PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gepeto Pinoquio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Wilson (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.

Pinoquio
vs
Wilson

198 cm
26
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gepeto Pinoquio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinoquio takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Pinoquio looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Pinoquio misses with a few strikes there.
Pinoquio throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Darnell Wilson has been cut.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinoquio throws out the jab.
Pinoquio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinoquio throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Gepeto Pinoquio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinoquio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Pinoquio misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Pinoquio.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinoquio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Pinoquio.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pinoquio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinoquio circles away quickly and effectively.
Pinoquio misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.
Pinoquio is breathing heavily.
Wilson feints a jab promting Pinoquio to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pinoquio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson tries to bum rush Pinoquio with a series of wild strikes but Pinoquio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pinoquio misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinoquio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinoquio dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinoquio slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Pinoquio blocks a low kick nicely.
Pinoquio misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Wilson catches Pinoquio right on the button with a cross.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinoquio.
A big right from Pinoquio misses.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pinoquio misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Pinoquio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pinoquio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinoquio misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinoquio checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinoquio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinoquio scrambles back to his feet.
Pinoquio throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pinoquio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinoquio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinoquio dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson looks for a takedown but Pinoquio sprawls well.
Pinoquio misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Pinoquio backing up. Pinoquio nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson throws a one two combo.
Darnell Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinoquio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson moves out of range as Pinoquio strikes.
Wilson lands a nice shot that snaps Pinoquio's head back.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinoquio looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Pinoquio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinoquio connects with a body shot.
Pinoquio throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Pinoquio.
Pinoquio digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Pinoquio looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gepeto Pinoquio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Pinoquio checks it.
Pinoquio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Pinoquio backpedaling.
Pinoquio swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinoquio thinking.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Pinoquio just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinoquio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pinoquio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinoquio throws an off balance right hand
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Pinoquio backing up. Pinoquio nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Pinoquio throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Pinoquio misses the body punch
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Donk. Pinoquio catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
Pinoquio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinoquio lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinoquio connects with a single shot there.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works over Pinoquio's head and body with a nice combination.
Pinoquio lands with a nice body punch.
Pinoquio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Pinoquio throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Pinoquio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Pinoquio misses.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darnell Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darnell Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pinoquio tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinoquio cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Pinoquio.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinoquio misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a body kick that misses.
Pinoquio throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Pinoquio.
A nice combination there by Pinoquio.
Pinoquio misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinoquio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Pinoquio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinoquio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pinoquio slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Some wild striking there from Pinoquio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Pinoquio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilson backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinoquio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilson tries to bum rush Pinoquio with a series of wild strikes but Pinoquio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinoquio looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson slips a straight right by Pinoquio.
Pinoquio misses with a body punch
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Pinoquio cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Pinoquio tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinoquio missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson misses with the combination.
A combination from Pinoquio does no damage.
Wilson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Pinoquio just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pinoquio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinoquio back to the cage. Wilson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pinoquio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Nice uppercut there from Pinoquio.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Pinoquio sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinoquio throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Pinoquio moves out of range easily.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darnell Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gepeto Pinoquio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darnell Wilson!