PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pinto
vs
Rock

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto cracks the inside of Rock's front leg.
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pinto cracks the inside of Rock's front leg.

Pinto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rock's half guard.
Rock is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pinto trying to control from Rock's half guard. Rock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rock seems keen to control Pinto's posture.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Rock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinto throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
Pinto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Pinto has gone for a leg lock! Rock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pinto's guard.
Pinto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pinto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rock, into his guard.
Pinto thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pinto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock is adopting a defensive guard.
Pinto thows a big elbow that misses.
Rock pulls Pinto in close to prevent any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lance Rock wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pinto stuffs the takedown.
Lance Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a leg kick.
Rock looks gassed!
Rock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinto.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Pinto lands with a slapping head kick.
Pinto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rock if he has to take too many more of those.
Pinto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pinto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pinto shoots in for a double leg but Rock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto scores with a head kick. Rock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pinto lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock stuffs the takedown.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto shoots in but Rock avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Rock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pinto quickly recovers to half guard.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rock is looking to advance position but Pinto won't allow it.
Pinto tries to kick Rock off but Rock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rock tries to stand and escape but Pinto is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rock.

Rock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Pinto dominated that 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.

Rock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinto can pounce on him.

Rock shoots in and bounces Pinto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pinto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pinto has escaped and now he's on top!
Pinto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Pinto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rock is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Pinto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pinto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pinto looking to pass the guard.
Pinto throws and elbow that misses. Rock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinto's guard. Nice move by Rock!
Pinto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rock's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rock is keeping the position for now.
Pinto preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Thiago Pinto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Rock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pinto is trying to defend but Rock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Rock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pinto punching from the bottom.
Rock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pinto's head.
Pinto is looking for a sweep. Rock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rock trying to pass the guard but Pinto defending well.
Pinto wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Pinto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinto lands a head kick!
Pinto lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Pinto thuds his shin into the meat of Rock's side.
Thiago Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinto shoots in looking for a takedown but Rock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinto is looking to slow Rock down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinto - that will leave a mark!
Pinto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rock's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thiago Pinto is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto tries to clinch up.
Pinto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pinto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Pinto or perhaps it was just good defense by Rock which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rock takes a step back to recover.

Pinto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pinto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pinto in side control, throwing shots but Rock defends.
Pinto misses with the ground and pound.
Rock dodges the ground and pound from Pinto.
Rock tries to escape but Pinto is in control.
Pinto throws a strike aimed at the side of Rock's head but Rock avoids it well.
Pinto scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto wants to control but Rock is keeping him busy.
Pinto landing a few strikes.
Rock is not content to let Pinto control the position.
Rock is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Rock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rock defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pinto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rock keeps working.
Pinto lands an elbow.
An elbow from Pinto crashes against the mat.
Pinto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rock down.

Pinto tries for a kimura but Rock is defending well.
Pinto is looking to take a break and control but Rock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lance Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to control Pinto's posture but Pinto avoids it.
Pinto tries to score with some ground and pound. Rock controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Pinto crashes against the mat.
Rock regains half guard, as Pinto was trying to land strikes.
Pinto thows a huge punch but Rock dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinto 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Pinto!