in and bounces Acevedo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cikredon is working Acevedo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cikredon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acevedo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Acevedo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cikredon has passed into half guard!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cikredon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Acevedo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stefan Cikredon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Acevedo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cikredon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Acevedo really felt that one!
Acevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cikredon.
Acevedo fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Acevedo is defended easily by Cikredon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acevedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stefan Cikredon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cikredon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Acevedo defends well and Cikredon ends up having to push Acevedo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Acevedo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Acevedo working a defensive guard but Cikredon manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cikredon scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cikredon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acevedo keeps working.
Cikredon looking to control but instead Acevedo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Acevedo wants to get back to full guard.
Cikredon trying to pass the guard but Acevedo defending well.
Cikredon is breathing heavily.
Acevedo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cikredon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cikredon's back!
Acevedo misses with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Acevedo looking for the choke from the back.

Cikredon is trying to shake Acevedo off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Acevedo won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.

Acevedo closes the distance and clinches.
Cikredon can't get the takedown.

Acevedo jumps guard and drags Cikredon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Acevedo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Acevedo pushes Cikredon off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acevedo shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Acevedo.

Cikredon gets tackled into the cage by Acevedo. Acevedo maintains the clinch.
Acevedo is trying to drag Cikredon to the mat but Cikredon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Cikredon pulls guard effortlessly.
Acevedo postures up.
Acevedo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Cikredon tries to keep at a distance but Acevedo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Acevedo pulls guard effortlessly.
Acevedo has his hands on Cikredon's head, controlling the position.

Acevedo working for submissions but it's allowed Cikredon to get to half guard.
Stefan Cikredon has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Acevedo gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Acevedo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Acevedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cikredon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acevedo as he jumps to the side.
Acevedo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Acevedo shoots in for a takedown but Cikredon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cikredon dives in and grabs Acevedo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Acevedo pushes down on Cikredon's head and hops out.
Acevedo lands a head kick. Cikredon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Acevedo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cikredon defends it nicely.
Cikredon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cikredon throws a sloppy head kick and Acevedo moves out of range easily.
Cikredon wants to clinch up but Acevedo keeps it at a distance.
Acevedo throws the kick towards the body but Cikredon avoids it.
Acevedo closes the distance and clinches up with Cikredon, looking for a takedown. Acevedo pushes Cikredon against the cage but Cikredon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cikredon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Acevedo as he avoids it easily.
Acevedo fails to land the takedown.
Cikredon misses with a head kick.
Cikredon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Acevedo lands with a kick to the temple. Cikredon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cikredon misses.
Cikredon fails with a takedown attempt.

Acevedo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cikredon wants to get back to striking at distance but Acevedo won't allow it.
Acevedo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Acevedo successfully pulls guard.
Acevedo keeping moving, preventing Cikredon from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cikredon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Acevedo is on top in guard.
Acevedo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Acevedo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Vincenzo Acevedo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Acevedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cikredon swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cikredon as he avoids it easily.
Cikredon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cikredon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Acevedo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Acevedo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Acevedo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acevedo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Acevedo!