PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Bell (ranked 2699 p4p, 262 weight class) and Horacio Romeu Pinto (ranked 3488 p4p, 314 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Horacio Romeu Pinto enters the cage!

Bell
vs
Romeu Pinto

200 cm
25
264 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rowan Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horacio Romeu Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeu Pinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romeu Pinto circles away quickly and effectively.
Romeu Pinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Romeu Pinto shoots in.
Bell cracks Romeu Pinto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romeu Pinto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bell throws out the jab.
Bell throws a leg kick that is checked

and Romeu Pinto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Romeu Pinto throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Romeu Pinto connects with a couple of short punches.
Bell controlling Romeu Pinto's posture.
Romeu Pinto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeu Pinto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romeu Pinto is working Bell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bell wants to stand but Romeu Pinto is controlling the position.
Romeu Pinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romeu Pinto postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Romeu Pinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romeu Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romeu Pinto stops Bell from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romeu Pinto back to the cage. Bell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Bell backs off Romeu Pinto throws a huge counter combo but Bell manages to avoid it all.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romeu Pinto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bell with a body shot.
Bell throws a leg kick but Romeu Pinto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell throws a jab when Romeu Pinto was well out of range.
Romeu Pinto flicks out a counter leg kick but Bell steps away.
Bell throws a low kick but Romeu Pinto moves out of range easily.
Romeu Pinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A low kick from Bell is predictable there

and Romeu Pinto counters with a single leg into guard. Bell didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rowan Bell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Romeu Pinto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Romeu Pinto moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romeu Pinto! But no joy.
Bell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Romeu Pinto under the eye.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeu Pinto counters with a left to the body.

Romeu Pinto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Romeu Pinto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bell to see if he's OK.
Romeu Pinto wants to control but Bell is keeping him busy.
Romeu Pinto wants to take a breather but Bell manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Romeu Pinto.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romeu Pinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bell holds on and takes a little breather.
Romeu Pinto landing some decent shots from guard.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romeu Pinto works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Romeu Pinto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Romeu Pinto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to stand up but Romeu Pinto has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Romeu Pinto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bell's back!
Romeu Pinto doesn't have the hooks in and Bell manages to turn into his guard.
Romeu Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romeu Pinto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romeu Pinto wants to sweep but no luck.
Romeu Pinto is trying to keep Bell in close.
Bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bell looking to pass the guard.
Romeu Pinto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
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 Rowan Bell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Romeu Pinto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bell motions for Romeu Pinto to come forward. Bell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romeu Pinto circles away quickly and effectively.
Romeu Pinto avoids the head kick by Bell.
Romeu Pinto shoots for a takedown but Bell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rowan Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romeu Pinto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romeu Pinto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bell with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to bum rush Romeu Pinto with a series of wild strikes but Romeu Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romeu Pinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bell misses with a straight left.
Romeu Pinto slips under a jab.
Romeu Pinto with the counter takedown but Bell avoids it easily.
Romeu Pinto slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Bell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romeu Pinto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A combination from Bell does no damage.
Jab, jab by Bell - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Bell misses

and Romeu Pinto counters with a crisp one two that drops Bell! Romeu Pinto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bell to his feet! Bell is in big trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell stuns Romeu Pinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romeu Pinto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romeu Pinto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Romeu Pinto.
Romeu Pinto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romeu Pinto can do to turn this around?
Romeu Pinto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Romeu Pinto.
Bell is trying to get back to his feet.
Romeu Pinto cracks Bell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Romeu Pinto.
Romeu Pinto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Romeu Pinto is putting a hurting on Bell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rowan Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bell is rocked!
Bell taking a bit of punishment here - Romeu Pinto scoring with strikes.
Horacio Romeu Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Bell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Romeu Pinto! That's hurt Bell! Will he recover? Romeu Pinto fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horacio Romeu Pinto!