PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lando Pineta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pineta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by star wars theme. Lando Pineta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Regan
vs
Pineta

190 cm
22
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronald Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lando Pineta!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineta swats away the attempt to clinch by Regan.

Regan has Pineta up against the cage in a clinch.
Pineta wants to break free but Regan has control.
Pineta tries to circle away but Regan has him pinned against the cage.
Pineta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pineta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Regan backwards.
Regan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pineta blocks it with crossed arms.
Pineta dodges an elbow strike from Regan.
Pineta tries to pull guard but Regan won't allow it.
Regan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Regan has Pineta pressed against the cage, preventing Pineta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Regan taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Regan.
Regan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Regan throws an elbow but it misses.
Regan misses with a knee to the head.
Pineta can't break the clinch.
Pineta being controlled against the cage.
Pineta is trying to break the clinch but Regan is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pineta has had enough of the clinch but Regan keeps him there for the moment.
Pineta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Regan has him pressed against the cage.
Pineta tries to break free but Regan pushes him back against the cage.
Pineta wants to get back to striking at distance but Regan won't allow it.
Pineta is looking to break free of the clinch but Regan has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Regan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pineta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Regan walks away with a smile on his face. Pineta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineta leaves Regan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pineta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Regan is able to avoid easily.
Regan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pineta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Regan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Pineta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pineta avoiding damage as Regan throws knees to the body.
Pineta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Regan throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pineta wants to get back to striking at distance but Regan won't allow it.
Pineta is looking to break free of the clinch but Regan has double underhooks.
Regan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Regan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pineta avoids it.
Pineta tries to break the clinch but Regan is controlling the position.
Pineta fails to pull guard.
Ronald Regan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lando Pineta.
Regan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pineta has had enough of the clinch but Regan keeps him there for the moment.
Pineta throws a head punch that misses.
Regan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Regan.
Pineta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Regan smiles and moves away.
Pineta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regan wants to clinch.
Regan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pineta pinned against the cage. Pineta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Regan misses with a double jab.
Pineta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lando Pineta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Regan with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Regan with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Regan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pineta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pineta looks to land a combination but Regan avoids it well.

Pineta clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pineta as Regan tries to tie him up.
Regan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Regan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pineta blocks it with crossed arms.
Pineta blocks the elbow strike.
Pineta jumps guard but Regan stands there with Pineta around his waist. Pineta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Regan trying to stall but Pineta improves his position.
Pineta wants to get back to striking at distance but Regan won't allow it.
Regan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Regan is breathing heavily.
Pineta wants to get back to striking at distance but Regan won't allow it.
Pineta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pineta misses with some punches.
Pineta tries to pull guard but Regan holds him up against the cage and eventually Pineta drops back down to his feet.
Pineta is working for takedown but Regan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Regan prevents Pineta from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Regan tries to land a knee to the head but Pineta blocks with his arms.
Regan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Regan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pineta blocks it with crossed arms.
Regan keeps control of Pineta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Regan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pineta avoids the damage to the body.
Regan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pineta is defending well for now.
Pineta is trying to break free.
Regan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pineta.
Pineta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Regan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pineta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pineta working hard to break the clinch.
Regan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Regan taking a breather.
Pineta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pineta tries to pull guard but Regan won't allow it.
Regan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pineta blocks it with crossed arms.
Pineta tries to pull guard but Regan holds him up against the cage and eventually Pineta drops back down to his feet.
Regan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Regan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pineta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Pineta pulls guard effortlessly.

Pineta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Regan is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lando Pineta will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pineta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Regan.
Regan moves in looking to clinch but Pineta pushes him off.
A combination from Pineta does no damage.

