PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Janz (ranked 2555 p4p, 1918 weight class) and Lucas Pinheiro (ranked 320 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Janz
vs
Pinheiro

185 cm
25
190
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
198
5 - 1 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Janz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinheiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janz shoots and misses
and Pinheiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Janz clinches up against the cage.
Pinheiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Janz is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Janz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinheiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janz backwards.
Pinheiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinheiro pushes Janz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Janz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinheiro is pushing Janz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oh Janz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinheiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Janz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pinheiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinheiro lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pinheiro lands an elbow that stopped Janz in his tracks for a moment.
Pinheiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pinheiro.
Janz is breathing heavily.
Pinheiro is pushing Janz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pinheiro lands a big right hand that drops Janz! The killer instinct kicks in and Pinheiro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pinheiro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Pinheiro!