PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Pilao (ranked 2924 p4p, 5716 weight class) and Sebastian Otto (ranked 408 p4p, 571 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pilao
vs
Otto

202 cm
25
215
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
210
1 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Pilao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Sebastian Otto!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilao lands an overhand right.

It looks like Sebastian Otto has been cut.

Otto clinches up with Pilao and pushes him back against the cage.
Pilao is pressed up against the cage. Otto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pilao down to the mat. Pilao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pilao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pilao sprawls well. He's pushed Otto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pilao scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Otto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Otto has his takedown stuffed
and Pilao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pilao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gilberto Pilao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Otto.
Pilao lands with a hook. Otto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Otto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Otto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pilao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Otto takes one to the chin there.
Pilao punishes Otto's body with a nice straight punch.
Otto looks winded!
Otto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pilao scores with a jab to the jaw.

That has opened up Sebastian Otto's cut even more.
Otto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto shoots in but Pilao avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Pilao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pilao is trying to control the action in half guard but Otto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Otto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pilao.
Pilao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pilao missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pilao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pilao seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Otto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Otto.
Pilao wants to stand but Otto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pilao landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilao is looking to work some ground and pound but Otto has wrist control.
Pilao lands a couple of digs.
Pilao wants to control from the top but Otto keeps moving.
Otto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Otto keeping moving, preventing Pilao from controlling successfully.
Otto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pilao's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilao is trying to keep Otto in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pilao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Otto defends it easily.
Otto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilao has control of Otto's left arm, preventing Otto from doing any damage.
Otto pushes down on Pilao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Otto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Otto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pilao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pilao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Otto wants to control from the top but Pilao keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pilao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Otto is aware though and is defending well.
Pilao keeping moving, preventing Otto from controlling successfully.
Pilao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Otto preventing the sweep.
Pilao is working hard here to advance position.
Pilao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Otto scoring with some ground and pound.
Otto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pilao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Otto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Otto cracks Pilao with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Pilao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Otto's cut.
That's time! Pilao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Otto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pilao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Otto tries to keep at a distance but Pilao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pilao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Otto backwards.
Pilao prevents the takedown attempt.
Pilao lands with a light punch inside.
Pilao lands a right hand.

Otto has hold of one of Pilao's legs. Pilao is fighting the takedown attempt but Otto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Otto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Otto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Pilao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Otto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Otto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Pilao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Otto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pilao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pilao tries to get out of the position.

Pilao working for a triangle but Otto defends it easily.
Pilao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Otto can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pilao tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Pilao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pilao trying to control the position here.
Sebastian Otto has got the better of the ground game so far.

Pilao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Otto scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Otto stopping the sweep attempt from Pilao.
Otto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pilao's head.
Otto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pilao has momentary wrist control but Otto slips an elbow through the middle.
Otto preventing the sweep.
Otto wants to control from the top but Pilao keeps moving.
Otto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Otto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pilao's head.
Otto wants to control from the top but Pilao keeps moving.
Otto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pilao's head.

Pilao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pilao is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Otto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Otto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Otto lands a couple of digs.
Pilao wants to sweep here but Otto controlling him for the moment.
Otto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Pilao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Otto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Check out the look on Otto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Otto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pilao some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto cracks Pilao with a big right hand but Pilao just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Pilao's face as Otto controls the position.
Pilao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pilao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Otto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pilao can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pilao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pilao wants to get back to his feet.
Otto drops a big elbow. That's hurt Pilao! More shots from Otto and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Otto!