PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Durden
vs
Pinto

185 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from Pinto.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden lands an overhand right.
Pinto tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
Durden blocks a head kick by Pinto.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Durden throws a combination. Pinto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Thiago Pinto has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinto looks to land a combination but Durden avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto tries to land a leg kick but Durden saw it coming and moves away.
Thiago Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Durden coming out on top.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinto throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pinto cracks Durden with a good jab.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden staying out of range there.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pinto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
Pinto throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pinto doesn't seem bothered though.
Thiago Pinto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pinto.
Pinto throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
Pinto throws a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Pinto finds it's target.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Durden moved out of range.

Durden closes the distance and pushes Pinto back into the cage.
Durden lands a left hand.
Durden lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden managing to block the knees to the body from Pinto.
Durden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Durden.
Durden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pinto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Durden gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Durden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pinto has an active guard here but Durden has managed to pass into half guard.
Pinto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto keeping full guard, as Durden tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.

Pinto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Durden has picked Pinto up and slammed him! Pinto can't keep hold of the triangle and Durden manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Durden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pinto is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pinto's cut.
That's time! Durden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Durden blocks a jab.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Pinto off balance momentarily.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but Pinto seems unphased.
Durden dodges the punch combination from Pinto.
Pinto thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
Pinto throws a poor cross that misses
and Durden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pinto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Durden.
Thiago Pinto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden is looking to clinch but Pinto is avoiding it.
A combination from Durden does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
Pinto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Durden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinto back to the cage. Durden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Durden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pinto lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Pinto looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinto takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinto there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durden checks it well.
Pinto throws a lazy body kick
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durden throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Pinto.
Pinto thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Pinto is looking to land body kicks.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Pinto misses with an uppercut
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durden stalks Pinto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pinto's face. Pinto staggers backwards, shaken.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Pinto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Durden has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden looks to land a combination but Pinto avoids it well.
Pinto scores with a head kick. Durden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Durden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinto is fending him off so far but Durden persists. Nope, Pinto circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinto misses with a double jab.
Tyler Durden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinto looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Pinto.
Sloppy strikes from Durden. Those never looked like landing.
Pinto tries to work over Durden's front leg with a kick but Durden checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto throws a big shot that misses.
Pinto misses with a hook
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thiago Pinto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pinto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Pinto misses the target.
Durden slips under a jab.
Durden slips a jab from Pinto.
Durden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Durden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinto works Durden's body with a nice hook.
Pinto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Pinto tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden lands a jab to Pinto's midsection.
Pinto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
Durden throws a series of punches but Pinto avoids them all with ease.
Pinto misses with a combination
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Pinto.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Durden moves out of range as Pinto throws a body kick.
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durden.
Pinto is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Pinto misses
and Durden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinto throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinto misses with a right hand
and Durden counters with a left and a right that stings Pinto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
Pinto throws a head kick but Durden moves out of range.
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto misses with a few strikes there.
Pinto throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
Pinto walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Durden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pinto's waist but Pinto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Durden off to one side.
Durden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pinto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Pinto does no damage.
Pinto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Durden misses with a double jab
and Pinto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Durden's knee momentarily.
Pinto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
A head kick by Pinto misses
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Durden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto throws a head kick that misses.
Pinto takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Durden cracks Pinto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pinto's hands.
Pinto connects with a leg kick. Durden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Durden lunges at Pinto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pinto's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pinto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Durden has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durden.
Durden pushes Pinto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durden wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durden.
Durden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Durden tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Durden back against the cage.
Durden can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Durden is leaning against Pinto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto is trying to break the clinch but Durden has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Durden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durden.
Durden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice body punch from Durden.
Pinto looking to throw knees to the head but Durden is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto avoids a wild elbow strike from Durden.
Durden scores with a hook to the body.
Durden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Durden missing with knees to the body.
Durden managing to block the knees to the body from Pinto.
Durden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinto tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Pinto back against the cage.
Durden scores with a shot to the side of Pinto's head.
Durden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durden tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Pinto is trying to push Durden away but Durden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a body punch.
Pinto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pinto's efforts to push away.
Durden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durden lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Pinto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pinto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pinto.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pinto to keep the fight standing.
Durden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durden lands an uppercut.
Durden digs a right hand into Pinto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinto's gas tank.
Durden misses with a body punch.
Pinto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Durden.
Pinto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pinto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durden struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Pinto tries to land a knee to the head but Durden blocks with his arms.
Durden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durden scores with a shot to the side of Pinto's head.
Durden can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Durden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyler Durden has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Durden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto tries to land a knee to the head but Durden blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Pinto.
Durden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durden gets through Pinto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durden scores with a hook to the body.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Durden.
Durden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pinto's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durden blocks it with crossed arms.
Durden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durden lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden had his way with Thiago Pinto in that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pinto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Pinto does no damage.
Pinto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Durden eats them both and turns towards Pinto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Durden is rocked!
Pinto misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden blocks a head kick by Pinto.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinto throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Durden throws a solid leg kick but Pinto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
Durden lands a jab to the head.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
Pinto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durden.
Durden throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Durden seems to have got his legs back now.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Durden lands a nice hook to Pinto's body. Pinto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinto throws an off balance right hand
and Durden counters with a series of strikes. Pinto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body kick from Pinto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinto misses with a head kick.
Pinto throws a sloppy head kick and Durden moves out of range easily.
Pinto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Pinto takes one to the chin there.
Pinto misses with a double jab
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Pinto.
Durden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thiago Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pinto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pinto swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
Durden misses the jab.
Durden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pinto's hands.
Tyler Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto throws a lazy head kick
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinto walks into a stiff left hand from Durden.
Durden blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to clinch but Pinto moves out of range.

Durden shoots in and gets a takedown into Pinto's guard.

Pinto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Durden passes into half guard.
Pinto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinto.

Pinto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Durden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinto is trying to hold Durden in close to prevent damage but Durden has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pinto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Durden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pinto sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Durden.
Well Durden 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:47
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!