Regan rushes Pineta and presses him up against the cage.
Pineta tries to pull guard but Regan won't allow it.
Pineta avoids a wild elbow strike from Regan.
Pineta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Pineta's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pineta breaks the clinch.
Regan with a poor takedown
and Pineta counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronald Regan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pineta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pineta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Regan shoots in but no luck this time.
Pineta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Regan swats away the attempt to clinch by Pineta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Regan as he jumps to the side.
Ronald Regan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lando Pineta.
Pineta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pineta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Regan tries to clinch but Pineta moves out of range.
Regan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Regan doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Pineta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Regan wants to sweep here but Pineta controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineta wants to control from the top but Regan keeps moving.
Regan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pineta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Regan pulls Pineta in close to prevent any damage.
Pineta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Regan's guard.
Regan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Regan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pineta fails with the takedown.
Regan shoots in looking for a takedown. Pineta tries to sprawl out of it but Regan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pineta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pineta misses with a takedown

and Regan moves into the clinch.
Regan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pineta up against the cage.
Pineta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pineta tries to break the clinch but Regan is controlling the position.
Regan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Regan taking a breather.
Regan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pineta has had enough of the clinch but Regan keeps him there for the moment.
Regan slowing the pace effectively.
Regan pushes off an throws an elbow but Pineta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pineta is trying to break the clinch but Regan has him pressed against the cage.
Regan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Regan managing to block the knees to the body from Pineta.
Pineta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Regan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regan wants to stall.
Regan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Regan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pineta tries to circle away but Regan has him pinned against the cage.
Regan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pineta's efforts to push away.
Pineta avoids the elbow strike from Regan, against the cage.
Pineta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pineta is trying to break free.
Regan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pineta is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Regan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pineta's brow.
Pineta working hard to break the clinch.
Regan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pineta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lando Pineta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pineta throws a right hand that Regan ducks under and follows up with a left that Regan also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Pineta misses.
Regan tries a head kick but it misses.
Pineta swinging wilding here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Regan.
Pineta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pineta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Regan but Regan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pineta throws a series of punches but Regan avoids them all with ease.
Pineta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Regan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Regan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pineta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Regan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan avoids the head kick by Pineta.

Regan has closed the distance and engaged Pineta in a clinch.
Regan looking to throw knees to the head but Pineta is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Regan throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Regan tries to land knees in the clinch but Pineta avoids the damage to the body.
Pineta avoids the elbow strike from Regan, against the cage.
Pineta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Regan walks away with a smile on his face. Pineta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Regan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Regan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pineta.
Pineta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Regan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pineta.
Regan shoots in for a takedown but Pineta shows good takedown defense.
Pineta tries to clinch there but Regan circles away.

Regan takes the fight into the clinch.
Pineta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pineta as Regan tries to tie him up.
Pineta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Regan prevents Pineta from breaking the clinch.
Pineta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Regan misses with a knee to the head.
Regan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pineta tries a body shot but Regan blocks it.
Regan is trying to maintain a safe position but Pineta gets an underhook and turns Regan into the cage.
Pineta managing to block the knees to the body from Regan.
Regan is trying to stall.
Pineta is looking to break free of the clinch but Regan has double underhooks.
Regan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Regan has him pressed against the cage.
Regan has Pineta pressed against the cage, preventing Pineta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pineta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Regan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Regan throws an elbow but it misses.
Regan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regan taking a breather.
Pineta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lando Pineta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pineta being controlled against the cage.
Pineta is looking to break free of the clinch but Regan has double underhooks.
Pineta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pineta is trying to break free.
Pineta avoids the elbow strike from Regan, against the cage.
Regan keeps control of Pineta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pineta is trying to force a seperation but Regan has the dominant position.
Regan tries to land a knee to the head but Pineta blocks with his arms.
Pineta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Regan prevents Pineta from breaking the clinch.
Pineta is looking to break free of the clinch but Regan has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pineta is looking to break free of the clinch but Regan has double underhooks.
Pineta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pineta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Regan tries to land a knee to the head but Pineta blocks with his arms.
Regan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Regan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pineta.
A frustrated look appears on Pineta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pineta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Regan pushes off an throws an elbow but Pineta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pineta is trying to break free.
Regan missing with knees to the body.
Regan is trying to stall.
Pineta tries to circle away but Regan has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knees to the body from Regan.
Pineta tries to break free but Regan pushes him back against the cage.
Pineta managing to block the knees to the body from Regan.
Ronald Regan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Regan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pineta wants to get back to striking at distance but Regan won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Regan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pineta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lando Pineta!