PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borromi Klezev (ranked 4003 p4p, 442 weight class) and Lucas Pinheiro (ranked 3964 p4p, 439 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Klezev
vs
Pinheiro

185 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borromi Klezev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klezev misses with a hook. Pinheiro ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Pinheiro.
Nice shot lands for Pinheiro.

Klezev clinches.
Klezev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinheiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klezev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinheiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinheiro stalling.
Pinheiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klezev misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klezev stalling in the clinch but Pinheiro improves position.
Klezev blocks a body shot from Pinheiro.
Klezev working aggressively here.
Klezev letting Pinheiro take a breather here.

Pinheiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Klezev closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinheiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klezev has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
Klezev is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinheiro gets an underhook and turns Klezev into the cage.
Pinheiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klezev has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
A nice left hand lands by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro can't find room to land a body shot as Klezev controls the action.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Klezev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinheiro backwards.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Klezev fails to land.
Klezev is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinheiro gets an underhook and turns Klezev into the cage.
Pinheiro cracks Klezev with a nice body shot.
Klezev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro misses with a knee strike.
Pinheiro scores with a shot to the side of Klezev's head.
Klezev misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinheiro pushes Klezev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pinheiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klezev lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinheiro as Klezev tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pinheiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klezevs head.
Pinheiro stalling in the clinch.
Klezev stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinheiro.
Klezev takes a shot to the head.
Pinheiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klezev's elbow.
Come on Pinheiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pinheiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pinheiro - that landed with a thud.
Klezev misses with a punch on the inside.
Klezev takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Borromi Klezev has been cut.
Pinheiro slows down the pace here.
Pinheiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klezev blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinheiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Klezev takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinheiro is leaning against Klezev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klezev looking to slow down the pace here.

Pinheiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klezev misses with a hook. Pinheiro ducked under it nicely.
Pinheiro moves away from the strike by Klezev.
Pinheiro slips under a jab from Klezev.
Pinheiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klezev moves out of range of the strikes.
Klezev misses with a wild body shot.
Pinheiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klezev.
Klezev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinheiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Klezev's head.
Pinheiro ducks under a wild hook from Klezev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borromi Klezev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Klezev has Pinheiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinheiro blocks an uppercut.
Klezev has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
Nice body punch from Pinheiro - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Klezev.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinheiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Klezev up against the cage.
Pinheiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Klezev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinheiro cracks Klezev with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Klezev misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Pinheiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borromi Klezev's cut.
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.

Pinheiro looks to throw the jab but Klezev is out of range.
Pinheiro throws a shot to the body.
Klezev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klezev misses with a wild body shot.
Pinheiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klezev misses with a hook.
Pinheiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klezev throws a looping overhand right but Pinheiro ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinheiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klezev.
Pinheiro swings widly with a right hand
and Klezev counters with a nice uppercut.

Klezev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinheiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klezevs head.
Pinheiro gets through Klezev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klezev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinheiro backwards.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas Pinheiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pinheiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pinheiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinheiro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klezev.
A short uppercut from Klezev.
Good body shot from Pinheiro.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinheiro lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pinheiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pinheiro continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinheiro.
Klezev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinheiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinheiro leaning against his opponent.
Pinheiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Pinheiro tries to throw a body punch but Klezev avoids it by throwing Pinheiro back against the cage.
Pinheiro scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro slowing the pace effectively.
Pinheiro blocking some punches.
Pinheiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinheiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klezev or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro cracks Klezev with a nice body shot.
Pinheiro works on Klezev's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinheiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinheiro.
Pinheiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Klezev can't find room to land a body shot as Pinheiro controls the action.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro gets through Klezev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinheiro has Klezev pressed against the cage.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinheiro blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Klezev on the inside.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klezev or not.
Pinheiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klezev.
Pinheiro pushes Klezev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinheiro is stalling here.
Pinheiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinheiro tries to land a knee to the head but Klezev blocks with his arms.
Pinheiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinheiro scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinheiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Klezev is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Pinheiro.
Oh Klezev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinheiro creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Klezev with a big uppercut! Klezev tries to clinch up but Pinheiro pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Klezev to the mat! Klezev covers up and Pinheiro unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Pinheiro!