PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Muzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mass Acre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mass Acre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Muzo
vs
Acre

195 cm
18
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Muzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mass Acre!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Acre keeps the fight on the outside.
Muzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Acre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Muzo finds it's way through Acre's defenses.
Muzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Acre throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Muzo misses.
Acre drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muzo defends it well.
Muzo throws a sloppy head kick

and Acre counters by moving into the clinch.

Acre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muzo pinned against the cage. Muzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Muzo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Acre sprawls and moves away.
Muzo tries to clinch but Acre is having none of it.
Muzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Acre tries to sprawl out of it but Muzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acre throws a right and a left that Muzo avoids nicely.
Acre shoots in looking for a takedown. Muzo tries to sprawl out of it but Acre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Muzo misses its target.
Jefferson Muzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mass Acre.

Acre pushes Muzo up against the cage in a clinch.

Acre jumps guard and drags Muzo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Acre is looking to stand up but Muzo isn't so interested in that idea.
Muzo wants to get up but he can't break Acre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Muzo looking to sit in guard and control but Acre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Acre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Muzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Acre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muzo working a defensive guard here.
Muzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Acre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Muzo shoots for a takedown but Acre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Acre misses with a head kick.
Muzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Acre circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muzo is fending him off so far but Acre persists. Nope, Muzo circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Muzo.
Muzo throws a solid leg kick but Acre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muzo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muzo.

Acre gets a clinch.
Muzo tries to break free but Acre pushes him back against the cage.

Acre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muzo shoots in but no luck this time.
Muzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Acre sprawls well. He's pushed Muzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Acre fails with the takedown
and Muzo counters with a series of strikes. Acre will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muzo lands a jab to the nose.
Acre misses with a two punch combination.
Acre looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muzo has a takedown stuffed.

Acre clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muzo is trying to pull guard but Acre has him pressed against the cage.
Muzo is trying to pull guard but Acre has him pressed against the cage.
Acre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Acre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mass Acre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Muzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice sprawl there from Muzo as Acre shoots in.
Acre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muzo is defended easily by Acre.
Muzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Acre.
Muzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Acre but Acre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Acre as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jefferson Muzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Acre breaks the clinch.
Acre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Acre wants it to stay on the feet.
Acre is looking for the big counter here.
Acre connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jefferson Muzo has been cut.
Acre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muzo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muzo misses with a takedown attempt

and Acre counters by clinching up.

Acre breaks the clinch.
Jefferson Muzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muzo throws a hook to the side of Acre's head but Acre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Acre lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Acre moves into range and clinches up with Muzo.

Acre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Acre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acre has Muzo pulled in close to control his posture.
Acre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muzo manages to get himself to full guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Acre is looking to work some ground and pound but Muzo has wrist control.
Acre stays in close to Muzo's body and controls the position.
Acre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muzo working a defensive guard but Acre manages to pass into side control anyway.

Acre is trying to get an arm triangle but Muzo is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acre taking a breather here.

Acre is trying to get an arm triangle but Muzo is defending well.

Acre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Muzo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Acre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

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.
Acre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Acre crashes against the mat.
Muzo looking for a sweep but Acre has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Acre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Acre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Muzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acre landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mass Acre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jefferson Muzo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Muzo avoids the head kick by Acre.
Muzo darts in looking for a takedown but Acre gets double underhooks and turns Muzo into the cage.
Mass Acre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muzo misses with a takedown
and Acre counters with a two punch combo.
Acre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muzo but Muzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Acre shoots in looking for a takedown. Muzo tries to sprawl out of it but Acre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Acre's waist but Acre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muzo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jefferson Muzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Acre looks to land a combination but Muzo avoids it well.
Muzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Acre unleashes a big counter combination but Muzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mass Acre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acre stuffs the takedown attempt from Muzo. Muzo gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Acre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Muzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Acre, which made it look bad.
Acre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Acre moves into the clinch successfully.
Acre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Acre pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Acre pushes Muzo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Acre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Acre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Acre swats away the attempt to clinch by Muzo.
Acre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Acre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Muzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muzo tries to clinch up but Acre circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muzo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muzo is defended easily by Acre.

Acre moves into the clinch.
Muzo fails to pull guard.
Muzo is trying to break free.
Acre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Muzo blocks the elbow strike.
Acre is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Acre wants to take the fight to the mat but Muzo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Acre fails to land.
Muzo is trying to break the clinch but Acre has him pressed against the cage.

Acre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acre goes for a double leg but Muzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Muzo continues to drive forward.
Muzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muzo throws a shot to the body.
Muzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Acre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jefferson Muzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mass Acre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Acre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mass Acre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Acre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mass Acre!