PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kreg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Pinheiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinheiro has chosen Movado - Neva Believe U as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kreg
vs
Pinheiro

170 cm
27
158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Kreg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kreg pinned against the cage. Kreg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kreg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kreg tries to clinch but Pinheiro is having none of it.
Pinheiro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kreg pinned against the cage. Kreg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Kreg closes the distance and clinches.
Kreg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kreg seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kreg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pinheiro uses from the top position.
Kreg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kreg is pulling down on Pinheiro's head. It's preventing any offense from Pinheiro, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kreg wants to stand but Pinheiro is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Kreg.
Kreg tries to clinch but Pinheiro moves out of range.
Pinheiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreg.
Pinheiro keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kreg tries to bum rush Pinheiro with a series of wild strikes but Pinheiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinheiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreg. Kreg gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinheiro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kreg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pinheiro somewhat.
Jon Kreg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Pinheiro.
Kreg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pinheiro sprawls well. Pinheiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kreg gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinheiro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreg tries to clinch up but Pinheiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Kreg misses with an uppercut. Pinheiro saw that one coming.
Kreg scores with a jab to the body.
Kreg shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinheiro tries to sprawl out of it but Kreg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinheiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kreg shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinheiro leaves Kreg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreg misses with a takedown attempt - Pinheiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kreg shoots in for a double leg but Pinheiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pinheiro misses with a hook.
Kreg wants to clinch up but Pinheiro keeps it at a distance.
Kreg just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinheiro leaves Kreg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pinheiro fails to land the takedown.
Kreg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Kreg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Kreg.

Kreg darts in and clinches Pinheiro up against the cage.
Kreg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pinheiro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Kreg breaks from the clinch.
Kreg fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinheiro shoots in and drives through. Kreg sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreg misses with a double jab.
Kreg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinheiro avoids it really well and circles away.
Kreg tries for a takedown but Pinheiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Kreg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kreg slips under a jab from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kreg at a distance.
Pinheiro slips a jab and a cross from Kreg.
Pinheiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kreg's waist but Kreg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinheiro off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreg.

Kreg instigates a clinch.
Pinheiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kreg prevents it.
Kreg prevents the takedown attempt.

Kreg decides to pull guard.
Kreg has Pinheiro pulled in close to control his posture.
Kreg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro throwing strikes but missing.
Pinheiro stays in close to Kreg's body and controls the position.
Kreg controls Pinheiro momentarily but Pinheiro frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Kreg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kreg tries for a takedown but Pinheiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pinheiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kreg moves away.
Kreg leaves Pinheiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kreg shoots in for a takedown but Pinheiro shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreg fails to land the takedown.
Kreg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pinheiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kreg's guard.
Pinheiro wants to control from the top but Kreg keeps moving.
Kreg is trying to keep Pinheiro in close.

Kreg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreg keeping moving, preventing Pinheiro from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinheiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kreg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kreg wants to stand up but Pinheiro is controlling him.
Kreg seems keen to control Pinheiro's posture.
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 Jon Kreg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kreg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kreg wants to clinch.
Kreg misses with a takedown attempt - Pinheiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pinheiro fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreg shoots for a takedown but Pinheiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kreg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Kreg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro stuffs the takedown.
Pinheiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kreg.
Kreg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kreg digs a good body shot into Pinheiro's ribs.
Kreg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinheiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kreg shoots in and drives through. Pinheiro sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kreg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kreg is thwarting Pinheiro's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro is looking to improve his position.
Kreg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kreg trying to control from half guard but Pinheiro is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Kreg just wasn't active enough.
Kreg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kreg. No joy for Pinheiro on that attempt.

Pinheiro tries to keep at a distance but Kreg has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Kreg pushes Pinheiro off and scrambles back to his feet.

Kreg drives through and clinches with Pinheiro against the cage.
Kreg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pinheiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Kreg breaks the clinch.
Jon Kreg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kreg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jon Kreg is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinheiro misses with a hook.
Jon Kreg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kreg stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinheiro. Pinheiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreg shoots in for a takedown but Pinheiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Pinheiro. No joy for Kreg on that attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Kreg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico Pinheiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreg looks for a takedown but Pinheiro sprawls well.
Pinheiro scores with a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Kreg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kreg 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Kreg!