PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grand Magus - Hammer of the North. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pinta
vs
Smith

192 cm
32
212 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

187 cm
32
215 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pinta avoids a kick to the body.
Pinta swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinta slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
That kick from Pinta tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinta lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinta throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Pinta's shoulder, as Pinta tries to avoid the shot.
Pinta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a hook.
A lazy left from Pinta finds it's target.
Smith cracks the inside of Pinta's front leg.
Pinta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinta misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Pinta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith digs a good hook to Pinta's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinta dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Pinta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith misses with a combination
and Pinta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Pinta counters with a thumping low kick.
Pinta misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pinta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Pinta misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Pinta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Pinta looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Pinta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pintas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Pinta.
Pinta scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Pinta saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinta.
Smith throws the left hand but Pinta avoids the punch easily.
Pinta misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Pinta moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinta connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith throws a right hand that Pinta ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinta also avoids with ease.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith misses the jab.
Pinta blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Pinta ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinta circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Pinta's head back.
Smith misses with a hook
and Pinta makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith really felt that one!
Smith looks winded!
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Pinta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Pinta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinta thumps Smith with a low kick.
Pinta connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Pinta feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinta. That one must have hurt.
Pinta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pinta throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Pinta throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Pinta 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.

Pinta works the jab nicely.
Pinta scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Pinta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pinta lands the left hand.
Pinta wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Pinta throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Pinta only half commits.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta blocks a low kick nicely.
Pinta misses the shot to the body.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinta throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Pinta throws an off balance right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Pinta jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pinta to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinta throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pinta.
A slow jab from Pinta misses its intended target.
Smith 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.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
Pinta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas Pinta is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Pinta throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pinta scores with a nice body kick.
Pinta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick but Pinta moves out of range.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinta.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Pinta moves out of range easily.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Pinta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pinta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pinta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
A lazy left from Pinta finds it's target.
Pinta lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.

Smith is rocked!
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinta finish him?
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Pinta counters with a huge left! Smith is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pinta isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Smith from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pinta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Pinta!
A less than humble Thomas Pinta misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.